Baylor, Alabama Postgame Notes

Baylor 73, Alabama 68

Men's Basketball 1/26/2019 1:35:00 PM

NR/ NR BAYLOR (13-6, 4-2 Big 12) 73, NR/NR ALABAMA (12-7, 3-3 SEC) 68
Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 7,094

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Baylor and Alabama met for the 8^th time and for the 1^st time in Waco. Baylor is now 2-6 all-time against Alabama and 1-1 in the Drew era.
Baylor improves to a league-best 5-1 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Baylor improves to 8-2 in all conference challenges, including 3-1 in the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood series.
Baylor improves to 10-5 against SEC teams since the 2012-13 season, including 5-1 at home.
Baylor snapped a six-game losing streak to Alabama with Saturday's win.
Baylor is on a season-best four-game winning streak dating back to Jan. 14 against Oklahoma State.
Baylor is 59-4 in its last 63 non-conference home games since Dec. 12, 2012.
Baylor is 35-9 against non-Big 12 teams since 2016-17.
Baylor finishes non-conference action with a 9-4 record.
Baylor is 107-88 in Big 12 play over the last 12 seasons after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 years.
The Bears are now 81-41 during McClure's 4-year career and 78-41 in games McClure has played.
Baylor is 275-132 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.

TEAM NOTES

Seven Bears had six or more points against Alabama, including Makai Mason and Mario Kegler in double digits.
Baylor went 4-for-6 from the free throw line in the final 30 seconds of the game.
Baylor improved to 3-5 when shooting below 50 percent in a game this season.
Baylor shot 50 percent in the second half, going 15-for-30 from the field.
Baylor limited Alabama to its lowest first-half scoring output in five games (30 points).
Baylor had zero free throw attempts in the first half and went 7-for-10 in the second half.
Baylor is now 11-2 this season when leading or tied at halftime. The Bears are 26-2 in their last 28 games when leading at the half.
BU is 81-17 when leading at any point in the 2^nd half since 2015-16 (13-2 this season).
Baylor matched a season-low 8 turnovers against the Crimson Tide, its lowest since Nov. 27 vs. South Dakota.
Baylor snapped a five-game streak with at least 8 3-pointers, shooting 6-for-22 against Alabama.
Baylor had a season-low 11 personal fouls, including five in the second half.
BU extended the nation's 11^th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point made in 888 straight games.
Baylor started Makai Mason, Jared Butler, King McClure, Mario Kegler and Mark Vital for the 4^th time this season, and BU is 4-1 in that starting lineup.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Makai Mason (13 points) scored in double-figures for the 15^th time this season and career-best 11^th-straight game.
Mason has scored in double-figures in 50 of 78 career Division I games (15 of 16 at Baylor).
Mario Kegler (game-high 18 points) scored in double-figures for the 6^th time this season and 22^nd time in his career.
Kegler had a matched a career-best 7 field goals made against Alabama.
Kegler led the team in scoring and rebounds for the second time this season.
Jared Butler (5 assists) led the team in assists for the fourth time this season.