Jan. 19, 2009

GAME CENTER: GAME 18
[RV/23] BAYLOR BEARS (14-3, 2-1) AT KANSAS STATE WILDCATS (11-6, 0-3)
Date: Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009
Tip-Off: 8 p.m. CT
Location: Manhattan, Kan.
Arena: Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Television: ESPN2
Talent: Terry Gannon (pxp), Stephen Bardo (color)
Radio: Baylor ISP Sports Network | ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM (Waco)/Sirius Satellite (Ch. 161) | BaylorBears.com
Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (color)
Live Stats: BaylorBears.com
Web Stream: BaylorBears.com (live audio) and ESPN360.com
Series: Kansas State leads 10-9
Tickets: (254) 710-1000

GAME NIGHT STORY LINES
• Baylor goes for its first Big 12 road win of the season when the 23rd-ranked Bears visit to the Kansas State Wildcats Wednesday in Manhattan, Kan. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
• A season-high six players scored in double figures in Saturday's 98-92 overtime win vs. Oklahoma State. The six players combined to score all 98 of Baylor's points.
• Baylor has played 12 televised games (9-3) so far this season.
• Baylor is 10-9 all-time on the ESPN family of networks (3-2 this season).
• For the first time in school history, all 16 of Baylor's Big 12 games will be televised at the regional or national level.
• Baylor has now been ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches Poll a school-record six consecutive weeks. Baylor dropped out of the AP Top 25 Poll after a school-record seven consecutive weeks in the rankings.
• Baylor is 10-5 all-time (3-3 in the Big 12) when ranked in the AP Top 25 - 8-2 this season.
• Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 529 straight games - the second-longest active streak in the Big 12. Baylor has connected from 3-point range at least once in every game since going 0-for-8 in a home win vs. Texas Tech on Feb. 21, 1990.
• LaceDarius Dunn currently owns a streak of 22 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer made - the third-longest streak in Baylor history. He is seven games shy of tying Tevis Stukes' mark of 29 straight games set during the 1999-2000 season. He has made at least one 3-point field goal in 46 of his 48 career games.
• Quincy Acy notched his second career double-double Saturday with a career-high 17 points and 12 rebounds.
• Curtis Jerrells needs 6 assists to become only the second player in BU history with 1,000 points, 400 assists and 100 steals.
• Curtis Jerrells recorded his fourth double-double of the season Saturday vs. Oklahoma State (0 in first 3 seasons).
• On Saturday, Kevin Rogers became the seventh player in school history to record 1,000 points and 700 rebounds after pulling down 9 boards in the Bears' overtime win.

SERIES HISTORY
• Kansas State leads the all-time series 10-9 and 7-3 in Manhattan.
• Baylor is 3-3 in its last six trips to Manhattan - all in the Big 12 era. Baylor is 0-2 in Manhattan under head coach Scott Drew.
• 10 of the last 11 series meetings have been decided by 9 points or less (Baylor is 6-4 in those contests).
• Baylor is 4-0 in the series when holding Kansas State to less than 60 points.

KANSAS STATE SCOUTING REPORT
• Kansas State is 10-1 at home this season, but have lost its first three Big 12 games to start conference play - including a 61- 53 home loss to Oklahoma.
• Unlike Baylor, K-State has just two players averaging more than 10 points per game - Jacob Pullen (13.7) and Denis Clemente (12.4). But, the Wildcats have six players averaging 7.5 points or more.
• All 10 of Kansas State's home wins have been by 10 or more points, including five by at least 25 points.

LAST TIME VS. KANSAS STATE - FEB. 23, 2008
• Baylor overcame 75 combined points from Kansas State's Michael Beasley and Bill Walker as the Bears handed the Wildcats their fourth straight road loss, 92-86, at the Ferrell Center.
• Beasley set a Big 12 record with 44 points.
• Curtis Jerrells scored 24 points, including some clutch baskets in the go-ahead spurt, to lead five players with double-figure scoring as Baylor ended a four-game losing streak. Kevin Rogers finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds.
• Kansas State had a 66-65 lead left when Beasley made two free throws after being fouled inside. The Wildcats were even at 69 when Blake Young hit a 3-pointer with 10 minutes left, but never regained the lead.
• Baylor responded with a 16-7 run, including two 3-pointers by Jerrells with the shot clock running down.
• On both 3s, Jerrells listened to the students counting down the expiring shot clock before taking his shot, the second one making it 85-76 with 3:41 left. In between the 3s, Jerrells missed a running jumper with the shot clock at 1 second, but grabbed his own rebound.

