| | MEDIA INFORMATION | | Date | Sat., Feb. 4 | 12:47 p.m. CST
| | Location | Stillwater, Okla. | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)
| | TV | Big 12 Network | Clearances
| | Live Video | Watch Online (ESPN3)
| | Radio | ESPN Central Texas | Listen Online | | Live Stats | | | Game Notes | Baylor | Oklahoma State
| | Blog | None
| | Twitter | @BaylorMBB | #TweetNotes | | 6/6 BAYLOR BEARS | | Record | 20-2, 7-2 (Big 12)
| | Ranking | 6 (AP), 6 (Coaches), 3 (RPI)
| | Last Game | Feb. 1 in College Station
W, 63-60 at Texas A&M
| | Head Coach | Scott Drew (Butler, 1993) | | Career: 167-129 (10th season) | | BU Record: 147-118 (9th season) | NR/NR OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS
| | Record | 11-11, 4-5 (Big 12)
| | Ranking | NR (AP), NR (Coaches)
| | Last Game | Jan. 31 in Lubbock
W, 80-63 at Texas Tech
| | Head Coach | Travis Ford (Kentucky, 1994)
| | Career: 266-194 (14th season)
| | OSU Record: 76-48 (4th season)
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STORY LINES
• No. 6/6 Baylor (20-2, 7-2) seeks to complete its first regular-season series sweep of Oklahoma State (11-11, 4-5) in 90 years when it travels to Stillwater. Saturday's game will tip at 12:47 p.m. CST on the Big 12 Network.
• Saturday marks the 69th series meeting and the 34th in the Big 12 era. Oklahoma State leads the all-time series 50-18, and owns a 24-3 advantage in Stillwater. Baylor has won 6 of the last 10 meetings overall.
• Baylor hasn't won in Stillwater since Feb. 15, 2003, when it knocked off then-No. 14 Oklahoma State 74-72. Since then, Baylor has lost its last eight trips to Stillwater.
• Baylor is 20-3 all-time when ranked in the Top 10 - 17 of those wins have come this season. Baylor has been ranked in the Top 10 for a program-record 11 consecutive weeks.
• With its 63-60 win Feb. 1 at Texas €ˆA&M, Baylor secured its fourth 20-win campaign in the last five seasons under head coach Scott Drew - 2007-08 (21-11), 2008-09 (24-15), 2009-10 (28-8) and 2011-12 (20-2).
• Baylor is off to a program-best 20-2 start and is 7-2 in conference play for the first time since 1968-69.
• After posting a combined 6-48 record against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the first 13 seasons of the Big 12 Conference, Baylor has won 7 of its last 11 against the league's Sooner State schools.
• Baylor is 6-1 in games decided by 5 points or fewer this season - 5 of the 6 wins have been away from home.
• Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 641 consecutive games - the second-longest active streak in the Big 12.
• Bob Cousy Award finalist Pierre €ˆJackson has a knack for making big play after big play. In his first season at Baylor, Jackson has been a part of five go-ahead, game-tying or game-winning plays, including the game-winning 3-pointer Feb. 1 at Texas €ˆA&M.
• Jackson has 71 assists in the last 8 games (8.9 assists per game); he had 61 dimes in the first 14 games (4.4 per game).
• Senior F Quincy Acy ranks 17th in school history with 1,180 points. He also ranks second in career FG percentage (60.8), second in career blocks (158) and t8th in career rebounding (695).
• Baylor has held 16 opponents to fewer than 70 points. Since the start of the 2007-08 season, Baylor is 70-9 when holding opponents below the 70-point mark. Baylor is 103-25 in the Scott Drew era when holding opponents to fewer than 70 points.
• In his last 53 games, Acy has blocked 96 shots, an average of 1.81 blocks per game (62 blocks in his first 70 games at Baylor).
• 57 of sophomore G Brady Heslip's 69 field goals have been from 3-point range. Heslip has made at least one 3FG in 21 games.
UP NEXT
• Baylor returns home Feb. 8 to host Kansas on ESPN2. Earlier this season, Kansas handed Baylor its first loss - a 92-74 setback in Lawrence. Kansas leads the all-time series, 17-2.
• Wednesday's game will tip at 6:05 p.m. CST €ˆ(Jon Sciambi, play-by-play; Fran Fraschilla, analyst).
TELEVISION COVERAGE
• Saturday's Big 12 game between Baylor and Oklahoma will be televised live on the Big 12 Network (rebranded ESPN €ˆPlus) at 12:47 p.m. CST. Dave Armstrong (play-by-play) €ˆand Bryndon Manzer (analyst) will serve as the Big 12 Network talent.
• The game will be available in Central Texas on CWTX / The CW (Time Warner 165, Grande 15), KBTX, ESPN €ˆFull Court (pay-per-view) and WatchESPN.com (ESPN3).
SERIES HISTORY
• Saturday marks the 69th series meeting and 34th in the Big 12 era. Oklahoma State leads the all-time series 50-18, and owns a 24-3 advantage in Stillwater. Baylor has won six of the last 10 meetings overall.
• Baylor hasn't won in Stillwater since Feb. 15, 2003, when it knocked off then-No. 14 Oklahoma State 74-72. Since then, Baylor has lost its last eight trips to Stillwater.
• Baylor is 9-24 against Oklahoma State in the Big 12 era, including two Big 12 Championship meetings (1997, 1999).
