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GAME CENTER: GAME 21
MEDIA INFORMATION
Date: Wed., Feb. 3, 2010
Tip-Off: 6:35 p.m. CST
Location: Waco, Texas
Arena: Ferrell Center (10,284)
Television: FOX Sports Southwest, ESPN Full Court
Talent: Greg Lucas (pxp), Jim Haller (analyst)
Available in Central Texas on FOX Sports Plus (Time Warner Digital Ch. 15, Grande Ch. 20) [Complete TV Listings]
SE Texas: FOX Sports Houston | Remainder of Texas: FOX Sports Plus
Radio: Baylor ISP Sports Network; ESPN/KRZI 1660 AM (Waco); FamilyNet/Sirius (Ch. 161)
Talent: John Morris (pxp), Pat Nunley (analyst)
Baylor Record When Ranked in AP Poll: 13-8
Series: Iowa State leads 11-7
Live Stats: www.BaylorBears.com
Audio Web Stream: www.BaylorBears.com
Video Web Stream: www.BaylorBears.com and www.ESPN360.com
In-Game Blog: www.BaylorBears.com
GAME DAY STORY LINES
• The 20th-ranked Baylor Bears (16-4, 3-3) will defend its highest national ranking of the season Wednesday when it hosts the Iowa State Cyclones (13-8, 2-4) in the Ferrell Center.
• Wednesday is the 19th series meeting between Baylor and Iowa State — and the first series meeting with Baylor ranked in the Top 25.
• Iowa State leads the all-time series, 11-7, and has won four of the last six meetings.
• Baylor is 14-25 (.359) in 39 regular season games against the Big 12 North in the Scott Drew era.
• Baylor has established a new single-season school record with 150 blocked shots.
• Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 571 consecutive games — the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 (Texas).
• Baylor is 13-8 (.619) — 12-7 (.632) in the Scott Drew era — when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 8-4 (.667) when ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll.
• No. 20/24 Baylor is ranked in the Top 25 in the month of February for only second time in school history (1969).
• Baylor is 23-6 (.793) in its last 29 games, dating back to the end of the 2008-09 regular season.
• Since posting a 21-53 record (.284) in Drew’s first three seasons, Baylor is 76-46 (.623) in its last 122 games.
• In their first nine games of 2010, the Bears are shooting 78.7 percent (144-of-183) from the free throw line.
• Tweety Carter has scored 73 points over the last three games — 23 vs. UMass; 23 vs. Kansas State; and 27 at Texas.
• Baylor ranks among the nation’s top 25 teams in six statistical categories: 4th in blocked shots per game (7.5), 5th in rebounding margin (+8.8), 5th in field goal percentage defense (36.6), 13th in scoring margin (+14.6), 13th in field goal percentage (49.0) and 17th in 3-point field goal percentage (39.7).
• Carter ranks in the top 75 nationally in four categories: 5th in assists per game (6.3), 32nd in 3-point field goals per game (2.9), 38th in 3-point field goal percentage (40.7) and 60th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.17).
• Ekpe Udoh ranks in the top 75 nationally in four categories: 3rd in triple-doubles (1.0), 5th in blocked shots per game (4.2), 11th in rebounds per game (10.7) and 20th in double-doubles (10.0).
• LaceDarius Dunn ranks in the top 75 nationally in four categories: 6th in 3-point field goals per game (3.3), 35th in 3-point field goal percentage (40.7), 52nd in scoring (18.4) and 71st in free throw percentage (83.5).
SERIES HISTORY
• Wednesday is the 19th series meeting between Baylor and Iowa State.
• Wednesday will be the first series meeting with Baylor ranked in the Top 25.
• Iowa State leads the all-time series, 11-7, and has won four of the last six meetings.
• Iowa State leads the Big 12-era series, 10-6.
• Baylor has won six of the seven series meetings in Waco, including four straight.
• Head coach Scott Drew is 3-4 all-time vs. Iowa State.
BAYLOR MORE SUCCESSFUL AGAINST BIG 12 NORTH
• Since the 2000-01 season, Baylor has had much more success against Big 12 North schools than those in the South. Baylor is 23-34 (.404) the last nine seasons vs. Northern schools in the regular season and just 20-72 (.217) against the South.
• Baylor is 14-25 (.359) in 39 regular season games against the Big 12 North in the Scott Drew era. In the seven previous Big 12 seasons prior to Drew’s arrival, the Bears were 15-28 (.349) against Northern schools.
• The Bears are 3-0 against Big 12 South schools and 0-3 against Big 12 North schools this season.
BAYLOR IN BIG 12 HOME GAMES
• Baylor is 13-8 (.619) in its last 21 Big 12 Conference home games.
• Baylor is 8-5 (.615) in Big 12 home games over the last two-plus seasons.
BAYLOR AS A NATIONALLY RANKED TEAM
• Baylor is 13-8 (.619) — 12-7 (.632) in the Scott Drew era — when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll and 8-4 (.667) when ranked in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top 25 Poll.
