No. 16 Baylor (18-6, 6-5) at No. 8 Kansas (20-4, 9-2)[/B]
Feb. 14, 2015 | 12:00 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
TV: CBS
Radio: ESPN Central Texas
National Radio: Sirius 137 / XM 199 / TuneIn App[/B]
Twitter: @BaylorMBB | #SicKU[/B]
Interviews with Scott Drew and Royce O'Neale:
Scott Drew: http://youtu.be/DvJLjqZFuPg
Royce O'Neale: http://youtu.be/4FTjrJt71JM
Quick notes on the game:
• Saturday is the 27th series meeting. Baylor is 0-12 all-time in Lawrence and 3-14 vs. KU in the Drew era.
• Baylor is 30-9 in its last 39 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014. Seven of the nine losses have been away from home (four road, three neutral) and six of the nine losses have been against ranked teams.
• BU is 7-16 in road games vs. AP ranked teams over the last 8 seasons -- prior to that span, Baylor was 2-65 in road games vs. ranked teams. BU has earned 8 of its 9 road wins vs. ranked teams during the Drew era.
• Scott Drew is 1 of 4 coaches to beat Kansas 3 times since 2009 (Tom Izzo, Fred Hoiberg, Travis Ford).
• Baylor held Kansas to 56 points, 16.2 points below its season average, in a 1-point loss on Jan. 7.
• Baylor is 3rd nationally with a +10.0 average rebound margin, 3rd with 15.5 offensive rebounds per game, 5th with 41.2 total boards per game and 24th in scoring defense (59.3).
• Baylor started the season winning or tying in 2nd-chance points against its first 19 opponents, but the Bears have given up more 2nd-chance points than they've scored in each of the last 5 games.
• Baylor is 1 of 6 Division I teams to hold all opponents under 75 points this season (Baylor, Utah, New Mexico, Saint Peter's, New Hampshire, Louisiana-Monroe).
• Baylor's defense is holding teams to an average of 10.5 points below their season scoring averages. The Bears have held 22 of 24 opponents under their season scoring averages, including 13 times at least 10 points below.
• Baylor was the only Division I team to hold all non-conference opponents to 66 or fewer points this season.
• Baylor has held teams to 30 or fewer 1st-half points in 18 of 24 games this season, including 10 times at 25 or fewer.
• All 5 Baylor starters average 8.0-11.6 points per game, and reserve Taurean Prince leads the team with 12.6 ppg.
• Five BU players have scored 20+ points in a game this season (Chery, Gathers, Motley, O'Neale and Prince).
• Seven different BU players have led the team in scoring this season and Gathers has done so most often (6 times).
• Baylor and Louisville are the nation's only teams ranked by the AP in football and men's and women's basketball.
• Over the last 7 seasons, Baylor is 35-20 in games decided by 5 or fewer points and 10-1 in overtime games.
• Baylor has more Big 12 wins in the last 8 seasons (68-61) than its first 11 years in the league combined (45-131).
• Baylor is 77-8 when leading at the half over the last four seasons -- 16-4 this season, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12. BU is 180-31 when leading at the half during the entire Drew era.
• BU has won 41% of its games (20-29) when tied or trailing at half since 2011-12, including 2-2 this season.
This post was edited on 2/13 8:40 PM by cookphotoworks
This post was edited on 2/13 10:59 PM by K Lonnquist
This post was edited on 2/14 2:21 PM by K Lonnquist
Feb. 14, 2015 | 12:00 p.m. CT
Lawrence, Kan. | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
TV: CBS
Radio: ESPN Central Texas
National Radio: Sirius 137 / XM 199 / TuneIn App[/B]
Twitter: @BaylorMBB | #SicKU[/B]
Interviews with Scott Drew and Royce O'Neale:
Scott Drew: http://youtu.be/DvJLjqZFuPg
Royce O'Neale: http://youtu.be/4FTjrJt71JM
Quick notes on the game:
• Saturday is the 27th series meeting. Baylor is 0-12 all-time in Lawrence and 3-14 vs. KU in the Drew era.
• Baylor is 30-9 in its last 39 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014. Seven of the nine losses have been away from home (four road, three neutral) and six of the nine losses have been against ranked teams.
• BU is 7-16 in road games vs. AP ranked teams over the last 8 seasons -- prior to that span, Baylor was 2-65 in road games vs. ranked teams. BU has earned 8 of its 9 road wins vs. ranked teams during the Drew era.
• Scott Drew is 1 of 4 coaches to beat Kansas 3 times since 2009 (Tom Izzo, Fred Hoiberg, Travis Ford).
• Baylor held Kansas to 56 points, 16.2 points below its season average, in a 1-point loss on Jan. 7.
• Baylor is 3rd nationally with a +10.0 average rebound margin, 3rd with 15.5 offensive rebounds per game, 5th with 41.2 total boards per game and 24th in scoring defense (59.3).
• Baylor started the season winning or tying in 2nd-chance points against its first 19 opponents, but the Bears have given up more 2nd-chance points than they've scored in each of the last 5 games.
• Baylor is 1 of 6 Division I teams to hold all opponents under 75 points this season (Baylor, Utah, New Mexico, Saint Peter's, New Hampshire, Louisiana-Monroe).
• Baylor's defense is holding teams to an average of 10.5 points below their season scoring averages. The Bears have held 22 of 24 opponents under their season scoring averages, including 13 times at least 10 points below.
• Baylor was the only Division I team to hold all non-conference opponents to 66 or fewer points this season.
• Baylor has held teams to 30 or fewer 1st-half points in 18 of 24 games this season, including 10 times at 25 or fewer.
• All 5 Baylor starters average 8.0-11.6 points per game, and reserve Taurean Prince leads the team with 12.6 ppg.
• Five BU players have scored 20+ points in a game this season (Chery, Gathers, Motley, O'Neale and Prince).
• Seven different BU players have led the team in scoring this season and Gathers has done so most often (6 times).
• Baylor and Louisville are the nation's only teams ranked by the AP in football and men's and women's basketball.
• Over the last 7 seasons, Baylor is 35-20 in games decided by 5 or fewer points and 10-1 in overtime games.
• Baylor has more Big 12 wins in the last 8 seasons (68-61) than its first 11 years in the league combined (45-131).
• Baylor is 77-8 when leading at the half over the last four seasons -- 16-4 this season, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in 2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12. BU is 180-31 when leading at the half during the entire Drew era.
• BU has won 41% of its games (20-29) when tied or trailing at half since 2011-12, including 2-2 this season.
This post was edited on 2/13 8:40 PM by cookphotoworks
This post was edited on 2/13 10:59 PM by K Lonnquist
This post was edited on 2/14 2:21 PM by K Lonnquist
