March 9, 2007
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2007 Big 12 Championship - Quarterfinals
[11] Baylor 79 - [3] Texas 84 - March 9, 2007
Ford Center (Oklahoma City, Okla.) - Att.: 18,879
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
Baylor is now 5-10 in Big 12 Championship play, and 1-3 in the quarterfinals.
This is only Baylor's second loss when leading at halftime this season, both versus Texas (1-27-07, 42-36).
BU is 13-2 this season when leading at the half and 1-13 when trailing (2 ties).
Baylor has now lost 20 straight games to Texas dating back to an 80-75 win in Waco 2-21-98.
Sophomore Mamadou Diene recorded his first double-double of his career with a career-high 14 points, a career-high 12 rebounds, and career-high tying 4 free throws.
Freshman Tweety Carter dished out a career-high tying 5 assists.
With his team-high 19 points, sophomore Curtis Jerrells has scored in double digits in each of the last 14 games.
Underclassmen have led BU in scoring in 66 of the last 76 games.
11 seeds are now 2-11 in the Big 12 Championship (0-2 in quarterfinals).
Baylor has now lost 3 straight games to Texas by a combined 11 points.
UT now leads the all-time series 151-75.
Baylor's 15 wins this season is the most in Scott Drew's four years at the helm.
Junior Aaron Bruce is now 15th place on Baylor's career scoring list (1,060).
Mamadou Diene now ranks 7th place on Baylor's single-season blocks list (41).
Junior Mark Shepherd recorded a career-high tying 3 assists.
Sophomore Kevin Rogers fouled out for the 4th time this season.
Mamadou Diene fouled out for the 6th time this season.
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