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BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP, SEMIFINALS

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor's 22 wins are the 10th-most in program history and BU's fifth-straight season with 22-plus.
- Baylor is now 17-8 over the last five years in postseason (conference and national) tournaments (29-13 over the last 8 seasons).
- Baylor is now 4-2 in its last 6 games away from Waco and 7-3 over its last 10 (1-1 neutral, 6-2 true road).
- Baylor is now 17-11 over the last four seasons in March and April.
- Scott Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 14th season overall (270-182) and 13th at Baylor (250-171).

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP NOTES
- Baylor is now 16-19 all-time in Big 12 Championship play (Bears have won 7 of last 12 games in championship play).
- Baylor has won 5 of 8 Big 12 Championship games played over the last three seasons.
- Baylor is now 3-4 all-time in Big 12 Championship semifinal games.
- Baylor is now 12-12 in Big 12 Championship under Scott Drew (Drew ranks 6th on all-time Championship coaching wins list w/ 12).
- Baylor is now 15-21 in tournament play in Kansas City (8-8 in the Sprint Center).
- Baylor is now 3-3 vs. No. 1 seeds in Big 12 Championship play.
- Rico Gathers and Taurean Prince played their 9th career game in the Big 12 Championships, tying a program record (with Tweety Carter '07-10 & Anthony Jones '09-12).

SERIES NOTES
- All-time series record: KU leads 27-4 / Tied 2-2 in Big 12 Championship play / Tied 2-2 all-time in neutral site games
- Baylor is now 3-19 vs. KU in the Scott Drew era.

GAME NOTES
- Baylor's bench outscored KU 19-15 on the night.
- Baylor shot 39% from the field and is 0-8 this season when shooting below 40% (also 22-3 when topping 40%).
- Baylor's record dropped to 18-2 in games it led at the half (led 23-21 tonight).
- Baylor started Al Freeman, Lester Medford, Johnathan Motley, Taurean Prince and Ishmail Wainright for the 8th time this season ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" Baylor's record is 5-3 with that starting lineup.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Senior F Rico Gathers à ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
- with team-high 9 rebounds todayà ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
o 11th double-figure effort of season (BU 8-3 record), first since Jan. 23, and 50th of career. - scored 13 pointsà ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
o his 18th double-figure scoring game of the season & 53rd of career (BU 43-10 in those games).
- played his 140th career game, the second-highest total in program history (behind A.J. Walton's 141).

- Sophomore G Al Freeman à ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
- led team with 14 points, his 20th double-figure scoring output of the season (BU now 22-5 in such games).

- Sophomore F Johnathan Motley à ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
- scored 13 pointsà ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
o his 16th double-figure scoring game this season & 24th of career (BU 19-5 in such games).
- led team with a career-high 3 steals

- Senior F Taurean Prince à ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
- led team with a career-high 3 blocks

- Senior G Lester Medford à ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
- with 2 assists todayà ¢Ã¢' ¬ ¦
o moved into 7th place on Baylor's career assists list (322, passed Aaron Bruce at 320).