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BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor advanced to the championship game of a regular-season tournament for the 3rd time in the last 4 years ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2013 Maui Invitational, 2014 Las Vegas Invitational and 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis.
- Baylor has advanced to the championship game of a regular-season tournament 6 times in the Scott Drew era ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" 2007 Paradise Jam (won), 2008 76 Classic (lost), 2011 Las Vegas Classic (won), 2013 Maui Invitational (lost), 2014 Las Vegas Invitational (lost) and 2016 Battle 4 Atlantis.
- Baylor's 130 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (152).
- Baylor is off to a 5-0 start for 7th time in the last 10 seasons.
- Baylor and Michigan State met for the first time ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor is now 36-11 against first-time opponents in the Scott Drew era, including a 30-7 mark since 2007-08.
- Baylor is 25-11 in regular season tournaments during the Scott Drew era, including a 12-3 mark since 2013-14.
- Baylor is 16-22 all-time against current Big Ten Conference members.
- Baylor's starting lineup was Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Manu Lecomte, Ishmail Wainright, Al Freeman, and Johnathan Motley ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the group is 4-0 on the season as a starting unit.
- Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 15th season overall (274-183) and 14th at Baylor (254-172).
- Drew is 221-103 since 2007-08 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the first year he had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 60-11 in November games under Drew and 5-0 this season.

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor faced its largest deficit of the season at 28-18 with 7:14 left in the 1st half. That score was the only time this season the Bears have trailed by double-digits.
- Baylor has out-scored its two opponents at Battle 4 Atlantis by 34 points in the 2nd half. BU out-scored VCU 43-27 after the break and Michigan State 43-25 in the 2nd half.
- Baylor is 27-43 when trailing at the half since 2011-12 (2-0 this season).
- Baylor is 27-4 since the start of last season when it takes a lead at any point in the second half of a game.
- Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 805 consecutive games ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 (Texas). The last time Baylor did not connect from 3-point range was Feb. 21, 1990 vs. Texas Tech.
- Baylor is 49-135 when trailing at halftime in the Drew era.
- Baylor is 201-56 when outrebounding its opponent under Drew and the Bears have out-rebounded all five opponents this season.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Johnathan Motley had 20 first-half points, his career-high for points in a half and the most scored by a Baylor player before the break since Taurean Prince had 21 vs. New Mexico State on Dec. 23, 2015.
- Motley (26 points) had his 10th career 20-point game ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor is 9-1 when he scores 20+ points.
- Motley (26 points) has scored in double-figures in all 4 games this season and 29 times in his career ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU is 23-6 when he scores 10+ points.
- Ishmail Wainright (career-high 8 assists) had his 14th career game with 5+ assists ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" BU is 14-0 in those games.
- Wainright had 7 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 0 turnovers in 33 minutes.
- Manu Lecomte (8 points) didn't reach double-figure scoring for the first time this season, but he dished out 8 assists.
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (career-high 14 points) scored in double-figures for the 3rd time this season.