Baylor, TCU Postgame Notes
2/11/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Feb. 11, 2017
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 7,906
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor improved to 22-3, giving the program its best-ever record through 25 games. Baylor also improved to 9-3 in Big 12 play, its best-ever record through 12 Big 12 games.
- Saturday was the 181st all-time series meeting. Today's defeat of TCU marked Baylor's 100th program win over TCU, the Bears lead the all-time series meeting 100-81, including a 54-38 mark in Waco.
- Baylor's 147 wins since 2011-12 is the Big 12's second-most wins in that span behind only Kansas (169).
- Baylor is 43-12 all-time when top-10 ranked.
- Baylor claimed their 6th straight season with 22+ wins -- only 19 teams had 22+ wins from 2012-16.
- Baylor allowed a season-low 17 first-half points for the third time this year (17 at OU on 12/30, 17 vs. SHSU on 11/30).
- Baylor held TCU to its lowest-scoring half of the season (17 points). Previous low for TCU was this season vs. Baylor in Fort Worth on 1/21 (25 points).
- Baylor has won all 11 Big 12 meetings vs. TCU by at least 7 points, including going 5-0 in Waco, and defeated TCU by a combined 27 points in their two matchups this season.
- Baylor began the game on a 17-6 run, with 9:34 remaining in the first half.
- Baylor's starting lineup was Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Manu Lecomte, Ishmail Wainright, King McClure and Johnathan Motley -- the group is 3-0 on the season as a starting unit.
- Drew, the program's all-time win leader, is in his 15th season overall (292-186) and 14th at Baylor (272-175).
- Drew is 238-106 since 2007-08 -- the first year he had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 147-59 since 2011-12.
- Baylor is 92-74 in Big 12 play since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 seasons.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor is now 115-14 when leading at the break since 2011-12.
- Baylor is 15-1 this season when leading at the half.
- Baylor is 16-0 this season when scoring 70-plus points, and 5-0 in Big 12 play.
- Baylor is 10-1 this season when holding opponents to fewer than 60 points.
- Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 825 consecutive games -- 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.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Johnathan Motley (25 points) scored in double figures for the 20th time this season, 8th game in a row, and 45th time in his career. It was his 7th game this season and the 16th of his career with 20+ points. Baylor is 37-8 when Motley scores in double-digits.
- Motley was named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 prior to the game.
- King McClure (13 points) played a season-high 25 minutes in his 3rd career start. It was his 5th double-digit scoring game of the season and the 11th of his career.
- Manu Lecomte (17 points) had his 15th double-digit scoring game of the season and 40th of his Division I career, he also had his 8th game this season scoring 17 or more points. Baylor 8-0 when Lecomte scores 17+ points.
- Lecomte went 3-of-6 from 3-point range, extending his streak to 11 straight games with at least one 3-pointer made. He's made at least 3 treys in each of his last 5 games, combined to go 18-of-34 in that stretch.
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. had 3 blocks, tying his most in a Big 12 game, and has had 3 or more blocks in four of the past five games.
- Ishmail Wainright won his 86th career game as a Baylor Bear, tying Taurean Prince for 7th-most in program history.
- Wainright had his fifth game this season with 5+ points, rebounds, and assists. Baylor is 5-0 when Wainright reaches this mark.
