Baylor, Texas Postgame Notes

2/27/2019 11:12:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Baylor 84, Texas 83 (OT)

BAYLOR (19-9, 10-5) 84, TEXAS (15-13, 7-8) 83 OT
Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,796

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Baylor and Texas met for the 254^th meeting in the all-time series.
BU is 7-1 in its last 8 games vs. Texas and 4-1 in its last 5 home games against the Longhorns.
BU split the season series, giving the Bears double-digit Big 12 wins for the 4^th time in the last 5 seasons and 6^th time in the last 10 years.
Baylor is 99-74 in Big 12 play over the last 10 seasons after going 59-149 in the league's first 13 years.
Baylor is 281-135 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
Baylor is now 4-7 when trailing at halftime this season and 2-5 in Big 12 play.
Wednesday's game had 7 ties and 12 lead changes.
Baylor is 9-1 when scoring 80-plus points this season, including 5-1 in Big 12 play.

TEAM NOTES

Baylor came back from a 19-point deficit for the first time this season. BU's biggest comeback was a 13-point deficit in a 73-62 win over Texas Tech on Jan. 19.
Baylor played its first overtime game of the year, improving to 19-5 in OT games under Scott Drew.
Baylor's King McClure returned from injury after missing the last five games.
Baylor had four players in double figures for the 3^rd-straight game.
Baylor led Texas in second-chance points, 23-7.
Baylor improved to 10-4 since Tristan Clark's season-ending injury in the Jan. 8 game vs. Iowa State.
Baylor improved to 18-5 overall and 10-3 in Big 12 play when outrebounding its opponent.
Baylor outrebounded Texas, 42-29, after the Longhorns held a 14-11 rebounding advantage at halftime.
BU had 31 rebounds in the second half and overtime while Texas had 15.
BU extended the nation's 11^th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point made in 897 straight games.
Baylor started Makai Mason, Jared Butler, Mario Kegler, Mark Vital and Freddie Gillespie for the 3^rd time this season, and BU is 4-0 with that starting lineup.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Mario Kegler (career-high 24 points) scored in double figures for the 11^th time this season.
Kegler broke his career high in points for the second consecutive game.
Kegler went 6-of-8 from the free throw line and 4-of-6 from 3-point range against the Longhorns.
Kegler (career-high 7 field goals made) matched his career high in field goals made, previously posting 7 against Alabama on Jan. 26.
Freddie Gillespie (11 rebounds) recorded double-figure rebounds for the 2^nd time in his career.
Mark Vital (13 points) scored in double figures for the 8^th time this season and for the second consecutive game.
Jared Butler (15 points) scored in double figures for the 14^th time this season and 11^th time in 14 games since joining the starting lineup.
Butler (3-of-8 from 3-point range) extended his streak to 14 straight games with a 3-pointer, including multiple 3-pointers made in 12 of 14 games.
Butler has scored at least three 3-pointers in 5 of the last 6 games.
Butler (4 assists) posted multiple assists for the 18^th consecutive game after doing so in 1 of his first 10 games. He's had 5+ assists in 7 games this season, and Baylor is 6-1 in those games.
Devonte Bandoo (18 points) scored in double-figures for the 10^th time this season and 5^th time in the last 6 games.
Bandoo went 5-of-6 from the field and 4-of-5 from 3-point range against the Longhorns.