2/2 BAYLOR BEARS (25-3, 14-2) Location: Waco, Texas  Head Coach: Scott Drew (Butler, 1993) Roster | Stats | Game Notes	BAYLOR (25-3, 14-2) vs. TEXAS TECH (18-11, 9-7) March 2, 2020 • 8 p.m. CT Lubbock, Texas • Ferrell Center (10,284) LIVE STATS: baylorstats.com WATCH: ESPN2 and ESPN App Talent: Bob Wischusen (pxp), Fran Fraschilla (analyst), Holly Rowe (reporter) LISTEN: Baylor-IMG College | ESPN Central Texas Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst) Baylor Social Media:
	22/21 TEXAS TECH (18-11, 9-7) Location: Lubbock, Texas Head Coach: Chris Beard (Texas, 1995)  Roster | Stats | Game Notes

By Jerry Hill
Baylor Bear Insider
            Much like last week, when they rebounded from a loss to now-No. 1 Kansas, the No. 2 Baylor Bears (25-3, 14-2) will get a chance to bounce back from a frustrating loss to TCU with a "Senior Day" matchup against Texas Tech (18-11, 9-7) at 8 p.m. Monday. 
            Seniors Freddie Gillespie (9.9 ppg, 9.1 rebounds) and Devonte Bandoo (7.5 ppg) will be honored in a pregame ceremony. The two transfers have helped the Bears compile a two-year record of 45-17 and their highest-ever finish this season in the Big 12. 
            This is the fourth time this year that Baylor has had the quick two-game turnaround from Saturday to a "Big Monday" matchup, beating Oklahoma, Kansas State and Texas on the back end of those previous swings. 
            "I think it makes it a little easier," said sophomore guard Jared Butler, who is averaging 15.8 points and 3.2 assists per game. "We're just fortunate enough to get another game. We've just got to win the next game."
            No longer in control in the Big 12 championship race, the Bears now trail top-ranked Kansas (26-3, 15-1) by one game with two to play over the next six days. The Jayhawks host TCU on Wednesday and close out on the road at Tech, while Baylor finishes the regular-season with a 12 p.m. CST game on Saturday at West Virginia (19-10, 7-9). 
            "We need to finish the right way," Baylor coach Scott Drew said. "We've got Senior Night and, obviously, you go to a real tough place in West Virginia, and we've got to go from there."
            On Saturday, TCU shot 76 percent in the second half (16-of-21) to overcome a 12-point deficit and upset the Bears, 75-72, in Fort Worth. After scoring just four points in the first half and missing his last eight shots, Desmond Bane came back to drain five 3-pointers and score 19 of his game-high 23 points in the second half. 
            "They shot the 3 pretty well, and that was one of our points of emphasis going into it," Butler said of Baylor's defense giving up 54 second-half points. "In the second half, we just didn't execute the game plan like we said. We didn't want to give them any 3's, and they had too many open looks and too many shots they could make and made them."
            It was Baylor's first road loss in conference play (7-1) and first loss in a true road game all year (8-1). In conference-only road games, Baylor and Kansas are a combined 15-1, while the other eight teams are 12-52. 
            "Normally, what makes the Big 12 so good is it's so hard to win on the road," Drew said. "TCU showed you that today. They've beaten three ranked teams here (Texas Tech, West Virginia and Baylor)."
            Tech is just 3-6 in true road games this season and has dropped two games in a row coming into Monday's game, falling 65-51 at Oklahoma and 68-58 at home to Texas. 
            The Red Raiders, who lost a tight 57-52 game to Baylor nearly two months ago in Lubbock, are led by the backcourt trio of freshman Jahmi'us Ramsey (15.5 ppg), junior Davide Moretti (12.9) and sophomore Kyler Edwards (11.8). 
            "Their depth makes them really good in short turnarounds," Drew said, "and obviously their motion offense is tough to prepare for, and their defense is one of the best in the nation. You expect nothing less in the Big 12."
            The "Big Monday" matchup will be televised by ESPN, with Bob Wischusen, Fran Fraschilla and Holly Rowe calling the action. 

