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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

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rileyroo
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4:32p, 1/25/25
6 turnovers and I think 5 of them belong to VJ.
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In reply to IowaBear • 4:33p, 1/25/25
IowaBear said:
Piss poor end to the half. Only up 6 with foul trouble everywhere.
They changed that last 3 to a 2 so it's 7 but point is well taken. Should have walked off with a double digit lead.
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IowaBear
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4:34p, 1/25/25
Weight and Nunn have to step up in the 2nd half or I don't see the Bears hanging onto this lead
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4:35p, 1/25/25
Who are the PGs who would have been an additional reserve on this team if they hadn't transferred?

Bonner's eligibility would have expired, I think? Dantwan Grimes and Miro Little would have been reserve PGs on this team potentially? Am I forgetting anyone?
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4:37p, 1/25/25
Should be up around 17. Execution and coaching setting up a huge potential choke considering the short bench and altitude. Just can't ever play a complete half. Absolute must win.
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In reply to IowaBear • 4:38p, 1/25/25
IowaBear said:
Weight and Nunn have to step up in the 2nd half or I don't see the Bears hanging onto this lead
Wright and Nunn combined 2-13 from field, 0-6 from 3. Wright with 1 assist and 2 TOs as PG.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:41p, 1/25/25
Nunn gets all the flak around here. But Wright has been pretty terrible most of conference play
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In reply to IowaBear • 4:44p, 1/25/25
IowaBear said:
Love will play again this season. He'll just get hurt his first game back. Par for the course with him

Probably. I hop your wrong but it's a reasonable assessment. It's going to be difficult to have a great season with such a limited bench.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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In reply to historian • 4:45p, 1/25/25
Yeah I don't say that be negative about Love. Just usually what happens unfortunately
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4:46p, 1/25/25
Need to take care of business instead of trying to toy with them.
Let’s Go!
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4:49p, 1/25/25
There we go Bears
Let’s Go!
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:51p, 1/25/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
IowaBear said:
Weight and Nunn have to step up in the 2nd half or I don't see the Bears hanging onto this lead
Wright and Nunn combined 2-13 from field, 0-6 from 3. Wright with 1 assist and 2 TOs as PG.


Wright simply cannot buy a basket. Fortunately Nunn hit a wide open look
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4:52p, 1/25/25
This team has no killer instinct.
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4:52p, 1/25/25
I have a bad feeling we're going to bow out of the NCAA tourney in a very winnable game that we end up losing because of foul trouble and a super thin bench. I just hope it's not the first weekend.
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 4:54p, 1/25/25
Mitch Henessey said:
I have a bad feeling we're going to bow out of the NCAA tourney in a very winnable game that we end up losing because of foul trouble and a super thin bench. I just hope it's not the first weekend.

I hope it's not the first round.
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 4:55p, 1/25/25
I just hope we make the tournament. Get into the field of 68 would be a successful season. Anything more is gravy imo
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4:57p, 1/25/25
This team cannot seem to maintain high intensity.
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4:58p, 1/25/25
It feels like Utah is eventually gonna start hitting shots and that could present a big problem.
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In reply to IowaBear • 4:59p, 1/25/25
IowaBear said:
Yeah I don't say that be negative about Love. Just usually what happens unfortunately

I know. Unfortunately it's true
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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5:01p, 1/25/25
I hate it when our guys don't even try to rebound.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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5:02p, 1/25/25
VJ could end up with a double double, but unfortunately it would be double figure points and turnovers.
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In reply to IowaBear • 5:03p, 1/25/25
IowaBear said:
I just hope we make the tournament. Get into the field of 68 would be a successful season for this team and its many flaws. Anything more is gravy imo
This and fixt

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In reply to IowaBear • 5:08p, 1/25/25
IowaBear said:
I just hope we make the tournament. Get into the field of 68 would be a successful season. Anything more is gravy imo
I think we'd have to have 2-3 more games like the TCU game to be in danger of missing the tourney. We don't have a lot of signature wins (although the St. John's win is holding up nicely), but we don't have a bad loss outside of TCU.
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5:09p, 1/25/25
Still a lotta time left, but Utah is really bad. Short bench or not, we best not blow this.
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5:10p, 1/25/25
That was the earlier season Wright on that drive and lay in with the opposite hand.
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 5:11p, 1/25/25
My concern is handling business against the teams we should. TCU fell into that category. The reason that's important is because I don't see us beating anyone at the top of the league. Houston x2 Kansas AZ and Tech. Which makes holding serve in these types of games extra important
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5:12p, 1/25/25
Awful foul by Celestine there. If he just let it go, it's a shot clock violation.
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5:12p, 1/25/25
Celestine 4
Asemota 4
Omier 3


Will the European dude have to play?
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5:13p, 1/25/25
These announcers are annoying
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5:14p, 1/25/25
These refs are allergic to calling traveling on Utah.

That, and we're falling in love with the 3-ball again.
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5:14p, 1/25/25
There's still plenty of time left was us to blow this one.
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5:15p, 1/25/25
Perfect series to describe the season: running the offense through Omier in the corner for a 3 and then the opposite end a bad switch leaves Wright on a 6-9 guy under the basket.
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 5:16p, 1/25/25
Mitch Henessey said:
These refs are allergic to calling traveling on Utah.

That, and we're falling in love with the 3-ball again.
You could literally call traveling on Utah on almost every possession. Three different dudes take mulitple steps before dribbling every single time.
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5:17p, 1/25/25
This team plays really really dumb ball when leading. Almost impossible to come up with these crazy ways to blow possessions
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5:19p, 1/25/25
Wright, Nunn, and Edgecombe should be able to get to the rim at will. We're way better when those guys are attacking downhill.
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