March 11, 2009
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GAME CENTER: GAME 32 (PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINALS)
NO. 9 BAYLOR BEARS (18-13) VS. NO. 1 KANSAS JAYHAWKS (25-6)
Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Tip-off: 11:37 a.m. CT
Location: Oklahoma City, Okla.
Arena: Ford Center (18,878)
Television: ESPN2
Talent: Ron Franklin (pxp), Fran Fraschilla (color)
Radio: Baylor ISP Sports Network (ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM/Sirius Satellite Ch. 161)
Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (color)
Live Stats: BaylorBears.com and Big12Sports.com
Web Stream: ESPN360.com and BaylorBears.com (live audio)
PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINAL STORY LINES
• Following 16-point win over eighth-seeded Nebraska in the first round of the Big 12 Championship Wednesday, Baylor looks to relive its 2001 tournament run when the Bears face the No. 1 seed Kansas Jayhawks Thursday in the quarterfinals at the Ford Center. Tip-off is set for 11:37 a.m. CT on ESPN2.
• Baylor is now 2-1 all-time in the Ford Center (1-1 in 2007 Big 12 Championship).
• With 19 points vs. Nebraska Wednesday, Curtis Jerrells moved into fourth place all-time in Baylor history with 1,691 career points, passing Darryl Middleton (1,677). Jerrells needs 12 points to pass Brian Skinner (1,702) for third all-time.
• LaceDarius Dunn now has hit a career-high 83 3-point field goals in his sophomore season - the fourth-highest single-season total in school history.
• LaceDarius Dunn is 18-for-67 from 3-point range in his last 12 games (26.9 percent) - Baylor is 3-9 over that stretch.
• Tweety Carter's streak of 18 consecutive games with at least one 3-point field goal made was snapped Wednesday vs. Nebraska. Carter's streak was tied for the sixth-longest in BU history.
• Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 543 straight games - the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 behind Texas. 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.
• Kevin Rogers is tied for fifth all-time in school history with 24 career double-doubles - one behind Terry Teagle (26) for fourth place. Rogers' double-double Wednesday was his first in five Big 12 Championship games.
• Over the last nine seasons, Baylor has had much more success against Big 12 North schools than those in the South. BU is 24-31 (.436) vs. Big 12 North and just 18-71 (.202) vs. Big 12 South. The Bears are 3-4 vs. the Big 12 North this season.
• Kevin Rogers moved into fourth place on Baylor's all-time rebounding list, passing Terry Teagle (805). Rogers now has 810 career boards entering Thursday's game vs. Kansas.
• Henry Dugat has missed his last 20 3-point field goal attempts and has not made a triple since the 3:23 mark of the first half vs. Kansas on Feb. 2.
BAYLOR/KANSAS SERIES
Overall Series Record: Kansas leads 14-1 (Baylor is 0-6 under head coach Scott Drew)
Series Record in Big 12 Championship: never met
2008-09 Series Meeting: Feb. 2 (Kansas won 75-65 in Waco)
Streak: Kansas, 8 wins Drew vs. Kansas: 0-6
BAYLOR IN BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY €¦
• Baylor is 6-11 all-time in the Big 12 Championship (2- 4 under Scott Drew).
• Baylor is 4-10 as the lower seed.
• Baylor is 2-2 as the No. 9 seed (upset No. 8 Nebraska in 2000 before losing to No. 1 Iowa State).
• Baylor has advanced to the second round of the Big 12 Championship only five times - 1998, 2000, 2001, 2007 and 2009.
• Baylor has advanced to the Big 12 Championship semifinal round just once (2001).
• Wednesday's win is Baylor's first in the Big 12 Championship since upsetting No. 11 Missouri in the first round in 2007. Baylor is 1-3 in previous Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal games:
1998: (4) Nebraska 65, (5) Baylor 61
2000: (1) Iowa State 76, (9) Baylor 64
2001: (8) Baylor 62, (1) Iowa State 49
2007: (3) Texas 74, (11) Baylor 69
LOOKING AHEAD IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD
Overall Series Record vs. Texas: Texas leads 155-75
Series Record in Big 12 Championship: Texas leads 2-0
Series Record in SWC Tournament: Tied 2-2 2008-09
Series Meetings: Jan. 27 (UT won 78-72 in Waco), Mar. 2 (UT won 73-57 in Austin)
Streak: Texas, 24 wins
Drew vs. Texas: 0-13 Overall
Series Record vs. Kansas State: Tied 10-10
Series Record in Big 12 Championship: K-State leads 1-0
2008-09 Series Meetings: Jan. 21 (Baylor won 83-65 in Manhattan)
Streak: Baylor, 2 wins
Drew vs. K-State: 3-3
BAYLOR 20-REBOUND GAMES IN THE BIG 12 ERA
Kevin Rogers' 20-rebound effort Wednesday vs. Nebraska was the first 20-plus rebound game by a Baylor Bear since Lawrence Roberts had 20 boards on Feb. 15, 2003, at No. 13 Oklahoma State. Rogers becomes only the third Bear in the Big 12 era with 20 or more rebounds in a game, joining Roberts and Brian Skinner (20 rebounds on Feb. 10, 1997, vs. Hardin-Simmons.
ROGERS CONTINUES CLIMB AMONG BAYLOR'S CAREER REBOUNDING LEADERS
Kevin Rogers now ranks fourth all-time with 810 career rebounds, passing Terry Teagle (805). Rogers is one of only five players in school history with 1,000 points and 800 rebounds, joining Brian Skinner (1,702/915), Jerry Mallett (1,053/877), Darrell Hardy (1,360/836) and Terry Teagle (2,189/805).
