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Men's Basketball 1/30/2016 12:00:00 AM
Jan. 30, 2016

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17/18 BAYLOR 83 (17-4, 6-2 BIG 12), GEORGIA 73 (11-8, 4-4 SEC)
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 9,675

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor and Georgia met for the first time. BU is 34-10 against first-time opponents in the Drew era.
- Baylor improves to 8-1 against SEC teams since the start of the 2012-13 season, including Saturday's win of Georgia, a pair of wins vs. Kentucky, two wings against Vanderbilt, two wins against South Carolina and one win over Texas A&M.
- Baylor has the Big 12's best record in "conference challenge" games at 5-1. BU went 3-1 during the Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series and moves to 3-0 in the Big 1/SEC Challenge, with wins over Georgia, Kentucky, and at Vanderbilt.
- Baylor has won 34 consecutive non-conference home games, with the last loss going to Northwestern on Dec. 4, 2012.
- Baylor has won 27 straight games home games against unranked opponents ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" last loss to WVU on Jan. 28, 2014.
- Baylor is 17-0 on the season when it has had the lead at any point in the 2nd half of a game.
- Baylor's starters were Lester Medford, Al Freeman, Ishmail Wainright, Taurean Prince and Rico Gathers ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the group is 17-4 on the season as a starting unit.
- Baylor is 53-17 in its last 70 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014.

TEAM NOTES
- Despite trailing 35-32 at half, marking the fourth-straight game the Bears have trailed going into halftime, BU went on a 26-8 run over the first 8:00 of the second half to take control of the game.
- Baylor improves to 15-1 on the season when recording 16+ assists.
- Baylor won the turnover battle 10-8, improving to 12-0 this season when forcing more turnovers than opponents.
- Baylor improved to 3-2 this season when opponents shoot 50% or higher ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the Bears are 12-79 in those games in the Drew era.
- Baylor is 25-37 over the last five seasons, including 4-4 this season, and 47-129 when trailing at the half in the Drew era.
- Baylor improves to 16-1 on the season when holding opponents under 80 points, 233-109 in the Drew era.
- Baylor has made at least one three-point field goal in 786 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's 8 first-half field goals made were its fewest in any half this season, and its 4 assists tied its fewest in any half this season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Rico Gathers (17 points) had his 15th double-digit scoring game of the season and 50th of his career.
- Gathers moves into a tie with Cory Jefferson for most career games played (130), passing Josh Lomers and Anthony Jones.
- Johnathan Motley (12 points) scored in double-digits for the 11th time this season and the 19th time of his career.
- King McClure (10 points) scored in double-digits for just the fourth time in his first year at BU.
- Taurean Prince (13 points) scored in double figures for the 16th time this season and the 55th time in his career.
- Lester Medford (8 assists) led all Baylor players in the assist column, marking the 16th time this season that he has led BU in assists.
- Al Freeman (14 points) scored in double-figures for the 14th time this season and the 21st time of his career.

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Players Mentioned

King McClure

#22 King McClure

G
6' 3"
Freshman
HS
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
Johnathan Motley

#12 Johnathan Motley

F
6' 9"
Freshman
Rico Gathers

#2 Rico Gathers

F
6' 8"
Freshman
Cory Jefferson

#34 Cory Jefferson

F
6' 9"
Junior
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

F
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

King McClure

#22 King McClure

6' 3"
Freshman
HS
G
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
Johnathan Motley

#12 Johnathan Motley

6' 9"
Freshman
F
Rico Gathers

#2 Rico Gathers

6' 8"
Freshman
F
Cory Jefferson

#34 Cory Jefferson

6' 9"
Junior
F
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

6' 7"
Freshman
F