STORY LINES
• No. 2 Baylor hosts Texas Tech for Senior Day on ESPN's Big Monday at 8 p.m. CT Monday.
• The Bears will honor seniors Freddie Gillespie and Devonte Bandoo prior to their final BU home game.
• Baylor is 20-9 vs. Texas Tech since 2006, including 12-2 in the last 14 meetings in Waco.
• Baylor's 14 conference wins are the most in program history (beating 12-6 in 2012 & 12-6 in 2017).
• BU is looking to sweep its school-record 6th Big 12 opponent this season (ISU, KSU, OU, OSU, UT).
• BU is 13-1 at home this season and has trailed by more than 2 points in only one home game (Kansas).
• Baylor won 57-52 at No. 22 Texas Tech on Jan. 7. BU out-rebounded Tech 44-25, led by Mark Vital's 13 boards and Freddie Gillespie's 10 rebounds. Davion Mitchell (14) was BU's only double-figure scorer.
• BU held Texas Tech to its fewest points in a home game (52) in nearly 5 years (Jan. 17, 2015 vs. TCU).
• Baylor was No. 1 in the AP Top 25 for 5 straight weeks, tying the longest streak since Kentucky in 2015.
• BU has been top-2 ranked for 7 consecutive weeks after being top-2 for 3 total weeks prior to 2020.
• Baylor is on a school-record streak of 8 straight weeks top-5 ranked (previously 6 straight in 2017).
• BU has led by at least 5 points in every game and has built a double-digit lead in 24 of 28 games, while the Bears have trailed by double-digits only 3 times all season (win at OSU, losses vs. Kansas & at TCU).
• Baylor has trailed in the 2nd half only 3 times since December 1 (win at OSU, losses vs. Kansas & at TCU).
• Baylor (10-1) has the nation's best record in NET Quadrant 1 games (min. 5 games). The Bears join Kansas (11-3) and Seton Hall (10-5) as the nation's only teams with double-digit Quadrant 1 wins.
• Baylor (6-1) has the nation's best record vs. AP Top 25 ranked teams (min. 3 games).
• All 3 of Baylor's losses this season have been by 3 points (vs. Washington, vs. Kansas, at TCU).
• Baylor ranks 5th nationally in scoring defense (59.3) and 10th nationally in scoring margin (+12.1).
• Baylor's 59.3 ppg allowed is on pace to break the Big 12 scoring defense record (59.4 TAMU in 2007).
• Baylor's 2-point FG% defense ranks 13th nationally (.436) and effective FG% defense ranks 14th (.446).
• BU's 25-3 is its best 28-game mark in program history. BU's best 29-game start is 24-5 in 2012.
• Baylor's streak of 17 consecutive AP polls ranked is tied for 3rd-longest in program history (all since 2010).
• BU has trailed for only 13.7% of game time over 22 total games since December 1 (120:25 of 880:00).
• BU and KU are a combined 15-1 in Big 12 road games, while the rest of the league is a combined 12-52.
• BU has held 8 Big 12 opponents to 55 or fewer points, the program record for most in a single season. 
• BU is No. 5 in the NET with 6 top-25 NET wins: No. 1 (road), No. 11, No. 16, No. 19, No. 21, No. 23 (road).
• Baylor's defense has forced 15+ turnovers in 16 of 28 games after doing so in 7 of 34 games last year.
• Baylor has held 5 high-major opponents to their season-low scoring totals – Arizona (58), Butler (52), Texas (44), Texas Tech (52) and Kansas (55). BU has held 25 of 28 opponents below 70 points.
• BU is the only team with 2 Naismith Defensive POY semifinalists (Mark Vital & Davion Mitchell).
• Baylor is the only school with FB, MBB, WBB & VB all ranked. Those teams are a combined 93-9 this year.
• Baylor is playing its 240th game as a ranked team under Drew – BU was ranked in 2 of 2197 games over the program's 97 seasons prior to Drew. Since 2008-09, BU has been ranked in 237 of 419 games.

