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Game Thread: Baylor Continues Players Era Festival against No. 14 St. John's

Baylor men’s basketball (4-0) will continue the Players Era Festival against the No. 14 St. John’s Red Storm on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 3:30 p.m. CT, at Michelob Ultra Arena.
By Ashley Hodge
November 25, 2025
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Baylor men’s basketball (4-0) will continue the Players Era Festival against the No. 14 St. John’s Red Storm (3-2) on Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 3:30 p.m. CT, at Michelob Ultra Arena. The game will be televised on TruTV. 

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (34), St. John’s (13)
    • Projected Score: St. John’s 82-77
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (23), St. John’s (16)
    • Projected Score: St. John’s 77-75
  • KenPom: Baylor (20), St. John’s (16)
    • Projected Score: St John’s 83-81
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (46), St. John’s (15)
    • Projected Score: St. John’s 84-78

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (11 ppg; 5 asst)
  • Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (15 ppg; 5 reb)
  • Forward: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (23 ppg; 6 reb)
  • Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (14 ppg; 7 reb)
  • Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (8 ppg; 5 reb)

Baylor Bench

  • Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (6 ppg; 6 reb)
  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (9 ppg; 3 asst)

Projected Lineups

St. John’s Starters

  • Guard: Dylan Darling (Jr.) 6-1, 175 (6 ppg; 4 asst)
  • Guard: Oziyah Sellers (Sr.) 6-5, 190 (11 ppg; 4 reb)
  • Guard: Jason Sanon (Sr.) 6-5, 200 (11 ppg; 3 reb)
  • Forward: Bryce Hopkins (Sr.) 6-7, 225 (16 ppg; 4 reb)
  • Forward: Zuby Ejiofor (Sr.) 6-9, 245 (15 ppg; 7 reb)

St. John’s Bench

  • Forward: Dillon Mitchell (Sr.) 6-8, 210 (11 ppg; 7 reb)
  • Guard: Ian Jackson (So.) 6-5, 195 (13 ppg)
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Game Thread: Baylor Continues Players Era Festival against No. 14 St. John's

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4:17p, 11/25/25
Tounde has looked like a freshman the past few possessions. He needs to settle his ass down.
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4:17p, 11/25/25
Yessoufou careless with the ball 3 straight possessions.
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4:18p, 11/25/25
St. John's 34
Bears 25

3:17

final tv timeout of the first half
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:18p, 11/25/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
Tounde picked clean twice now and then throws up an off balance shot from way too deep for no reason.

Time to take a seat.

He had to take that shot because the shot clock was about to expire, but otherwise I agree - needs to head to the bench at least for a while and settle down
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In reply to bear2be2 • 4:19p, 11/25/25
bear2be2 said:
I love this team. They don't get phased at all by early struggles. They just keep playing and competing. The past three teams could have learned a lot from this group in that regard.

We saw what the past 3 teams did in these situations: Marquette, Michigan St, Gonzaga. The hole started and kept getting bigger. Today the hole started and these guys battled to make it competitive. We may still get blown out in the end, but we didn't fold like what happened in those other 3.
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4:19p, 11/25/25
Williams is strong with the ball.
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4:22p, 11/25/25
How did Carr just do that? He went from sliding down to slithering between 2 defenders and making a layup!
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In reply to gbfell • 4:24p, 11/25/25
gbfell said:
Williams is strong with the ball.

He's a good player. And if he improves his shot, he has a chance to be a really good player.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:24p, 11/25/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
How did Carr just do that? He went from sliding down to slithering between 2 defenders and making a layup!

Dude's a freaking stud. How did Tennessee fumble him so badly?
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4:25p, 11/25/25
Rataj has nowhere near the athleticism as most of these St. John's guys, yet he has dominated the boards. He has 8 already, which is twice as many as Ejiofor.
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4:25p, 11/25/25
This team chases down way more loose balls than last year.
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4:26p, 11/25/25
We're killing them on the boards. I did not expect that.
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4:27p, 11/25/25
I'm sorry but Tounde's just out of control and it's costing us.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:28p, 11/25/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
Rataj has nowhere near the athleticism as most of these St. John's guys, yet he has dominated the boards. He has 8 already, which is twice as many as Ejiofor.

