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Gameday Thread: 9-Seed Baylor Faces 1-Seed Duke with Trip to Sweet 16 On the Line

No. 9-seed Baylor (20-14) faces the No. 1-seed Duke Blue Devils (32-3) at 1:40 p.m. CST on Sunday, March 23 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The game will be televised on CBS.
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No. 9-seed Baylor (20-14) faces the No. 1-seed Duke Blue Devils (32-3) at 1:40 p.m. CST on Sunday, March 23 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The game will be televised on CBS.  

KenPom Prediction:  Duke 77, Baylor 66

Torvik Prediction: Duke 76, Baylor 65

Evan Miyakawa: Duke 79, Baylor 66

Haslametrics: Duke 76, Baylor 66

Coaches

Duke: Jon Scheyer (37); 86-21; 3 NCAAs; Sweet 16; Elite 8

Baylor: Scott Drew (54); 486-269 overall (466-258 at Baylor); 12 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head: 1-0 Scheyer

Duke Starters

  • Guard: Tyrese Proctor (So.) 6-6 185 lbs; 12 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 40% 3pt; 69% FT
  • Guard: Kon Knueppel (Fr.) 6-7 215 lbs; 14 ppg; 4 reb; 47% FG; 39% 3pt; 91% FT
  • Forward: Sion James (Sr.) 6-6 220 lbs; 9 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 52% FG; 41% 3pt; 83% FT
  • Forward: Cooper Flagg (Fr.) 6-9 205 lbs; 19 ppg; 8 reb; 4 asst; 49% FG; 37% 3pt; 83% FT
  • Forward: Khaman Maluach (Fr.) 7-2 250 lbs; 8 ppg; 7 reb; 70% FG; 75% FT

Duke Bench

  • Forward: Maliq Brown (Jr.) 6-9 225 lbs; 3 ppg; 4 reb; 37% FG; 38% FT
  • Forward: Mason Gillis (Sr.) 6-6 225 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 33% 3pt; 83% FT
  • Guard: Caleb Foster (So.) 6-5 200 lbs; 5 ppg; 2 reb; 41% FG; 34% 3pt; 67% FT
  • Guard: Isaiah Evans (Fr.) 6-6 175 lbs; 8 ppg; 44% FG; 42% 3pt; 81% FT

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Rob Wright (Fr.) 6-1 180 lbs; 12 ppg; 4 asst; 42% FG; 36% 3pt; 79% FT
  • Guard: VJ Edgecombe (Fr.) 6-5 190 lbs; 15 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst; 2 st; 43% FG; 35% 3pt 79% FT
  • Guard: Langston Love (Jr.) 6-5 215 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 39% FG; 32% 3pt; 89% FT 
  • Forward: Jalen Celestine (Sr.) 6-7 215 lbs; 7 ppg; 4 reb; 38% FG; 36% 3pt; 79% FT
  • Forward: Norchad Omier (Sr.) 6-7 245 lbs; 16 ppg; 11 reb; 56% FG; 29% 3pt; 75% FT

Baylor Bench

  • Guard: Jeremy Roach (Sr.) 6-2 180 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 asst; 38% FG; 34% 3pt; 69% FT
  • Guard: Jayden Nunn (Sr.) 6-4 190 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 41% 3pt; 63% FT
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Gameday Thread: 9-Seed Baylor Faces 1-Seed Duke with Trip to Sweet 16 On the Line

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In reply to Quinton • 3:43p, 3/23/25
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That team would destroy Gonzaga, Houston, Auburn or Tn. This Duke team could definitely keep it close but the 21' team probably wins.

Thamba was surprisingly good against true bigs and Vital/Jon would take turns on Flagg.



That 21 team may be the greatest of all time certainly of its era it's silly to compare other teams to it.
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3:44p, 3/23/25
Roach just put one hell of a move on Flagg. Flagg had no idea where he went
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 3:44p, 3/23/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
Sit back and watch in the second half. If Duke can get the lead to 20+, then you'll start hearing whistles on non-shooting fouls go against Duke that makes it go from 12-6 in fouls to 12-11 fast.

As sure as the sun rises in the east, fouls will end up much more even at the end of this game with a flurry of irrelevant calls on Duke.

The one positive is there tends to be an institutional knowledge in the NCAA. Some future less important game (or we have higher seed), Dukies will be on their own and just not understand why they aren't getting the calls. It really shakes teams like UNC, Duke Kansas to not get calls
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3:44p, 3/23/25
Only chance to win this is tell edge to drive the basket hard every possession and see what happens.
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In reply to IvanBear • 3:45p, 3/23/25
IvanBear said:
Quinton said:
That team would destroy Gonzaga, Houston, Auburn or Tn. This Duke team could definitely keep it close but the 21' team probably wins.

Thamba was surprisingly good against true bigs and Vital/Jon would take turns on Flagg.



That 21 team may be the greatest of all time certainly of its era it's silly to compare other teams to it.


