Baylor started Big 12 play 3-0 for the 2nd consecutive season and 4th time in the league's 17-year history.
Baylor now leads the all-time series, 90-81, including a 50-38 mark in games played in Waco.
The teams met for the first time in the Scott Drew era - last previous meeting was Dec. 7, 2002.
Baylor has now won 14 straight games vs. in-state opponents, including a 4-0 mark this season.
Baylor is 18-4 in its last 22 games against in-state Big 12 opponents - TTU (6-1), UT (6-2), TAMU (5-1), TCU (1-0).
The starting lineup of Jackson, Heslip, Walton, Jefferson and Austin is now 10-3 on the year.
BU is 2-4 this season and 31-103 in the Drew era when trailing at halftime.
In the month of January, Baylor is 36-39 in the Scott Drew era, including a 21-8 record over the last four seasons.
Baylor has started 11-4 or better through its first 15 games in six consecutive seasons.
Team Notes
Baylor held TCU to 40 points in the game, the lowest total by a BU opponent in a Big 12 game in program history.
Baylor held TCU to 12 points in the paint - the fewest by a Baylor opponent this season.
Baylor held TCU to one field goal for a span of more than 10 minutes in the second half (13:18 to 2:54).
Baylor's 21 first-half points were its fewest in any half since scoring 20 points in the 2nd half of a 54-52 win against Mississippi State on Dec. 28, 2011.
Baylor 21 first-half points were its fewest at halftime since scoring 18 first-half points in a 69-61 loss at Kansas State on Jan. 24, 2011.
Baylor went on a 10-0 run from 13:04 to 10:28 in the second half, extending its lead from 32-30 to 42-30.
Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 672 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
Pierre Jackson (11 points) scored in double figures for a Big 12-leading 23rd consecutive game. He's averaging 18.6 points (427) and 6.3 assists (145) per game during the streak.
Jackson's 23-game double-figure scoring streak is the longest by a Baylor player since LaceDarius Dunn's 32-game streak that lasted from March 6, 2010 until Feb. 26, 2011.
Jackson (6 assists) now has 317 career assists, moving him past Jay Shakir (314) and David Wesley (316) for 7th place on Baylor's all-time list.
Jackson has hit at least one 3-pointer in 27 consecutive games, which is the 5th-longest streak in Baylor history.
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