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Game Thread: Baylor Closes Out Players Era Festival against San Diego State

Baylor men’s basketball (4-1) will conclude the Players Era Festival against the San Diego State Aztecs (3-2) on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 9:30 p.m. CT.
By Ashley Hodge
November 26, 2025
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Baylor men’s basketball (4-1) will conclude the Players Era Festival against the San Diego State Aztecs (3-2) on Wednesday, Nov. 26, at 9:30 p.m. CT, at Michelob Ultra Arena. The game will be televised on TruTV. 

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (39), San Diego State (50)
    • Projected Score: 75-74 Baylor
  • KenPom: Baylor (29), San Diego State (45)
    • Projected Score: Baylor 79-77
  • Haslametrics:  Baylor (28), San Diego State (33)
    • Projected Score: 75-74 Baylor
  • Evan Miyakawa:  Baylor (43), San Diego State (57)
    • Projected Score: 76-74 Baylor

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (10 ppg; 4 asst)
  • Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (15 ppg; 6 reb)
  • Forward: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (24 ppg; 5 reb)
  • Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (12 ppg; 6 reb)
  • Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (9 ppg; 6 reb)

Baylor Bench

  • Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (6 ppg; 6 reb)
  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (10 ppg; 3 asst)

Projected Lineups

San Diego State Starters

  • Guard: Taj DeGourville (So.) 6-5, 215 (4 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Reese Dixon-Waters (Sr.) 6-5, 215 (15 ppg; 4 reb)
  • Guard: Miles Byrd (Jr.) 6-6, 190 (11 ppg; 3 reb, 3 asst)
  • Forward: Miles Heide (Jr.) 6-9, 240 (6 ppg; 6 reb)
  • Forward: Magoon Gwath (So.) 7-0, 210 (13 ppg; 5 reb)

San Diego State Bench

  • Forward: Pharaoh Compton (So.) 6-7, 235 (7 ppg; 3 reb)
  • Forward: Jeremiah Oden (Sr.) 6-8, 215 (8 ppg; 3 reb)
  • Guard: Elzie Harrington (Fr.) 6-5, 190 (10 ppg)
  • Guard: BJ Davis (So.) 6-2, 175 (11 ppg)
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Game Thread: Baylor Closes Out Players Era Festival against San Diego State

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7:57a, 11/26/25
Don't know what to expect in this game. They couldn't hit the broad side of a barn against Michigan and then last night they would have made shots even if blindfolded.

Unsure whether we leave here 2-1 or 1-2, but I have to believe in the long run playing Creighton, St John's and SDSU should go a much longer way in developing our guys for the Big 12 level of athlete and play in conference than if we substituted Abilene Christian, Prairie View and Morgan St and picked up 3 easy wins.
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8:50a, 11/26/25
Come home with a W Bears!
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 10:36a, 11/26/25
Michigan when locked in looks very, very good. I wouldn't put much into that game
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1:43p, 11/26/25
Lomers with the tip!
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4:39p, 11/26/25
Man, screw this 3 games in 3 days BS. Especially with our 7-man rotation. What if a key player or two gets hurt from fatigue? Dumb format. Sure, you have a chance to win a couple million, but you risk losing a lot more.
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In reply to BusyTarpDuster2017 • 5:54p, 11/26/25
BusyTarpDuster2017 said:
Man, screw this 3 games in 3 days BS. Especially with our 7-man rotation. What if a key player or two gets hurt from fatigue? Dumb format. Sure, you have a chance to win a couple million, but you risk losing a lot more.

Yeah, that's the one thing I worry about tonight -- tired legs on the third night of a back-to-back-to-back.

They're doing the same thing, but they almost certainly have a deeper rotation than we do without White available.
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9:39p, 11/26/25
Already a better start than last night.

Nice to see us attacking the rim early.
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9:41p, 11/26/25
The defense has been awesome to start this game.
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9:41p, 11/26/25
We definitely didn't come out looking like a tired team. This defensive pressure is unreal!
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 9:42p, 11/26/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
We definitely didn't come out looking like a tired team. This defensive pressure is unreal!

And getting two early fouls on Gwath is huge, too.
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9:45p, 11/26/25
Yessoufou is sooooooooo not a first round pick at this point.

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9:46p, 11/26/25
We're going to have shoot better from 3 if we're going to achieve our potential this season. Carr can't be the only player on our team hitting open looks from outside.
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9:48p, 11/26/25
Williams in. Hopefully some of the awkward ISO ball disappears and we start running some semblance of an offense.
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In reply to Adriacus Peratuun • 9:48p, 11/26/25
Adriacus Peratuun said:
Yessoufou is sooooooooo not a first round pick at this point.

