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Men's Basketball 1/20/2016 12:00:00 AM
Jan. 20, 2016

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13/15 BAYLOR 79 (15-3, 5-1), nr/nr KANSAS STATE 72 (11-7, 1-5) 2ot
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,588

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor and Kansas State met for the 33rd time. BU trails the series 16-17, but the Bears lead 8-5 mark in Waco.
- Baylor is 9-10 against Kansas State under Scott Drew and 4-1 in the last two-plus seasons.
- Baylor played its first overtime game of the season, while BU improved to 16-4 in overtime games under head coach Scott Drew. BU is 41-29 all-time in overtime games, but has won five of its last six.
- Baylor improved to 10-4 in double overtime games all-time.
- Baylor last played a double overtime in on Feb. 15, 2014 against Kansas State - an 87-73 victory in Waco.
- Baylor last played an overtime game at Texas on March 2, 2015 - a 61-59 loss.
- Baylor has not lost an overtime game at home since Jan. 21, 2003. BU is 8-0 in overtime games at home under Drew.
- Baylor tied a school-record by winning its fifth-straight Big 12 game. (Baylor started 1998, 5-0). - Baylor has won 26 straight home games against unranked opponents.
- Baylor has won 15 consecutive games at the Ferrell Center, the tying the longest streak in arena history (won 15 in Feb. 11-Feb.12).
- Baylor has held opponents under 75 points in 42 consecutive home games.
- Baylor is 118-47 over the last five seasons.
- Baylor is 209-94 over the last nine seasons.
- Baylor's starters were Lester Medford, Al Freeman, Ishmail Wainright, Taurean Prince and Rico Gathers -- the group is 15-3 on the season as a starting unit.
- Baylor is 78-64 in Big 12 play since 2007-08 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 years.
- Baylor is 51-16 in its last 67 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014.

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor's 5-1 start to Big 12 play ties its best through 6 games since going 5-1 in 1998 and 2013.
- After West Virginia's loss to Texas earlier in the night, Baylor is now alone in first place in the Big 12 standings.
- Baylor has made at least one three-point field goal in 783 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 45-128 when trailing at the half in the Drew era and 23-36 over the last five seasons, including 2-3 this season.
- Baylor held its opponent under 75 points for the 60th time in its last 63 games and is 47-16 in that stretch.
- Baylor had 20 assists in the game. The Bears are 14-0 when recording 16+ assists.
- Baylor improved to 15-0 this season when shooting 40% or better from the field.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Taurean Prince (19 points) scored in double figures for the 13th time this season and the 52nd time in his career.
- Prince rose from No. 30 to No. 27 on the all-time Baylor scoring list with 1,051 points, passing Winston Moore (1,046), Kelvin Chalmers (1,045) and Don Heathington (1,040).
- Jonathan Motley (15 Points) scored in double digits for the ninth time this season and the 17th time in his career.
- Motley was 7-of-7 from the floor. It was his first perfect shooting night of the season and his career.
- Lester Medford tied a career-high with 13 assists. He also had 13 against Hardin-Simmons on (12/16/15).
- Medford (13 assists) has posted 5+ assists 14 times this season and 25 times in his career -- Baylor is 24-2 when Medford has 5+ assists. He has 7 or more assists in 4 of his last 5 games and 11 or more in 3 of his last 4 games.
- Rico Gathers (11 points rebounds) had his 13th double-digit scoring output of the season and 48th of his career.
- Gathers (88 career wins) took over sole possession 5th on Baylor's all-time wins list.
- Al Freeman scored in double figures for the 12th-time this season and the 19th-time in his career.
- Freeman was 0-for-5 with 0 points during regulation. He was 3-of-5 in the first overtime in period and scored all seven of Baylor's points.

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Players Mentioned

Al Freeman

#25 Al Freeman

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Lester Medford

#11 Lester Medford

G
5' 10"
Junior
Ishmail Wainright

#24 Ishmail Wainright

G/F
6' 5"
Sophomore
Rico Gathers

#2 Rico Gathers

F
6' 8"
Freshman
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

F
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Al Freeman

#25 Al Freeman

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Lester Medford

#11 Lester Medford

5' 10"
Junior
G
Ishmail Wainright

#24 Ishmail Wainright

6' 5"
Sophomore
G/F
Rico Gathers

#2 Rico Gathers

6' 8"
Freshman
F
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

6' 7"
Freshman
F