March 23, 2012

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CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
• Baylor advances to Sunday's Elite Eight matchup against the Kentucky-Indiana winner.
• Tonight's win advances Baylor to the NCAA quarterfinals for the fifth time in school history (2010 Elite Eight and eight-team regional semifinals in 1946, 1948 and 1950).
• Baylor advances to a regional final for the second time in three years and the fourth time in school history (2010 South Region-lost to Duke, 1950 West Region-lost to Bradley, 1948 West Region-beat Kansas State).
• The Bears won their third straight NCAA Championship game, tying school record for NCAA wins set in 2010.
• Baylor is now 9-8 all-time in seven tournament appearances and has won six of its last seven NCAA championship games.
• Baylor is now 6-2 under head coach Scott Drew in NCAA Championship play (2008, 2010, 2012).
• Baylor is now 16-6 over the last four years in postseason tournaments (Big 12, NCAA/NIT).

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• With tonight's win, Baylor increased its school-record win total to 30 victories.
• SERIES: Baylor leads the all-time series vs. Xavier by a 2-0 margin.
• Baylor is now 16-4 this season in games played away from home.
• Tonight is Baylor's school-record eighth neutral-site win (tops seven in 1948 & 2010).
• Tonight's win is the 100th victory for BU's winningest senior class in history (Quincy Acy, Fred Ellis and Anthony Jones).

TEAM NOTES
• Baylor outshot Xavier 51%-43%, BU is now 24-1 when shooting higher percentage than opponent.
• Baylor is now 13-1 when shooting 50 percent or higher. • (if outrebound) Baylor outrebounded Xavier 35-29 tonight, the Bears are 23-3 this season when totaling more rebounds.
• Baylor is now 26-1 this season when leading or tied at the half.
• Baylor extended its 3-pointer streak to 656 games (second-longest active streak in Big 12) - dating to Feb. 21, 1990.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Senior Quincy Acy finished with a 20-point, 15-rebound double-double, his eighth of the season and 17th of his career.
• Acy had a game-high 20 points tonight was his first double-figure scoring effort of the NCAA tournament (4 & 7 points previously).
• With 20 points tonight, Acy moved into 11th on Baylor's career scoring list with 1,338.
• Acy had 15 rebounds tonight and set Baylor records for boards in a single-game (previously 13) and career boards (51) in NCAA Championship play.
• Junior Pierre Jackson finished with 16 points and has scored in double-figures in seven straight games.
• Jackson's 10 assists tonight ties his Baylor's single-game NCAA Championship record set last game vs. Colorado.
• Jackson's 2 steals tonight moved him into sixth place on Baylor's single-season list with 66.
• Perry Jones III finished with xx points, his first double-figure scoring effort of the NCAA Championship (2 & 7 previous).
• A.J. Walton finished with 5 assists tonight and moved into 6th on Baylor's career list with 318. Walton 1 asst shy of 7th, 3 shy of 6th, 7 shy of 5th career - 313
• Acy increased his school records for games played (139) and games played in NCAA Championship play (7).
• Anthony Jones and A.J. Walton also share the Baylor record for games played in NCAA Championship play with seven.