SERIES NOTES: Baylor hasn't swept the regular-season series with Oklahoma State since 1921-22 ... Baylor and Oklahoma State have split the regular-season series in each of the previous four seasons ... 14 of Baylor's 18 series wins have come in Waco ... Baylor hasn't won in Stillwater since Feb. 15, 2003 (lost 8 straight at Gallagher-Iba Arena) ... Saturday is just the fifth time Baylor will be ranked at the time of its series meeting with Oklahoma State ... In earlier meeting this season, Baylor scored a season-high 106 points, its first 100-point game since Nov. 22, 2009 (106 vs. Hardin-Simmons) ... Baylor's 106 points were its most ever in regulation of a Big 12 game and the most in a Big 12 game since scoring 116 in a 5OT win at Texas €ˆA&M on Jan. 23, 2008 ... Scott Drew is 6-11 vs. Oklahoma €ˆState.
BAYLOR 20-WIN SEASONS
• In the program's first 101 seasons, Baylor posted 20+ wins just three times - 1945-46 (25-5, NCAA West Regional), 1947-48 (24-8, NCAA €ˆRunner-Up) and 1987-88 (23-11, NCAA €ˆFirst Round).
• With its 63-60 win Feb. 1 at Texas €ˆA&M, Baylor secured its fourth 20-win campaign in the last five seasons under head coach Scott Drew - 2007-08 (21-11), 2008-09 (24-15), 2009-10 (28-8) and 2011-12 (20-2).
SOONER STATE SUCCESS
• After posting a combined 6-48 record against Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the first 13 seasons of the Big 12 Conference, Baylor has won 7 of its last 11 against the league's Sooner State schools.
• 10 of Baylor's 13 Big 12 wins against the Oklahoma schools have come under head coach Scott €ˆDrew; however, Baylor has only two road wins in the state of Oklahoma under Drew - 2010 and 2012 at Oklahoma.
#CLUTCH IN CLOSE GAMES
• Baylor entered the season with a sub-.500 record in games decided by 5 points or fewer in the Scott Drew era. This season, Baylor is 6-1 in such games with four of its five wins coming away from home.
• The five of the six wins have been decided by 3 points or fewer - Dec. 17 at BYU €ˆ(86-83), Dec. 23 vs. West Virginia (83-81, OT) in Las Vegas, Dec. 28 vs. No. 14 Mississippi State €ˆ(54-52) in Dallas, Jan. 10 at No. 18 Kansas State (75-73 and Feb. 1 at Texas €ˆA&M €ˆ(63-60). Baylor held off Texas 76-71 on Jan. 28.
• Baylor's lone loss decided by 5 points or fewer this season was a 1-point loss Jan. 21 to Missouri (89-88).
JACKSON ONE OF 11 FINALISTS FOR 2012 BOB COUSY AWARD
• Junior PG €ˆPierre Jackson is one of 11 finalists for the 2012 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year award. The annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob Cousy, recognizes the top point guard in college basketball. An original list of 60-plus candidates was trimmed by a Hall of Fame appointed, nationally-based committee to the final list of 11.
• Beginning Feb. 6 via www.cousyaward.com, fans will be able to vote for the top point guard. The player that receives the most fan votes will receive one vote toward the final committee vote. Fan voting will conclude March 6.
• The current listing of 11 finalists for the 2012 Bob Cousy Award will be narrowed to five players March 8. The final five players in contention for the award will be presented to Mr. Cousy and the Hall of Fame's selection committee. The Hall of Fame committee is made up of top college basketball personnel including media members, head coaches, Sports Information Directors and Hall of Famers. The winner of the 2012 Bob Cousy Award will be awarded at the Hall of Fame's Class Announcement on Mon., April 2, in New Orleans as part of NCAA Final Four weekend.
BIG PLAYS COME IN 5'S
• Bob Cousy Award finalist Pierre €ˆJackson has a knack for making big play after big play. In his first season at Baylor, Jackson has been a part of five go-ahead, game-tying or game-winning plays:
• He blocked BYU's 3-point attempt at the buzzer to clinch Baylor's 86-83 road win Dec. 17;
• He hit a game-tying 3-pointer to force overtime Dec. 23 vs. West Virginia;
• He hit the GW layup with 28 seconds remaining and grabbed a rebound as time expired Dec. 29 vs. Mississippi State;
• He hit the go-ahead 3-pointer to put Baylor up for good Jan. 28 vs. Texas; and
• He hit the GW 3-pointer with 17 seconds remaining and sealed the game with two free throws Feb. 1 at Texas A&M.
ROAD - AND NEUTRAL - WARRIORS
• Baylor is 9-1 away from home this season. In the last five seasons under ninth-year head coach Scott Drew, Baylor has won 24 true road and 20 neutral-site games - a combined 44-34 record away from home.
• In Baylor's first 11 seasons in the Big 12, the Bears won a combined 28 games away from Waco (15 neutral and 13 true road).
BIG 12 ROAD IMPROVEMENT
• In the first 11 seasons of the Big 12 Conference era, Baylor won only 8 conference road games. Since then, Baylor has won 14 conference road games in the last five seasons.
• Baylor went 4-4 in Big 12 road games in 2007-08, 1-7 in 2008-09 (lone road win at Kansas State), 4-4 in 2009-10, 2-6 in 2010-11 and 3-1 this season.
