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BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP, QUARTERFINALS

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor advances to the Big 12 Championship semifinals for the third straight season (6th time in last 8 years, 7th appearance all-time) and will face the [1]Kansas-[8]Kansas State winner Friday at 6 p.m.
- Baylor has reached 22 wins for the fifth straight season.
- Baylor is now 17-7 over the last five years in postseason (conference and national) tournaments (29-12 over the last 8 seasons).
- Baylor is now 17-10 over the last four seasons in March and April.
- With the win BU snapped a two-game losing streak (has not lost more than two straight since January 2014).
- Baylor is now 42-8 against in-state opponents since the start of the 2011-12 season, including 7-5 mark vs. UT / BU is 9-3 vs. Lone Star state teams this season.
- Scott Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 14th season overall (270-181) and 13th at Baylor (250-170).

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
- Baylor is now 16-18 all-time in Big 12 Championship play (Bears have won 7 of last 11 games in championship play).
- Baylor has won 5 of 7 Big 12 Championship games played over the last three seasons.
- Baylor is now 7-4 all-time in Big 12 Championship quarterfinal games.
- Baylor is now 12-11 in Big 12 Championship under Scott Drew (12 wins ranks Drew 6th on all-time Championship coaching wins list).
- Baylor is now 15-20 in tournament play in Kansas City (8-7 in the Sprint Center).
- Baylor is now 1-3 all-time vs. 4 seeds in Big 12 Championship play.

SERIES NOTES
- All-time series record: UT leads 162-86 / BU leads 4-2 all-time in Big 12 Championship play / Tied 8-8 all-time in neutral-site games
- Baylor won two of three games vs. Texas this season has won 4 of the last 6 in the series.
- The 248 games played makes this series the most-played rivalry for both schools.
- Baylor is now 11-20 vs. Texas in the Scott Drew era.

GAME NOTES
- Baylor outrebounded UT 46-27 today and is now 18-6 on the season when outrebounding its opponent.
- Baylor outshot UT 44%-38% today and is now 16-1 this season when outshooting opp.
- Baylor is now 18-3 this season when scoring 70-plus points.
- Baylor is 22-4 this season when Al Freeman scores in double-digits.
- Baylor shot 44% from the field and is 22-3 this season when topping 40% (also 0-7 when shooting below 40%).
- Baylor improved its record to 18-1 in games it led at the half (led 38-27 today).
- Baylor started Al Freeman, Lester Medford, Johnathan Motley, Taurean Prince and Ishmail Wainright for the 7th time this season ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor's record is 5-2 with that starting lineup.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Senior F Taurean Prince à ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
- led team with 24 points and 13 rebounds, his 6th double-double of the season and 9th of career. - with 24 points todayà ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
o moved into 13th place on Baylor's career scoring chart (1,284, passed Doug Brandt at 1,263).
o scored in double-digits for 15th straight game and 27th time this season.
o scored 22-plus for the 2nd time over the last 4 games.
- with team-high 13 rebounds todayà ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
o has totaled double-figure rebounds in two straight games.
o has averaged 10.0 rebounds over the last four games (8,9,10,13).
- dished out a team-high 4 assists today.

- Senior F Rico Gathers à ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
- scored 13 pointsà ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
o his first double-figure scoring game since February 1.
o his 17th double-figure scoring game of the season & 52nd of career (BU 43-9 in those games).
- played his 139th career game, tied for the second-highest total in school history (behind A.J. Walton's 141).
- with 3 FTs made today moved into 10th place tie on BU's career listing (342, with Doug Brandt).

- Sophomore G Al Freeman à ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
- finished with 12 points, his 19th double-figure scoring output of the season.