vs. 6/7 Baylor (10-0) vs. Saint Mary's (9-1) Dec. 22, 2011 | 9:35 p.m. CST Las Vegas, Nev. | Orleans Arena (7,471) TV: ESPN3 (web only)		vs. 6/7 Baylor (10-0) vs. West Virginia (8-2) Dec. 23, 2011 | 8:02 p.m. CST Las Vegas, Nev. | Orleans Arena (7,471) TV: ESPN
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MEDIA INFORMATION Dates SMC: Thu., Dec. 22, 2011 (9:35 p.m. CST) WVU: Fri., Dec. 23, 2011 (8:02 p.m. CST) Location Las Vegas, Nev. | Orleans Arena (7,471) Tickets Purchase Tickets TV SMC: ESPN3 (web only) WVU: ESPN Live Video ESPN3: Saint Mary's | West Virginia Radio ESPN Central Texas SMC: Sirius 137 | Listen Online WVU: Sirius/XM 85 | Listen Online Live Stats Gametracker: | Game Notes Baylor | SMC | WVU Blog None Twitter @BaylorMBB | #TweetNotes 6/7 BAYLOR BEARS Record 10-0 Ranking 6 (AP), 7 (Coaches) Last Game Dec. 19 in Waco W, 95-54 vs. Paul Quinn Head Coach Scott Drew (Butler, 1993) Career: 157-127 (10th season) BU Record: 137-116 (9th season) NR/RV SAINT MARY'S GAELS Record 9-1 Ranking NR (AP), RV (Coaches) Last Game Dec. 19 in Moraga, Calif. W, 74-51 vs. Kennsaw State Head Coach Randy Bennett (UC San Diego, 1986) Career: 217-113 (10th season) SMC Record: Same NR/NR WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS Record 8-2 Ranking NR (AP), NR (Coaches) Last Game Dec. 19 in Morgantown W, 72-53 vs. Tennessee Tech Head Coach Bob Huggins (West Virginia, 1977) Career: 698-255 (30th season) WVU Record: 108-44 (5th season)

STORY LINES
• No. 6/7 Baylor (10-0) hopes to continue its hot start this week in Las Vegas for the final two games of the 2011 Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. Baylor and Saint Mary's will meet at 9:30 p.m. CST on Thursday in a rematch of the 2010 NCAA €ˆSouth Region semifinal (Baylor won 72-49 at Reliant Stadium in Houston).
• Future Big 12 Conference member West Virginia (8-2) awaits Baylor at 8 p.m. CST Friday on ESPN. Friday will be the first meeting between the schools.
• Baylor is 5-2 all-time in Las Vegas and is making its first trip since €ˆDecember 1982.
• Baylor is 12-7 in regular-season tournaments, including a 2007 Paradise Jam title, in the Scott Drew era.
• Baylor (10-0) is one of only six undefeated Division I teams remaining -- Indiana, Louisville, Missouri, Murray State and Syracuse are the others.
• Baylor is in search of only the second 11-0 season start in program history (started 12-0 in 2000-01).
• Baylor remains No. 6 in the latest €ˆAP €ˆTop 25 is the highest in program history (previous was €ˆNo. 7). Baylor's No. 7 ranking in the USA €ˆTODAY/ESPN Top 25 is also the highest coaches poll ranking in program history.
• Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 629 consecutive games -- the second-longest active streak in the Big 12.
• Baylor is the only Division I €ˆschool in the nation with both men's and women's basketball teams undefeated (combined 22-0). Since Nov. 1, Baylor's big three sports are a combined 27-0 (Football finished regular-season on five-game winning streak).
• Senior F Quincy Acy, who became the 25th 1,000-point scorer in program history on Dec. 14, needs 29 points to crack the Top 20 on Baylor's career scoring list. Acy (1,033) trails Don Heathington (1,040) by 7 points for 24th on Baylor's career list.
• 30 of sophomore G Brady Heslip's 32 field goals have been from 3-point range. Heslip, who has made at least one 3FG in his first 10 games, has made multiple treys in 8 contests this season.
• Junior G Pierre Jackson is shooting a team-best 90.3 percent from the FT €ˆline through 10 games and has made 13 consecutive free throws, dating back to the second half of Baylor's Nov. 23 game vs. UT €ˆArlington.
• Sophomore F Perry Jones III €ˆwas named Phillips 66 Big 12 Co-Player of the €ˆWeek following his career-best 28-point performance in leading Baylor to an 86-83 road win Dec. 17 at BYU.
• Baylor is 24-3 in its last 27 games in the month of December, including a 7-3 mark away from home.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, Baylor is 101-47 and has made three postseason appearances €ˆ(2008 NCAA, 2009 NIT, 2010 NCAA) and posted three 20-win seasons (135 wins in first 11 seasons of Big 12 era).
• Baylor has won 44 of its last 46 non-conference games when holding opponents below the 70-point mark. Baylor is 94-25 in the Scott Drew era when holding opponents to fewer than 70 points.