Tounde is a great hustle player. But anything requiring a refined offensive game is outside his scope right now.
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9:49p, 11/26/25
Gulp. Immediately gets tied up.
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9:50p, 11/26/25
When did coaches stop telling players to never pick up their dribble in the short corner except to shoot?

Because…….basic.
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9:52p, 11/26/25
I was thinking Agbim was gonna be more of a takeover the game type guy as a bold outside threat based on his past, but this is game 6 and he's showing me more signs of a being a Jayden Nunn role player. That's not necessarily bad. It's just not what I was expecting.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 9:52p, 11/26/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
Williams in. Hopefully some of the awkward ISO ball disappears and we start running some semblance of an offense.

The O is 100% dribble weave to ISO.
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In reply to Adriacus Peratuun • 9:53p, 11/26/25
Except that we're struggling tonight so far with the dribble part of that, unfortunately.
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9:55p, 11/26/25
Williams has definitely been the pleasant surprise of Vegas.
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9:56p, 11/26/25
I love Isaac Williams.

I'm proud to be the first -- and at that time, only -- member of the Isaac Williams fan club.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 9:57p, 11/26/25
<raising guilty hand> I was wondering what Drew was smoking based on how rough he looked in a couple of those games this summer. Very glad I was way off!
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9:58p, 11/26/25
Baylor's low dollar buys have all shown to be better than anticipated investments.
the high dollar buys have all shown to be the opposite.

Same as last season (except for Omier).
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10:00p, 11/26/25
Baylor 16
SDSU 14

10:52 for anyone who doesn't have TRU
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 10:02p, 11/26/25
Big12Fan2024 said:
I was thinking Agbim was gonna be more of a takeover the game type guy as a bold outside threat based on his past, but this is game 6 and he's showing me more signs of a being a Jayden Nunn role player. That's not necessarily bad. It's just not what I was expecting.

It's early on Agbim. If he starts hitting his outside shots, he improves dramatically and in a hurry. And his history suggests he'll find his 3-ball at some point.
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10:02p, 11/26/25
Ok, Agbim hits one. Let's get it going now.

22-22 8:34 to go
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10:05p, 11/26/25
SDSU shooting 54% from the field and 50% from 3

Bears shooting 50% from the field and 43% from 3

SDSU 8-7 on rebounds

Bears with 4 assists and 3 TOs
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In reply to Adriacus Peratuun • 10:05p, 11/26/25
Adriacus Peratuun said:
Baylor's low dollar buys have all shown to be better than anticipated investments.
the high dollar buys have all shown to be the opposite.

Same as last season (except for Omier).

Rataj is starting to settle into a really important role. And his numbers would be better if we had Bodo Bodo and he could play his natural position.

I think he and Agbim will both be good in time.
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10:05p, 11/26/25
So far we have fouled a three point shooter once and left our feet on a three point shooter five times giving up an open drive.

Maybe stop it.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 10:07p, 11/26/25
bear2be2 said:
Adriacus Peratuun said:
Baylor's low dollar buys have all shown to be better than anticipated investments.
the high dollar buys have all shown to be the opposite.

Same as last season (except for Omier).

Rataj is starting to settle into a really important role. And his numbers would be better if we had Bodo Bodo and he could play his natural position.

I think he and Agbim will both be good in time.

We paid him high scorer money. If we paid important role player money, great. But we paid up.

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In reply to Adriacus Peratuun • 10:08p, 11/26/25
Adriacus Peratuun said:
bear2be2 said:
Adriacus Peratuun said:
Baylor's low dollar buys have all shown to be better than anticipated investments.
the high dollar buys have all shown to be the opposite.

Same as last season (except for Omier).

Rataj is starting to settle into a really important role. And his numbers would be better if we had Bodo Bodo and he could play his natural position.

I think he and Agbim will both be good in time.

We paid him high scorer money. If we paid important role player money, great. But we paid up.

We paid him to be a stretch four and circumstances have made him our five. That's not his fault.

And his scoring is improving by the game.
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10:08p, 11/26/25
I'm a medical idiot and don't understand nerve injuries. Why can a timetable on Bodo Bodo not be estimated when he can dunk and go through drills currently? Is this just another LJ Cryer thing where we know he's not playing this year and just don't want to say it?
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10:11p, 11/26/25
Baylor 26
SDSU 26

5:35 after Skillings drains a 3
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10:13p, 11/26/25
Yessefou's shot selection drives me nuts. Dude, we don't need you shooting 3s early in the shot clock. Ever.
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10:14p, 11/26/25
Get Tounde's ass out of there. He's a walking run for our opponent.
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