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BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor is 12-12 all-time in 11 NCAA Tournament appearances.
- BU is 9-6 in seven NCAA Tournament appearances under Scott Drew.
- Baylor advanced to the NCAA Tournament Second Round for the 4th time in the last 8 seasons. The Bears went 3-0 in Second Round games to reach the Sweet 16 each of those years (2010, 2012, 2014).
- Baylor is now 6-5 all-time against New Mexico State, including 2-1 in neutral site games.
- Baylor is 34-47 since 2011-12 when tied for trailing at halftime.
- Drew, the program's all-time win leader, is in his 15th season overall (296-190) and 14th at BU (276-179).
- Drew is 242-110 since 2007-08 -- the first year he had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 151-63 since 2011-12.
- Baylor is 30-15 in postseason tournaments (conference, national) over the last nine seasons.

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor's 91 points were its most in any NCAA Tournament game -- the previous record was 85 vs. Creighton in the 2014 Second Round.
- BU also set school NCAA Tournament records for field goals made (35) and free throw percentage (.895).
- Baylor is 48-9 since 2015-16 when taking a lead at any point in the second half.
- Baylor is 9-2 this season when trailing at halftime.
- Baylor faced a second-half deficit and came back to win for the 12th time this season.
- Baylor made 14-of-14 free throws in the second half and shot 89.5 percent for the game (17-of-19).
- Baylor had 5 double-figure scorers for the first time since Dec. 21, 2016, vs. Southern.
- Baylor scored 53 2nd-half points, its most in any half vs. a Division I opponent this season.
- Baylor's starting lineup was Jo Lual-Acuil Jr., Manu Lecomte, Ishmail Wainright, King McClure and Johnathan Motley -- the group is 5-3 on the season as a starting unit.
- Baylor had 25 bench points in the first half -- 13 from Al Freeman and 12 from Terry Maston.
- Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 833 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 (15 points, 10 rebounds) had his 14th double-double of the season, tying for 6th-most in a season in program history. It was his 19th career double-double, tied for 10th-most in program history.
- Motley (15 points) scored in double figures for the 28th time this season, 16th game in a row and 53rd time in his career. His 10 rebounds were the 15th time this season and 20th career in double-figures.
- Motley has double-doubles in 12 of his last 22 games and leads the Big 12 with 14 on the season.
- Motley now has 316 rebounds on the season, 7th-most in program history.
- Jake Lindsey (5 assists) posted his 7th game this season and 10th of his career with 5+ assists.
- Lindsey has 16 assists and 0 turnovers in 56 minutes over his last 2 games.
- Al Freeman (season-high 21 points) scored in double-figures for the 16th time this season and 43rd time in his career.
- Freeman scored 20+ points for the 1st time this season and 6th time in his career.
- Manu Lecomte (10 points) scored in double-figures for the 20th time this season and 45th time in his Division I career.
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. (16 points) scored in double-figures for the 19th time this season.
- Lual-Acuil had 3 blocks, tied for 2nd-most in school history in an NCAA Tournament game.
- Ishmail Wainright played in his 130th career game, tying Cory Jefferson for 6th-most in BU history.
- Terry Maston (19 points) scored in double-figures for the 9th time this season and 17th time in his career.
- Maston made a career-high 9 field goals on a career-high-tying 12 attempts.
- Maston also tied his season-high with 9 rebounds.