Baylor, Texas Tech Postgame Notes
2/17/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 10,627
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Saturday's sell-out crowd of 10,627 ties the largest attended game in arena history. 1,636 students attended Saturday's game.
- Saturday was the 136th all-time series meeting dating back to 1937. BU is 18-12 against Texas Tech under head coach Scott Drew.
- Baylor holds a 36-27 mark against Texas Tech in Waco.
- Baylor is 18-8 vs. Texas Tech since 2006 and has won 11 of its last 13 games vs. Texas Tech in Waco.
- Baylor has won 16+ games for a school-record 11th consecutive season -- the previous record was 2 straight.
- Scott Drew is in his 15th season at BU and is Baylor's all-time wins leader (294) -- he is 294-190 at BU and 314-201 overall in 16 seasons as a head coach.
- Baylor's 169 wins since 2011-12 are second most in the Big 12 behind only Kansas (198).
- Baylor is 260-121 since 2007-08, the first year Drew's staff had a full allotment of scholarships.
- Baylor is 102-83 in Big 12 play since 2008 after going 45-131 in the league's first 11 seasons.
- BU is 66-13 since 2015-16 when leading at any point in the second half of a game, including 15-4 this season.
- Baylor is 169-74 over the last seven seasons.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor is 1-2 this season when scoring less than 60 points and 9-49 in the Scott Drew era.
- Baylor is 5-1 this season when its opponent scored less than 60 points and 106-8 under Scott Drew.
- Baylor has won 5 consecutive Big 12 games for the first time since a 4-game streak in January 2017.
- Baylor's bench out-scored the Texas Tech bench 33-11 and has now out-scored opposing benches 186-60 over the last 5 games.
- Baylor won a one-possession game for the second time this season and for the second straight game. The Bears are 2-4 in one-possession games, with all six games in Big 12 play.
- Baylor had a halftime lead for the 4th consecutive game after not holding the advantage at the break in its previous 12 games dating back to Dec. 20 vs. Southern.
- Baylor has held its last three opponents to an average of 24.3 first-half points. The Bears limited Kansas to 20 first-half points last Saturday, held Texas to 22 first-half points on Monday and limited Texas Tech to 31 first-half points on Saturday.
- Baylor has allowed 24.3 first-half points per game in its last 3 games after allowing an average of 40 first-half points per game in the prior 6 games.
- The Bears are 13-0 this season when leading at the half and 131-16 when leading at the half since 2011-12.
- Baylor out-scored Texas Tech 28-24 in the paint. BU has won points in the paint in 25 of 27 games this season.
- Baylor has blocked at least one shot in 94 consecutive games, dating back to Nov. 16, 2015 vs. Oregon.
- Baylor has the Big 12's second longest active streak and the 12th longest nationally with at least one three-point field goal made in 862 consecutive games.
- Baylor started Manu Lecomte, Jake Lindsey, Mark Vital, Tristan Clark and Jo Lual-Acuil for the sixth consecutive game. The group is now 5-1 as a starting unit.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Jo Lual-Acuil Jr. matched a career-high 3 assists and recorded 3 assists for the second time this season.
- Lual-Acuil Jr. scored the final points of the game for the second straight contest.
- Manu Lecomte (10 points) scored in double-figures for the 22nd time this season and 68th time in his DI career.
- Jake Lindsey started for the 11th time in his career and for the sixth straight game.
- Terry Maston (24 points) scored in double-figures for the 10th time this season and 28th time in his career. He's come off the bench in all 99 career games played.
- Maston had 13 of his 24 points in the first half.