Yep it's disrespect. That 21' Gonzaga team probably beats all those teams too. I don't think they realize how nasty that team was.
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3:45p, 3/23/25
All Flagg has to do is fall down 5 seconds after he's missed a shot and it's an automatic call on us.
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3:47p, 3/23/25
Duke actually has more fouls than Baylor in this second half.
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3:48p, 3/23/25
Looks like Danny Hurley's premonition was not off base.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 3:48p, 3/23/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
All Flagg has to do is fall down 5 seconds after he's missed a shot and it's an automatic call on us.

Yes. NBA gonna be a huge adjustment for him.
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In reply to historian • 3:49p, 3/23/25
when it feels out of reach
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3:49p, 3/23/25
Their #7 Knoeppel (?) is slick.
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3:50p, 3/23/25
No foul call there of course.
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3:50p, 3/23/25
Just tuned in. How the you know what does Duke have 21 more free throws halfway through the second half?
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3:51p, 3/23/25
Desperately need someone to get hot from 3. We needed to shoot 40% or better from 3 to have a shot beating them and currently we are at 33% with VJ and Roach a combined 2-8.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 3:51p, 3/23/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
All Flagg has to do is fall down 5 seconds after he's missed a shot and it's an automatic call on us.
He has got some really fouls today, and then he goes and elbows our guy and doesn't get a flagrant. It's bizarre
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In reply to Quinton • 3:51p, 3/23/25
Quinton said:
IvanBear said:
Quinton said:
That team would destroy Gonzaga, Houston, Auburn or Tn. This Duke team could definitely keep it close but the 21' team probably wins.

Thamba was surprisingly good against true bigs and Vital/Jon would take turns on Flagg.



That 21 team may be the greatest of all time certainly of its era it's silly to compare other teams to it.


Yep it's disrespect. That 21' Gonzaga team probably beats all those teams too. I don't think they realize how nasty that team was.


A top tier Villanova team the next year had 37 points. For the game.
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In reply to Oso del lago • 3:52p, 3/23/25
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Just tuned in. How the you know what does Duke have 21 more free throws halfway through the second half?
Refs are making a killing today. They have their own GoFundMe setup
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3:52p, 3/23/25
I'd really like us to get it under 10 so we can watch Duke shoot 20 more free throws
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3:55p, 3/23/25
Looking at the big picture, I did not think Baylor would be in the 2nd round right now just a month back. Scott Drew did not have a properly constructed roster this year, but he deserves credit for bringing this group to its highest possible level. And he has a history of doing that.
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3:55p, 3/23/25
Did Nunn make the trip?
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3:55p, 3/23/25
Can't miss layups and wide open looks at 70%.
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3:56p, 3/23/25
I really hope we are able to sign at least a couple of pure shooters from the portal. This team is devoid of them.
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3:57p, 3/23/25
I'm thinking that someone with the motor that Omier has should be able to find a spot in the NBA.
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I really hope we are able to sign at least a couple of pure shooters from the portal. This team is devoid of them.

I think that kid we already have from ARK is right?
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In reply to GoodOleBaylorLine • 3:58p, 3/23/25
Sure hoping so.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 3:58p, 3/23/25
Josh Dix… throw a big bad at him
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3:59p, 3/23/25
Time to put the big Croat back in and at least let Duke know it's gonna hurt when they come inside.
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In reply to GoodOleBaylorLine • 3:59p, 3/23/25
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Big12Fan2024 said:
All Flagg has to do is fall down 5 seconds after he's missed a shot and it's an automatic call on us.

Yes. NBA gonna be a huge adjustment for him.


Works for Lebron
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I'm thinking that someone with the motor that Omier has should be able to find a spot in the NBA.
Gotta score the ball. They don't give a crap about anything else.
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In reply to IvanBear • 4:02p, 3/23/25
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GoodOleBaylorLine said:
Big12Fan2024 said:
All Flagg has to do is fall down 5 seconds after he's missed a shot and it's an automatic call on us.

Yes. NBA gonna be a huge adjustment for him.
Works for Lebron
LeBron has more padding...
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In reply to IvanBear • 4:03p, 3/23/25
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GoodOleBaylorLine said:
Big12Fan2024 said:
All Flagg has to do is fall down 5 seconds after he's missed a shot and it's an automatic call on us.

Yes. NBA gonna be a huge adjustment for him.


Works for Lebron
1. He ain't Lebron

2. Actually took Lebron a few seasons to start getting calls and really the move to Miami. Refs don't care in the least if you're some rookie hotshot for Utah.
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4:06p, 3/23/25
Duke shooting over 50% from 3.

Something like 24 of our 35 opponents have shot > 40% from 3 against us.

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4:07p, 3/23/25
Story of our season: Beat (most) of the teams we should by a few points; get shredded by the teams favored over us.
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4:08p, 3/23/25
See everyone next year. Switching to the Lady Bears game. Here's to hoping the roster turns over in a positive way for next season.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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