Baylor, TCU Postgame Notes

RV/RV TCU (12-1, 1-0) 85, NR/NR BAYLOR (8-5, 0-1) 81
Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019
Schollmaier Arena (Fort Worth, Texas)
Attendance: 6,396

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Baylor is now 100-84 all-time against TCU, including 41-42 in Fort Worth and 11-3 as Big 12 rivals.
Baylor is 7-5 in Big 12 openers since 2008 – all 5 of the Baylor losses were road games, with four against top-25 teams. BU is 10-13 all-time in Big 12 openers since the league's first year in 1997.
Baylor is 30-34 in Big 12 road games since 2012, the league's second-best road record in that span.
BU is 56-15 against in-state opponents since 2011-12.
Baylor is 103-87 in Big 12 play over the last 12 seasons after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 years.
The Bears are now 76-40 during King McClure's 4-year career and 73-40 in games McClure has played.
Baylor is 270-131 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.

TEAM NOTES

Baylor trailed by 19 points with 16:37 to play, but cut the deficit to 1 at 82-81 with 18 seconds left. BU missed a 3-pointer that would've tied it with 8 seconds left.
Baylor's 53 points in the 2^nd half were its most in a half in a Big 12 game since scoring 60 in the 2^nd half at Iowa State on Jan. 9, 2016.
Baylor's 53 points in the 2^nd half were its most in any half of any game since scoring 57 in the 2^nd half against Savannah State on Dec. 17, 2017.
Baylor out-rebounded its opponent (33-29) for the 10^th time in 13 games this season and is 7-3 when out-rebounding its opponent.
BU extended the nation's 11^th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point made in 882 straight games.
Baylor started Tristan Clark, King McClure, Mark Vital, Makai Mason and Mario Kegler for the 7^th straight time this season, and BU is 4-3 with that starting lineup.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Tristan Clark (18 points) scored in double-figures for the 10^th time this season and 20^th time in his career. It was his 4^th-straight game scoring in double-figures – he's averaging 18.0 points per game in that span.
Clark entered the season with a career-high of 16 points, but he's scored 17+ in 6 games this season.
Makai Mason (15 points) scored in double figures for the 9^th time this season and 5^th-straight game.
Mason has scored in double-figures in 44 of 72 career Division I games (35 of 62 at Yale).
Jared Butler (4 assists, 0 turnovers) has 13 assists and just 2 turnovers in 59 minutes over his last 3 games.
Mario Kegler (5 rebounds) has posted 5+ rebounds in all 7 games played this season.
Mark Vital (11 points) scored in double-figures for the 4^th time this season and 12^th time in his career.
Vital (2 steals) has 10 steals over his last 4 games after recording 7 steals over the season's first 9 games.
Matthew Mayer (17 points in just 14 minutes) scored in double-figures for the 4^th time this season and the first time in his last 8 games. It was his first time posting more points than minutes played.
Mayer led the team in bench points for the 6^th time in 13 games played.
Mayer went 5-of-7 at the free throw line, matching his career-high in free throws made and setting a new career-best in free throw attempts.

Baylor, TCU Postgame Notes

Players Mentioned

Jared Butler

Tristan Clark

Mario Kegler

Makai Mason

Matthew Mayer

King McClure

Mark Vital

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