Baylor, Texas Tech Postgame Notes

Baylor 73, Texas Tech 62

Men's Basketball 1/19/2019 8:01:00 PM

NR/NR BAYLOR (11-6, 3-2) 73, 8/9 TEXAS TECH (15-3, 4-2) 62
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 9,018

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Baylor and Texas Tech met for the 137^th time overall with BU holding a 37-27 lead in Waco.
Baylor is now 19-12 against the Red Raiders in the Scott Drew era.
Baylor is 2-0 against a top-10 ranked Texas Tech team.
Baylor is 6-3 in home games vs. top-10 opponents over the last three seasons.
Baylor won its 7^th game over a top-10 team in the last three seasons and 23^rd win over a ranked opponent in the last six years.
Baylor is 19-8 against Texas Tech since 2006, including a 12-2 mark in Waco during that stretch.
Baylor is 106-88 in Big 12 play over the last 12 seasons after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 years.
The Bears are now 79-41 during King McClure's 4-year career and 76-41 in games McClure has played.
Baylor is 273-132 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.

TEAM NOTES

Baylor posted its best free-throw percentage of the season, going 14-for-16 for 87.5 percent.
Baylor won its 2^nd game this season when shooting a lower percentage than its opponent (41.4 percent).
Baylor made double-digit 3-pointers in back-to-back games for the second time this season and first time since Nov. 12 and 16 against Prairie View A&M and Nicholls State.
Four Bears (Gillespie, Bandoo, Butler, Mason) were perfect from the free-throw line for a combined 14-of-14.
Baylor led Texas Tech, 11-2, in second-chance points.
Baylor is now 9-2 this season when leading or tied at halftime, including 3-0 in Big 12 play.
Baylor out-rebounded its opponent (31-29) for the 14^th time in 17 games this season and is 10-4 when out-rebounding its opponent.
Baylor went 10-for-10 in free throws to close out the game.
BU extended the nation's 11^th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point made in 886 straight games.
Baylor started Makai Mason, Jared Butler, King McClure, Mario Kegler and Mark Vital for the 3^rd time this season, and BU is 2-1 in that starting lineup.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Jared Butler (19 points) scored in double-figures for the 6^th time this season and 4^th time in 6 games.
Butler led the team in scoring for the 3^rd time this season.
Makai Mason (16 points) scored in double-figures for the 13^th time this season and career-best 9^th-straight game.
Mason (4-of-7 3FG) matched a season-high four 3-pointers against the Red Raiders.
Mason has scored in double-figures in 48 of 76 career Division I games (13 of 14 at Baylor).
Mark Vital (8 rebounds) led the team in rebounding for the 10^th time this season.
Freddie Gillespie (6 points) nearly matched his Baylor career high in points and scored his most points since recording 7 in the team's season opener against Texas Southern.