Feb. 20, 2012
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#13/14 BAYLOR 77, TEXAS 72
FRANK ERWIN CENTER • AUSTIN, TEXAS
FEB. 20, 2012 • ATTENDANCE: 14,501
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Baylor has been ranked in the Top 15 for a program-record 16 consecutive weeks.
• Baylor is 56-20 - 55-19 in the Scott Drew era - when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, 49-15 when ranked in the USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches Top 25 and 47-14 all-time when ranked simultaneously in both polls.
• Since the start of the 2007-08 season, Baylor is 114-52 and has made three postseason appearances (2008 NCAA, 2009 NIT, 2010 NCAA) and posted three 20-win seasons (135 wins in first 11 seasons of Big 12 era).
• Monday was the 93rd victory for Baylor's senior class of Quincy Acy, Anthony Jones and Fred Ellis.
• Baylor has won 11 games away from home this season and six Big 12 road games.
• Monday was only its third win in Austin in the Big 12 era.
• Baylor has swept the regular-season series with Texas for only the third time in the Big 12 era and second time in the last 3 seasons.
• Drew is the third coach in school history with 150 or more career wins as Baylor head coach.
• Baylor improved to 2-5 all-time on ESPN Big Monday, snapping a five-game losing streak. It's first ESPN Big Monday win since Feb. 21, 2001.
• Monday was the 238th series meeting between Baylor and Texas, the most-played basketball rivalry for both schools. Texas leads the all-time series 157-81 and 85-28 for games played in Austin.
• Baylor is 9-27 against Texas in the Big 12 era series, while head coach Scott Drew is 6-15 all-time against the Longhorns.
• Monday is the fifth time in the series that Baylor is ranked.
• Baylor is 14-4 in its last 17 games against its three in-state Big 12 opponents -- Texas A&M (5-1), Texas Tech (4-1) and Texas (4-2). Baylor is 5-0 against Texas Big 12 schools this season. (Prior to its recent in-state success, the Bears were a combined 10-27 in Scott Drew's first six seasons at Baylor.)
• Baylor has swept Texas and Texas A&M in the same season for only the fifth time and the first time since 1970-71.
• Baylor is 11-2 away from home this season. In the last five seasons under ninth-year head coach Scott Drew, Baylor has won 26 true road and 20 neutral-site games -- a combined 46-35 record away from home.
• Baylor is 42-37 in Big 12 games in the last five seasons and has tallied the four highest Big 12 win totals in program history during that span -- 11 in 2009-10, 9 in 2007-08, 9 in 2011-12 and 7 in 2010-11.
• Baylor is 8-2 in games decided by 5 points or fewer this season.
TEAM NOTES
• Baylor extended its 3-pointer streak to 647 games (second-longest active streak in Big 12) - dating to Feb. 21, 1990.
• Baylor trailed at the half for the fourth time in the last five games and eighth time this season. Baylor is 3-5 when trailing at the half this season.
• The 10-point halftime deficit is the largest Baylor has faced this season.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
• Senior F Quincy Acy played his 129th career game, tied for third all-time at Baylor with former teammate Josh Lomers.
• Acy played in his 63rd career Big 12 game, one shy of tying the school record.
• Acy has scored in double figures in 12 of his last 13 games.
• With 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, Acy has 7 double-doubles this season and 16 for his career (Baylor 13-3 in those games).
• Acy established a career high with 16 rebounds.
• Acy posted his seventh career 20-point game, finishing 3 points shy of tying his career high.
• Sophomore F Brady Heslip has made a 3FG is 26 of 28 games this season.
• Heslip has hit 2+ 3FG in 20 games this season and has 7 games with 4+ 3FG.
• Junior G Pierre Jackson moved into seventh place on Baylor's single-season assists list.
• Jackson had a career-high 25 points - his third 20-point game of the season.
