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Gameday Thread: Baylor Heads West To Face Utah

January 24, 2025
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Baylor (12-6, 4-3) travels to Salt Lake City for a game against Utah (11-7, 3-4) on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. CST. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Predictions

KenPom: Baylor 74, Utah 72

Torvik: Baylor 73, Utah 70

Evan Miyakawa: Baylor 77, Utah 69

Haslemetrics: Baylor 74, Utah 68


Coaches

Utah: Craig Smith (52); 286-165 (61-57 at Utah); 2 NCAAs

Baylor: Scott Drew (54); 478-261 overall (458-250 at Baylor); 12 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head: 1-0 Drew


Utah Starters

  • Guard: Mike Sharavjamts (Jr.) 6-9 195 lbs; 7 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 44% FG; 36% 3pt; 60% FT 
  • Guard: Gabe Madsen (Sr.) 6-6 200 lbs; 15 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 39% FG; 32% 3pt 86% FT
  • Forward: Ezra Ausar (Jr.) 6-8 240 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 51% FG; 60% FT
  • Forward: Jake Wahlin (So.) 6-10 210 lbs; 6 ppg; 5 reb; 46% FG; 35% 3pt; 63% FT
  • Forward: Lawson Lovering (Sr.) 7-1 245 lbs; 10 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 65% FG; 42% FT

Utah Bench

  • Forward: Keanu Dawes (So.) 6-9 220 lbs; 8 ppg; 5 reb; 65% FG; 32% 3pt; 67% FT
  • Guard: Miro Little (So.) 6-3 195 lbs; 6 ppg; 4 reb; 4 asst; 34% FG; 29% 3pt; 71% FT
  • Guard: Mason Madsen (Sr.) 6-4 195 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 40% FG; 42% 3pt; 64% FT
  • Forward: Caleb Lohner (Sr.) 6-7 250 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 reb; 51% FG; 31% FT

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Jayden Nunn (Sr.) 6-4 190 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 40% FG; 45% 3pt; 64% FT
  • Guard: Rob Wright (Fr.) 6-1 180 lbs; 12 ppg; 5 asst; 46% FG; 38% 3pt; 76% FT
  • Guard: VJ Edgecombe (Fr.) 6-5 190 lbs; 14 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 2 st; 43% FG; 33% 3pt 78% FT
  • Forward: Norchad Omier (Sr.) 6-7 245 lbs; 15 ppg; 10 reb; 58% FG; 30% 3pt; 71% FT
  • Forward: Josh Ojianwuna (Jr.) 6-10 255 lbs; 8 ppg; 7 reb; 75% FG; 63% FT

Baylor Bench

  • *Guard: Jeremy Roach (Sr.) 6-2 180 lbs; 12 ppg; 4 asst; 41% FG; 35% 3pt; 70% FT
  • *Guard: Langston Love (Jr.) 6-5 215 lbs; 7 ppg; 3 reb; 36% FG; 29% 3pt; 75% FT 
  • Forward: Jalen Celestine (Sr.) 6-7 215 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 40% 3pt; 93% FT
  • Forward: Jason Asemota (FR) 6-8 200 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 32% FG; 22% 3pt; 33% FT
  • *questionable with injury*
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Gameday Thread: Baylor Heads West To Face Utah

9,724 Views | 152 Replies | Last: 1 day ago by Stefano DiMera
Stefano DiMera
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Rick Majerus is rolling in his grave.
Big12Fan2024
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VJ picks up the automatic double team with any drive to the basket and leaves someone open. Keep it up!
Big12Fan2024
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Asemota with 3 fouls
Wright with 2
Edgecombe with 2

KIA
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3 fouls on Asemota. 2 each for Edgecomb and Wright. Who is our 8th player if we have multiple foul outs?
Quinton
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Wright clanking wide open 3s. Need those. Team getting really soft after up 12. Last few minutes is why this is such a mediocre team right now. Should be up 15-20.
Johnny Bear
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Big12Fan2024 said:

Asemota with 3 fouls
Wright with 2
Edgecombe with 2


Hope this doesn't come back to bite us in the second half.
IowaBear
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This is what happened vs TCU. We should have easily been up 15 at the break in that game.
Can't let Utah hang around especially with all the foul trouble
Big12Fan2024
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Omier now picks up his 2nd.

This is not good.
Big12Fan2024
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VJ taking over again? Wow.
Johnny Bear
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Utes in the double bonus at the 6:22 mark
BBWCBear
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IowaBear said:

Love will play again this season. He'll just get hurt his first game back. Par for the course with him


My first BU BB game to watch. I know Love is out with injury. Is it a reoccurring injury or something different? As someone stated, he's probably done after this year.
Big12Fan2024
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Josh picks up his 2nd on a questionable call.
gbfell
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VJs 3-pt shooting has really improved.
Johnny Bear
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Geez 4 fouls on Asemota.
Quinton
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Vj going off. Special potential. Love Omier but dudes ball security is really loose at times
Big12Fan2024
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Johnny Bear said:

Geez 4 fouls on Asemota.
They gave it to Josh instead. His 2nd.
Johnny Bear
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Big12Fan2024 said:

Johnny Bear said:

Geez 4 fouls on Asemota.
They gave it to Josh instead. His 2nd.

Good.
Killing Floor
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Crappy ball handling in both directions. Do better.
Let’s Go!
Stefano DiMera
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1-17 for Utah..and half are bunnies

Haven't made a fg in 9 minutes
Big12Fan2024
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I don't understand what's happened to the earlier season, particularly UConn, version of Robert Wright. He was so good at creating for others and handling the ball. He's looked shaky running the offense for the past few games.
Johnny Bear
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Wright is really in a slump lately.
IowaBear
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Freshman slump. At some point he'll break out of it
Stefano DiMera
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Freshman wall .

And now we're placing more on him with starter's minutes.

He'll figure it out. Too talented not to.
Big12Fan2024
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Lotta bricks!
rileyroo
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Need to create more separation while Utah is clanking shots. Getting sloppy. Once again, thank goodness for VJ.
Quinton
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Ridiculous play again when up. Pathetic ball security and Wright/Nunn cannot knock down anything.

Drew needs to get after them right now like they're down. Should be up 20+ right now. Ripe for disaster with short bench
Johnny Bear
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Stefano DiMera said:

1-17 for Utah..and half are bunnies

Haven't made a fg in 9 minutes

And to cap it off they've been terrible from the free throw line.
Mitch Henessey
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VJ is a little sloppy with his passes right now. Should have 3 more layups that he's thrown away.
IowaBear
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Cannot let them cut into this lead even more before half.
Big12Fan2024
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Would be great to take a double digit lead into the half.
Big12Fan2024
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VJ's turnovers have results in 10 points for Utah so far.
Mitch Henessey
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Edgecombe running point is our most effective offense right now, but it's hit or miss. Either a bucket or a TO.
IowaBear
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Piss poor end to the half. Only up 6 with foul trouble everywhere.
True Grit
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Terrible finish to the half
True Grit
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No idea what Wright is doing.
 
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