Rataj is really crafty. I gave him some crap during and after the UT-RGV game because of that lack of athleticism, but he's a skilled player who contributes in a lot of ways, which is impressive given that he's played all season out of position.
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4:29p, 11/25/25
Not a great finish to the half, but it could have been a lot worse.

Win the first five minutes of the second half, and we'll have a chance.
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4:29p, 11/25/25
Again Tounde out of control really hurt on that last possession and created a four point turnaround. Heck of a comeback from a terrible start thanks largely to Carr. Dude is amazing.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:29p, 11/25/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
I'm sorry but Tounde's just out of control and it's costing us.

He hasn't been very good today. It's been a lot more of the bad than the good.

But Skillings hasn't given us anything either, which has hurt.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 4:30p, 11/25/25
Damn that ATV!

Would have really liked to see a lineup with Bodo Bodo in the middle and then Rataj and Carr playing natural positions.
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4:31p, 11/25/25
Really like Isaac runing point Offense much better
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4:31p, 11/25/25
Tounde not seeing the floor with the speed step up from high school. That last possession before half should have been a back out and play for last shot. Instead, he's out of control again, misses, and SJU goes down for a easy basket right before half.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 4:32p, 11/25/25
bear2be2 said:
Big12Fan2024 said:
I'm sorry but Tounde's just out of control and it's costing us.

He hasn't been very good today. It's been a lot more of the bad than the good.

But Skillings hasn't given us anything either, which has hurt.

Hopefully this will be a learning experience for him. Against top end teams like this you have to value possessions. He's 1-9 and not many of those have been the shot that should have been taken on that possession.
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4:34p, 11/25/25
For those of you who don't have Tru:

St. John's 43
Baylor 34

HALF

Carr leads the Bears with 14

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4:36p, 11/25/25
St Johns shooting 59% from the floor and 50% from 3 on 12 fewer shots than the Bears.

Baylor outrebounding them 25-14 (Rataj with 8) with 17, yes 17, of those OFFENSIVE rebounds including all 8 of Rataj's.

Bears have 5 assists and 6 TOs in the first half
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4:39p, 11/25/25
My only knock remains the freedom Drew allows the 5 star freshman to play with. Yessoufou directly cost us 8 points that I can think of by playing way out of control.
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4:40p, 11/25/25
Took two haymakers (one from three, one from inside) and got up off the mat both times.

Sloppy play to end the half let most of that comeback slip, unfortunately.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 4:41p, 11/25/25
Johnny Bear said:
Again Tounde out of control really hurt on that last possession and created a four point turnaround. Heck of a comeback from a terrible start thanks largely to Carr. Dude is amazing.

We need Skillings to play a good second half. His foul trouble kept Yessefou in a game he's had no business playing in today.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:43p, 11/25/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
bear2be2 said:
Big12Fan2024 said:
I'm sorry but Tounde's just out of control and it's costing us.

He hasn't been very good today. It's been a lot more of the bad than the good.

But Skillings hasn't given us anything either, which has hurt.

Hopefully this will be a learning experience for him. Against top end teams like this you have to value possessions. He's 1-9 and not many of those have been the shot that should have been taken on that possession.

Yep, and he's only been credited with one turnover, but that number could be three. He had two other balls stripped from him, resulting in possession changes.
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In reply to IowaBear • 4:44p, 11/25/25
IowaBear said:
My only knock remains the freedom Drew allows the 5 star freshman to play with. Yessoufou directly cost us 8 points that I can think of by playing way out of control.

Today, he didn't have much choice because Skillings picked up his second foul so early.

I think Drew has a done a good job of handling Yessefou for most of this year.
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4:44p, 11/25/25
Expect St. John's to adjust to Carr in the second half. Somebody else is going to have to step up as well.
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4:45p, 11/25/25
Sellers is killing us.
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4:45p, 11/25/25
How many shots inside 5 feet have we missed today?
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:46p, 11/25/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
How many shots inside 5 feet have we missed today?

Enough to have the lead right now.
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4:47p, 11/25/25
This half is starting just like the first.

You've got to finish, guys.
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4:47p, 11/25/25
2nd half starting much like the 1st half

St Johns up by 14 now

48-34
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4:48p, 11/25/25
The knock on Skillings at Cincinnati is that he had a tendency to disappear from time to time. This looks like it's going to be one of those games.

He's been awful today.
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