TELEVISION COVERAGE
• Thursday's rematch of the 2010 NCAA €ˆSouth Regional semifinal will be available on ESPN3 (WatchESPN.com). Joe Block (play-by-play) and Steve €ˆCleveland (analyst) will serve as the talent for the ESPN3 live programming. Tip-off is scheduled for 9:35 p.m. CST €ˆ(7:35 p.m. PST).
• Friday's showdown between future Big 12 Conference rivals will be available on ESPN and ESPN3. Dave €ˆFlemming (play-by-play) and Miles €ˆSimon (analyst) will call the game. Tip-off is slated for 8:02 p.m. CST €ˆ(6:02 p.m. PST)

SERIES HISTORY
• Thursday will mark the second series meeting Baylor and Saint Mary's and the first since the Bears' convincing 72-49 win at Reliant Stadium in the 2010 NCAA €ˆSouth Regional semifinal game.
• Future Big 12 €ˆConference rivals -- Baylor and West Virginia -- will meet Friday for the first time.

SERIES NOTES: Baylor is 8-11 all-time against current West Coast Conference schools and has won three of its last four games against WCC €ˆmembers, including an 86-83 road win Dec. 17 at €ˆBYU, snapping the Cougars' 19-game non-conference home winning streak at the Marriott Center ... In the only series meeting, LaceDarius Dunn scored 23 points, Tweety Carter added 14 and Quincy Acy had 10 to lead Baylor to its first Elite Eight appearance of the modern NCAA €ˆtournament era ... Baylor is 5-9 all-time against current Big East Conference schools and hasn't played a Big East school since March 18, 2009, when it knocked off Georgetown 74-72 in the first round of the National Invitational Tournament in Waco.

BAYLOR IN REGULAR-SEASON TOURNAMENTS
• Baylor is 12-7 in regular-season tournaments, including a 2007 Paradise Jam title, in the Scott Drew era.
• Since winning the 2007 Paradise Jam, Baylor is 5-4 in regular-season tournaments -- 2008 76 Classic (2-1), 2009 Old Spice Classic (2-1) and 2010 Hawaiian Airlines €ˆDiamond Head Classic.
• Baylor will participate in the 2012 DirecTV Charleston Classic and the 2013 EA €ˆSports Maui Invitational.

WINNING AWAY FROM HOME IN NON-CONFERENCE
• Baylor is 19-12 in non-conference games away from the Ferrell Center (road and neutral) in the Scott Drew era.
• Baylor has saved its best for the last four-plus seasons, winning 16 of its last 22 non-conference games away from home since the 2007-08 season (Baylor was 1-3 in non-conference away games in 2010-11).

KEEPING IT UNDER 70
• Baylor has held nine opponents to fewer than 70 points. Baylor has won 44 of its last 46 non-conference games when holding opponents below the 70-point mark. Baylor is 94-25 in the Scott Drew era when holding opponents to fewer than 70 points.

VEGAS HOMECOMING
• Pierre Jackson returns to his hometown for this week's Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic. Jackson, the 2011 NJCAA €ˆDivision I €ˆPlayer of the Year, leads the Big 12 in 3FG €ˆpercentage (60 percent) and ranks third in FT €ˆpercentage (90.3 percent), fifth in assists (4.60) and 10th in steals (1.50). Jackson ranks third on the team in scoring (11.5).
• Jackson is averaging 13.1 points on 66 percent shooting (29-of-44) and 4.3 assists in this last seven games (22.9 minutes off the bench). Jackson began his career by averaging 7.7 points on 39 percent shooting (7-of-18) and 5.3 assists in his first three games (24.7 minutes off the bench).
• Jackson is shooting 67 percent from 3-point range, knocking down 12-of-18 3-point shots, in the last seven games. In his first three games, the Las Vegas, Nev., native was just 3-of-7 from 3-point range (43 percent).

#DOWNTOWNCANADIAN
• Sophomore G Brady Heslip knocked down a career-high 6 3-pointers in an 86-83 road win Dec. 17 at BYU, becoming the first Baylor player to hit 6+ 3FG in a game since Jan. 4, 2011, when LaceDarius Dunn connected on a school-record 10 3FG against Morgan State.
• Heslip has quickly established himself as one of the nation's best 3-point shooters. The Burlington, Ontario, product is shooting 45 percent from beyond the arc, knocking down 30 treys.
• Heslip has made at least one 3FGM in each of his first 10 college games. Heslip is 32-of-75 from the field this season, including a 30-of-66 mark from 3-point range.