Baylor, Jackson State Postgame Notes
12/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Sat., Dec. 17, 2016
Abrams Gym (Fort Hood, Texas)
Attendance: 2,500
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor is 1 of 6 remaining undefeated Division I teams.
- Baylor is off to a 10-0 start for the 4th time in program history and first time since 2011-12 (17-0).
- Baylor and Jackson State played the first ever Division I basketball game at Fort Hood.
- Baylor's 135 wins since 2011-12 are second-most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (157).
- Baylor and Jackson State met for the 8th time ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the Bears are 8-0 all-time in the series.
- Baylor is 52-0 all-time against current SWAC teams.
- Baylor is 31-9 all-time when top-10 ranked.
- Baylor's starting lineup was Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Manu Lecomte, Ishmail Wainright, Al Freeman, and Johnathan Motley ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the group is 9-0 on the season as a starting unit.
- Baylor has won all 10 games this season by at least 3 points.
- Drew, the program's all-time win leader, is in his 15th season overall (279-183) and 14th at Baylor (259-172).
- Drew is 226-103 since 2007-08 ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the first year he had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 20-1 in December games since 2013.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor opened 1st 10:52 of the 2nd half on a 29-9 run to take control of the game.
- Baylor outscored Jackson State 45-25 in the 2nd half.
- Baylor closed the first half on a 9-0 run to extend a 43-26 lead to 26 points (52-26) over the final 2:08.
- Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 810 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 6-0 this season when leading at halftime.
- Baylor has won by double-digits in 34 of its last 40 non-conference home games, including 26 of the last 29 games.
- Baylor is 230-23 under Drew when shooting a higher percentage than its opponent and 9-0 this season.
- Baylor led in bench scoring (29-3) and points in the paint (30-14).
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Al Freeman (season-high 19 points) scored in double figures for the 7th time this season, 34th time in his career and 4th straight game.
- Freeman made a career-high 5 three-point field goals on a career-high-tying 8 attempts.
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (career-high 17 points) scored in double figures for the 6th time in his career and 3rd game in a row.
- Lual-Acuil Jr. tied a career-high with 6 made field goals while setting career highs in free throws made (5) and attempted (10).
- Lual-Acuil Jr. (5 blocks) has tallied at least 2 blocks in 9 of 10 games this season.
- King McClure set career highs with 5 free throws made and attempted.
- Johnathan Motley tied a career-high with 4 assists.
- Nuni Omot attempted his 1st 4 career free throws and made them all.




















