Dec. 23, 2015 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | USATSI Photo Gallery 
23/22 BAYLOR 85 (9-2), NR/NR NEW MEXICO STATE 70 (7-6)
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,842 BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor and New Mexico State met for the 10th time, with Baylor drawing the series even at 5-5.
- Baylor is 104-43 when ranked in the AP poll and 28-4 in December when ranked.
- Baylor is 13-13 all-time against current WAC members.
- Baylor has won 32 consecutive non-conference home games under Scott Drew, dating back to Dec. 12, 2012.
- Baylor has won 22 straight home games against unranked opponents.
- Baylor is 50-8 in November/December games when ranked in the AP poll and 63-12 in homes when ranked.
- Baylor is 58-15 under Drew in December games and 5-1 this season.
- Baylor is 112-46 over the last four-plus seasons.
- Baylor is 203-93 over the last eight-plus seasons.
- Baylor's starters were Lester Medford, Al Freeman, Ishmail Wainright, Taurean Prince and Rico Gathers - the group is 9-2 on the season as a starting unit.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor has made at least one three-point field goal in 777 consecutive games - the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 (Texas). The last time Baylor did not connect from three-point range was Feb. 21, 1990 vs. Texas Tech.
- Baylor is 90-11 when leading at the half over the last four seasons, including 6-0 this season.
- Baylor is 124-54 under Drew and 7-0 on the season when committing fewer turnovers than its opponent.
- Baylor is 167-54 under Drew and 8-1 on the season when leading in points in the paint.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Senior Taurean Prince (34points) posted his ninth game this season with double figure points and the 48th of his career.
- Prince set a new career-high in scoring, topping his previous high of 30 points vs. Vanderbilt on 12/6/15.
- Prince (21 first half points) became the first Baylor player to score 20+ first half points since Brady Heslip (20) vs. Long Beach State on 3/20/13.
- Prince posted the highest first half scoring effort by a Baylor player since Perry Jones III had 21 vs. Kansas State on 3/8/12.
- Junior Ish Wainright (14 points) scored in double digits for the second consecutive game and the 3rd time in his career.
- Senior Rico Gathers (9 points) became the 29th player in Baylor history to score 1,000+ career points, the 11th in the Drew era.
- Gathers recorded a game-high in steals (4).
- Senior Lester Medford (10 points, 12 assists) posted the first double-double of his career, becoming the fifth Baylor player to record a double-double this season.
- Medford led all players in assists, posting the second double-figure assist mark of the season and the second of his career.
- Sophomore Al Freeman (10 points) scored in double figures for the 7th time this season and the 14th time of his career.