LAST TIME OUT - (21) BAYLOR 98, OKLAHOMA STATE 92 [OT]
• Tweety Carter hit two 3-pointers to start overtime and finally put No. 21 Baylor ahead to stay in a 98-92 victory over Oklahoma State that was filled with wild swings.
• Curtis Jerrells led the Bears with 31 points and 10 assists, but missed a chance to win the game in regulation when he made only one free throw with 2.5 seconds left.
• Carter, who had three points while playing 32 minutes in regulation, broke the 82-82 tie 12 seconds into overtime. He hit another 3 on the Bears' next possession, then added a floater and a steal to finish with 11 points.
• Obi Muonelo had 21 points and James Anderson added 20 for Oklahoma State, which needed a 13-0 run in the second half to regain the lead after blowing a 17-point advantage built over the game's first 14 minutes.
• Baylor, coming off an 11-point loss at Texas A&M, went ahead 81-77 when Henry Dugat hit a free throw with 29 seconds left in regulation to cap a 12-1 run. Byron Eaton of the Cowboys fouled out on the play. Dugat had made only one of two free throws a minute earlier, and Jerrells missed another free throw before Dugat went to the line again.
• Freshman guard Keiton Page made an inside basket for the Cowboys, but missed a free throw that was rebounded by Muonelo. That led to a 3-pointer by Page with 12 seconds left for a one-point lead.
• Quincy Acy, a freshman making his first career start for Baylor, had 17 points and 12 rebounds, while Kevin Rogers had 14 points, LaceDarius Dunn 13 and Dugat 12.
• QEaton had 17 points, while Terrel Harris had 12 and Page 11 for the Cowboys, who had won by an average margin of nearly 24 points during their winning streak.

UP NEXT - OKLAHOMA (JAN. 24)
• Following Wednesday's trip to Manhattan, Baylor travels to Norman, Okla., to face first-place Oklahoma Saturday at 3 p.m. on ESPNU. Dave Armstrong (pxp) and Jon Sundvold (color) will serve as the talent for the ESPN production.
• Oklahoma leads the all-time series 33-5 and 16-2 in Norman.
• Baylor is 0-9 vs. Oklahoma under head coach Scott Drew and have not defeated the Sooners since Dec. 6, 1977, in Norman (a 75-67 BU victory).
• Baylor lost 92-91 in overtime last season in Norman.

THE 2008-09 BIG 12 NETWORK TELEVISION PACKAGE
• This season for the first time, regionally syndicated games will be televised on the Big 12 Network as part of the conference's agreement with ESPN Regional Television.
• The games, previously branded as ESPN Plus, are broadcast throughout the conference's geographic footprint. Many of the Big 12 Network games will also be available as part of ESPN Full Court, the pay subscription college basketball outer-market service. In addition, numerous games will be available 72 hours after completion via the newly-designed Big 12 web site at Big12Sports.com.

CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A 3-POINTER STREAK
• Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 529 straight games - the 2nd longest active streak in the Big 12 (Texas, 599). Baylor has connected from 3-point range at least once in every game since going 0-for-8 in a home win vs. Texas Tech on Feb. 21, 1990.
• LaceDarius Dunn currently owns a streak of 22 consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer made.
• Dunn has made a 3-pointer in 46 of his 48 career games. He did not make a triple vs. Iowa State (1/12/08) and at Colorado (2/27/08).

CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH 3-POINT FG STREAKS (SINCE 1986)

BEARS BASKETBALL ON THE AIR
• Bear basketball is aired live via the Baylor-ISP SportsNetwork on flagship station 1660AM ESPN Radio (KRZI) in Waco and worldwide on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 161. All games are broadcast by the "Voice of the Bears" John Morris, a veteran broadcaster in his 14th season, and former BU basketball standout Pat Nunley, in his 27th season as analyst.

INSIDE BAYLOR SPORTS TV SHOW
• Inside Baylor Sports, the award winning weekly TV show that covers all aspects of Baylor athletics, returns for its 10th season in 2008-09.
• Senior Producer Robert Shiekh Producer Lawrence Gilligan provide viewers an inside look at Baylor athletics with thorough highlights, in-depth interviews and imaginative features on all 18 sports presented in a fast-paced, entertaining style. Co-hosts John Morris and Lori Fogleman guide viewers through the best coverage of Baylor athletics on television.
• Inside Baylor Sports airs Sundays, Aug. 24, 2008 through June 7, 2009, at 10:30 p.m. CT on KCEN-TV in Central Texas. The program also airs weekly throughout the region on FS Southwest at 1 p.m. each Wednesday and is archived on the web at BaylorTV.com. Inside Baylor Sports also may been seen nationally on CBS College Sports Television.