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Baylor Postgame Notes
Baylor Postgame Notes

March 5, 2008

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Team Notes

·             One game after Baylor set a record with 7 players in double-figure scoring, the Bears had no player score 10-plus points. It is believed to be the first time in Baylor history that no players scored in double-digits in the shot-clock era.

·             Baylor connected on 21-of-63 (33.3%) field goal attempts, a season low field goal percentage. The Bears last shot a worse percentage last season against Kansas (30.3%, 20-66 FGs).

·             Tonight's loss by 14 points is Baylor's first loss of the year by more than 10 points (10 at Kansas, 10 at Oklahoma State).

·             The Bears tied a season high with 10 blocked shots (10 at Texas A&M). The 10 blocked shots are the most for Baylor in a regulation game since blocking 10 shots against Texas Southern last season. Baylor last reached double-figures in blocks in a regulation Big 12 contest against Iowa State at the 2000 Big 12 Tournament.

·             Baylor is 5-3 in its last 8 nationally televised games.

·             Baylor's 57 points is its lowest this season. The Bears entered the game leading the Big 12 with 82.0 points per game.

·             Texas A&M is Baylor's 2nd-most played rival - 197th meeting (A&M leads 125-72).

·             Tonight's attendance is the highest for a men's basketball in Ferrell Center history.

·             Baylor teams have made at least one 3-point field goal in 483 straight games.

 

Individual Notes

·             Mamadou Diene tied a career high with 6 blocked shots.

·             Delbert Simpson set a career high with 3 blocked shots.

·             Aaron Bruce moved into a tie for second place in Baylor history with 217 career made 3-pointers. He also moves into sixth place in Big 12 history with 133 made 3-pointers in Big 12 games.