Baylor, Syracuse Postgame Notes

No. 9 BAYLOR (20-13) 78, No. 8 SYRACUSE (20-14) 69
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Vivint SmartHome Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Attendance: 16,807

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Baylor is 14-13 in 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, including an 11-7 mark in the Scott Drew era.
Baylor won its 21 postseason game since 2009, tying Florida and Syracuse for the nation's 7^th-most in that span.
BU improved to 2-4 in NCAA Tournament games against higher-seeded teams.
Baylor is 1-2 all-time against Syracuse and 7-5 when facing ACC opponents.
Baylor is 33-19 in postseason tournaments (conference and national) over the last 11 seasons.
Baylor improved to 57-30 against non-conference teams in road-neutral games during the Drew era, including 34-15 since 2011-12.
Baylor earned its 20^th win of the season, the 10^th 20-win season in the last 12 years. Prior to that stretch, BU had only three 20-win seasons in program history.
Baylor is 282-139 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.

TEAM NOTES

Baylor broke the school record for 3-pointers in an NCAA Tournament game by going 16-for-34. The previous record was 11 made 3-pointers vs. Colorado in 2012 and vs. Creighton in 2014.
Baylor's 16 made 3-pointers tied the 3^rd-most in a game in program history and were the most since sinking 16 treys at TCU on Feb. 12, 2014.
Only two Baylor players who played in Thursday's game had previous NCAA Tournament experience –King McClure (4 games at Baylor) and Makai Mason(2 games at Yale).
Baylor shot .538 from the field, the Bears' 3^rd-best field goal percentage in an NCAA Tournament game.
BU extended the nation's 11^th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point made in 902 straight games.
Baylor started Makai Mason, Jared Butler, King McClure Mario Kegler and Mark Vital for the 10^th time this season, and the Bears are 7-3 with that starting lineup.
Baylor's starting lineup combined for 18 assists against just 9 turnovers. McClure had 5 assists and 0 turnovers, while Vital (0 turnovers), Butler (2 turnovers) and Mason (3 turnovers) had 4 assists apiece.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES

Makai Mason (22 points) scored in double-figures for the 22^nd time in 27 games played this season and the 57^th time in 89 career Division I games.
Mason had his 5^th 20-point game at Baylor (BU is 5-0 in those) and his 14^th career 20-point game.
Mason's 22 points were the 6^th-most by a Baylor player in an NCAA Tournament game.
Jared Butler (14 points) scored in double-figures for the 17^th time this season and 14^th time in 19 games since joining the starting lineup.
Mason (4-of-10 3FGs) and Butler (4-of-9 3FGs) tied Baylor's 5^th-most made 3-pointers in an NCAA Tournament game.
Mason's 3 steals tied the 3^rd-most by a Baylor player in an NCAA Tournament game.
King McClure (game-high 5 assists) led Baylor in assists for the 6^th time this season and has his 6^th career game with 5+ assists.
Mark Vital had a team-high 6 rebounds, including 4 offensive boards.
Mario Kegler (13 points) scored in double-figures for the 15^th time in 27 games this season and 31^st time in 58 career Division I games.
Freddie Gillespie (2 blocks) blocked multiple shots for the 9^th time this season. He has 24 blocks in his last 14 games after recording 4 blocks over his first 11 games.

Baylor, Syracuse Postgame Notes

Players Mentioned

Jared Butler

Freddie Gillespie

Mario Kegler

Makai Mason

King McClure

Mark Vital

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