• Baylor is 7-3 (.700) all-time — all 10 games have been in the last two seasons — when ranked simultaneously in both polls.
• Baylor is 10-4 (.714) at home when nationally ranked in either poll.
• Baylor is 3-2 (.600) when ranked in the top 20 of the AP Top 25 Poll.
• Baylor’s No. 20 ranking in this week’s AP Top 25 Poll is its highest since being ranked No. 19 for the week of Dec. 29, 2008.
A FEBRUARY SECOND
• No. 20 (AP)/No. 24 (ESPN/USA Today) Baylor is ranked in the Top 25 in the month of February for only the second time in school history.
• Baylor was ranked No. 19 in the AP Top 20 Poll for the week of Feb. 11, 1969. That week, the Bears posted their first win as a nationally ranked team.
• Baylor is 1-1 all-time as a nationally ranked team in the month of February.
A BAYLOR WIN WOULD...
• Be its first against a Big 12 North school this season.
• Be its fifth straight win over Iowa State in Waco.
• Be its 11th home win of the season.
• Be its fourth Big 12 win of the season.
• Be its first win as a Top 25 team in the month of February since Feb. 15, 1969, vs. Texas (63-58) in Waco.
• Be its first win as a Top 20 team since Dec. 31, 2008, vs. Jackson State (113-78) in Waco.
• Improve its record to 4-2 when ranked in the top 20 of the AP Top 25 Poll.
• Be its 13th in the last 16 games.
• Be its 14th as a ranked team in the Scott Drew era.
• Be Drew’s fourth vs. Iowa State.
• Improve its record to 24-6 in its last 30 games.
• Improve its record in February to 12-35 in the Drew era.
• Be Baylor’s third straight February home win.
UP NEXT
• The Bears head to College Station, Texas, to face the Texas A&M Aggies for the 200th installment of the Battle of the Brazos series Saturday. Tip-off is set for 3 p.m. in Reed Arena on the Big 12 Network.
• Saturday will mark the third consecutive season that Baylor visits Texas A&M ranked in the Top 25.
50-50 SHOOTING
• Baylor is 6-1 this season (50-6 in Scott Drew era) when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor (lone loss Jan. 20 at Kansas).
• Baylor is 0-2 this season (5-50 in Drew era) when opponents shoot 50 percent or better from the floor (Colorado, Kansas State).
• Baylor is 9-1 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from the floor in the second half.
• Baylor is 16-3 this season when opponents shoot less than 50 percent from the floor in the second half.
• Baylor is 5-0 this season when shooting 50 percent or better from 3-point range.
• Baylor is 0-1 this season when opponents shoot 50 percent or better from 3-point range (Kansas State).
STREAKS ARE MADE TO BE SET (AND BROKEN)
• Baylor has been ranked in the AP Top 25 Poll for four consecutive weeks — the second-longest streak in program history.
• BU established a Ferrell Center record this season with 11 consecutive home wins. The win streak was snapped Jan. 26 vs. Kansas State.
• Baylor snapped its 30-game losing streak to Oklahoma with a 91-60 rout Jan. 9 in Waco.
• Less than a year after snapping its 24-game series losing streak to Texas, Baylor snapped an 11-game losing streak to the Longhorns in Austin with an 80-77 OT win Jan. 30.
• Baylor has won 15 or more games in four consecutive seasons for just the second time in school history.
• LaceDarius Dunn scored 20 or more points in four consecutive games (Jan. 9-20, 2010).
• Tweety Carter scored 20 or more points in three consecutive games two different times (Nov. 29-Dec. 15, 2009; Jan. 23, 2010-present).
• Carter has made a 3-point field goal in 15 consecutive games.
• Ekpe Udoh is the only Bear who has recorded at least one assist in all 20 games this season.
• Udoh has recorded at least one block in 24 consecutive games, including the last four contests of the 2007-08 season at Michigan.
NEW YEAR YIELDS BETTER FREE THROW SHOOTING
• As a team, Baylor’s free throw shooting has improved drastically over the course of the season, especially since the start of 2010.
• In 11 games before the new year, Baylor was shooting 62.4 percent (148-of-237) from the free throw line with only player — Tweety Carter (82.6 percent) — shooting better than 80 percent.
• In their first nine games of 2010, the Bears are shooting 78.7 percent (144-of-183) from the free throw line with four players shooting 80 percent or better — LaceDarius Dunn (88.6), Anthony Jones (83.3), Carter (82.1) and Ekpe Udoh (80.5 percent).
• Udoh, Jones and Quincy Acy have all produced much improved free throw percentages. Udoh has improved his free throw shooting by 22 percentage points from 58.0 percent (29-of-50) in 2009 to 80.5 percent (33-of-41) in 2010. Jones has seen his shooting improve by more than 30 points from 52.6 percent (10-of-19) to 83.3 percent (10-of-12). Acy’s free throw percentage has jumped from 50.0 percent (11-of-22) in the first 11 games to 70.0 percent (14-of-20) over the last nine contests.
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