QUICK HITS 
• Baylor's 23-game winning streak was the longest ever by a Big 12 team (previously 22 by 1996-97 KU). 
• BU's 13-game conference winning streak was the longest in school history (previously 11 in 1946 SWC). 
• Baylor has won 20+ games in 11 of the last 13 seasons after recording only three 20-win seasons in the previous 100 years of Baylor Basketball (1946, 1948, 1988). 
• Baylor is 51-5 when leading at halftime over the last 3 seasons since 2017-18 (21-2 this season). 
• Baylor has won 89% of its games when leading at the half since 2011-12 (169-21). 
• BU is 113-22 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the 2nd half of a game (25-2 this season). 
• Baylor is 216-96 over the last 9 seasons, averaging 24 wins per season since 2012. 
• Baylor's 216 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (262). 
• Baylor is 307-143 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships. 
• BU returned 8 letterwinners from last season, including 5 players who made at least 7 starts – Mark Vital (34), Jared Butler (21), Tristan Clark (14), Freddie Gillespie (11) and Devonte Bandoo (7). 
• Baylor returned 9 players with at least 26 games of Division I experience, including a pair of transfers who are now starters after sitting out last season – Davion Mitchell and MaCio Teague. 
• Eight of Baylor's 14 players either have used or are currently using a redshirt year. Five after transferring to BU – Flagler, Gillespie, Mitchell, Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Teague, and three as freshmen — Moffatt, Turner and Vital. 
• Eight of Baylor's nine starting point guards under Drew have earned All-Big recognition (14 of last 15 seasons). 
• The Bears are one of 11 programs nationally (1 of 6 in Power-5) to win 18+ games in every year since 2008. 
• Baylor is 1 of 14 teams nationally to appear in every postseason since 2012 (6 NCAAs, 2 NITs). 
• Baylor has the nation's 10th-longest active streak with at least one 3-point FG made in 931 straight games — the last time Baylor failed to make a 3-pointer was more than 29 years ago, on Feb. 21, 1990 vs. Texas Tech (0-8). 
• BU is 6-1 all-time in Big 12/SEC Challenges, the best record of any team in either league. Combined with a 3-1 mark in the Big 12/Pac-10 Series and 1-0 in the Big 12/Big East Battle, Baylor is 10-2 in conference challenges. 
• Baylor has won 6 tournament titles under Drew (2007 Paradise Jam, 2011 Las Vegas Classic, 2013 NIT, 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis, 2017 Hall of Fame Classic and 2019 Myrtle Beach Invitational). 

HONORING SENIOR DUO 
• BU will honor seniors Devonte Bandoo and Freddie Gillespie prior to their final game in Waco. The duo has combined to record a 45-17 record in their two years competing for the Bears, including a 25-10 record in Big 12 play. 
• Gillespie has grown from a walk-on Division III transfer, into a reserve as a junior last season and now a likely All-Big 12 selection as a senior. He ranks top-60 nationally in blocks (28th), double-doubles (41st) and rebounding (56th). 
• Bandoo has played in all 62 games during his BU career, providing a spark in memorable comeback wins vs. Texas in 2019 and at Oklahoma State in 2020. He currently ranks 7th in program history with a .388 career 3-point percentage. 

SERIES HISTORY 
• Monday is the 140th all-time series meeting between Baylor and Texas Tech dating back to 1937. 
• Baylor is 59-80 in the series, including a 37-27 mark in Waco and a 20-13 mark in the Scott Drew era. 
• Baylor is 20-9 vs. Texas Tech since 2006, including 12-2 in the last 14 meetings in Waco.