For the record
It took some time for Big 12 officials to calculate all the records set in last Wednesday night’s quintuple overtime game between Baylor and Texas A&M, which the visiting Bears won 116-110.
Here’s the list, with some extra notes to ponder:
A RECORD SETTING NIGHT AT REED ARENA
BAYLOR 116, TEXAS A&M 110 (5 OVERTIMES)
The Baylor at Texas A&M contest was the first time in 196 meetings between the two schools that BOTH were nationally-ranked when the game was played.
The series now stands with Texas A&M holding a 124-72 advantage
RECORDS
Numerous individual and team records were set in a contest that saw 17 ties and 20 lead changes. The time of the game was more than 3½ hours.
• Longest game in Big 12, Baylor and Texas A&M men’s basketball history
• Third game in league history to go three overtimes or more
- Missouri 112, Iowa State 109 (4ot) – January 13, 2001
- Oklahoma State 105, Texas 103 (3ot) – January 16, 2007
• Baylor sets a Big 12 record for most points in a conference game
[Old record: Kansas 114 vs. Colorado on Jan. 15, 1997]
• Big 12 record for most combined points (226) in a league game.
[Previous record 221 - MU 112, ISU 109 - Jan. 13, 2001]
• Big 12 overall and conference game record for free throws attempted by Texas A&M (59)
• Big 12 overall and conference game record for rebounds by Baylor (70)
[Both teams topped the previous conference game record of 62 by Colorado against Texas Tech on Feb. 11, 1998. A&M grabbed 64 rebounds]
• Big 12 overall and conference game record for free throws attempted by Texas A&M (59)
• Big 12 overall and conference game record for field goals attempted by Baylor (97)
[Both teams surpassed the previous record of 90 by Missouri against Iowa State on Jan. 13, 2001. A&M attempted 94 field goals]
• Big 12 conference game record for free throws made was tied by Baylor (39).
[Record: Kansas State made 39 vs. Baylor on Feb. 13, 1999]
• Josh Carter and Donald Sloan of Texas A&M set a Big 12 overall and conference game record for minutes played (57). [Previous record: 56 minutes - Clarence Gilbert, MU vs. ISU, 1-13-01]
• Curtis Jerrells of Baylor set a Big 12 overall and conference game record for free throws made (20).
[Previous record: 18 - Four times]
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
• Five players in double figures for Texas A&M
Four players in double figures for Baylor
• Three Texas A&M players had 55+ minutes in the game
One Baylor player registered 50+ minutes
• Teams combined to shoot 106 free throws in the contest.
• Five Baylor players fouled out
Three Texas A&M players fouled out
BAYLOR NOTES
• Earlier this year, Baylor stopped a 25-game overall road losing streak and a 25-game conference road losing
streak. This season, the Bears are 7-1 away from home (4-0 road, 3-1 neutral)
• Baylor’s win snaps a streak of six straight losses to Texas A&M.
• The Bears are 6-0 this season when trailing at halftime.
• Baylor connected on its last 13 free throw attempts, including a perfect 11-for-11 in the fifth overtime.
• The Bears made 24-of-28 (83.0%) free throws over the five overtimes.
• Baylor’s 16 wins this season eclipses its win total from 2006-07 (15-16 overall) and marks the most wins in
the Scott Drew Era; also the most wins since winning 19 in 2000-01 (last postseason berth – NIT).
• Baylor made more free throws (39) than field goals (35).
• The Bears’ last win over the Aggies was a 67-61 overtime victory in College Station during the 2003-04
season (Scott Drew’s first at Baylor).
• Baylor’s win over No. 18 Texas A&M is the first over a ranked team this season and first since beating No.
13/14 Oklahoma State, 74-72, in 2002-03. The win snaps a string of 29 straight losses to ranked opponents.
• Baylor has won four straight true road games, but lost 35 of 37 prior (dating to 2002-03).
• Baylor is 2-0 in Big 12 road games this season (lost 25 straight before this season).
• The Bears win consecutive road games for first time since 2002-03 (wins at Oklahoma State, at K-State).
• Baylor’s 16-2 start is its best since the Bears began 24-2 in 1945-46 (SWC champs).
• The 4-0 league start is Baylor’s best start in Big 12 play since opening 5-0 in 1997-98.
• Trailing 22-8 with 10:35 remaining in the first half, Baylor put together a 12-0 run over 2:45 minutes to cut the
score to 22-20 with 7:50 remaining.
• Facing a 50-49 deficit, Baylor outscored Texas A&M 11-1 over the next 4:45 to build a 60-51 lead, its largest
lead of the game.
• Texas A&M made 36-of-59 free throws (61.0%). Baylor’s Big 12 opponents are shooting a collective 60.9%
(84-for-138) from the free throw stripe against the Bears this season.
Individual
• With 19 points and 18 rebounds, Kevin Rogers tallied a double-double for the second straight game. He
records consecutive double-doubles for the second time this season (all four on the road – at South Carolina,
at Southern, at Nebraska, at Texas A&M). The 18 rebounds also represent a career high.
• Curtis Jerrells scored a career-high 36 points, including 20-for-24 at the free throw line. He also recorded a
career-high eight assists to only two turnovers in 53 minutes (4.0 assist-to-turnover ratio).
• Aaron Bruce tallied a season high 20 points.
• LaceDarius Dunn recorded a career high 10 rebounds.
• Mamadou Diene recorded three blocked shots (has recorded 3 blocks in all four Big 12 games). He has 16
blocks over the last six games.
TEXAS A&M NOTES
• The loss ended A&M’s 15-game home winning streak, which was the 10th longest in the nation.
• A&M had won 36 of its last 37 home games and 12 of its last 13 Big 12 home games.
• A&M’s 110 points were its most ever in a loss.
• Bryan Davis scored a career-high 30 points with a career-best 14 rebounds, his first career double-double. It
was a season-high for an A&M player in both categories.
• Donald Sloan tied his career high with 18 points and set a career-best with seven rebounds. His seven assists
were one shy of his career high.
• Josh Carter scored 15 points and matched his career high with 10 rebounds, his second career doubledouble
and first this year.
• Joseph Jones scored 13 points with eight rebounds and made 9-of-11 free throws.
• Dominique Kirk scored 13 points with four rebounds, five assists and three steals.
• DeAndre Jordan scored eight points with eight rebounds and two blocks.
• Curtis Jerrells made 20-of-24 free throws, the most by an opposing player against A&M since Baylor’s David
Wesley made 20-of-25 in 1992.
• A&M’s 64 rebounds were their most in a game since it had 66 against UNLV in 1978-79.
• Baylor’s 70 rebounds were the second-most ever by an A&M opponent (79 by TCU in 1966-67).
• A&M’s 36 free throws made were the third-most in school history and the most since it made 40 against
Arkansas in 1957-58.
• A&M’s 59 free throw attempts were the second-most in school history (67 vs. Pepperdine in 1954-55).
• Baylor’s 39 free throws made were fourth-most ever by an A&M opponent since TCU made 40 in 1954-55.
• Baylor’s 38 fouls were the most ever by an A&M opponent.
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