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Game Thread: Struggling Bears Look to Defend Home Court against Sun Devils

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By Ashley Hodge
February 20, 2026
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WACO, Texas – Baylor (13-13, 3-10) hosts the Arizona State Sun Devils (14-12, 5-8) on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. CT, at Foster Pavilion. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (53), Arizona State (63)
    • Prediction: Baylor 84, Arizona State 78
  • KenPom: Baylor (47), Arizona State (63)
    • Prediction: Baylor 83, Arizona State 77
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (49), Arizona State (62)
    • Prediction: Baylor 81, Arizona State 75
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (46), Arizona State (81)
    • Prediction: Baylor 83, Arizona State 75

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (11 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (10 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (18 ppg; 6 reb; 2 steals)
  • Guard: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (19 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst)
  • Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (7 ppg; 7 reb)

Baylor Bench

  • Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (8 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst)
  • Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (10 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst) 
  • Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (2 ppg; 3 reb)

Arizona State Starters

  • Guard: Moe Odum (Sr.) 6-2, 180 (17 ppg; 6 asst)
  • Guard: Noah Meeusen (So.) 6-5, 210 (6 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst)
  • Forward: Santiago Trouet (So.) 6-11, 220 (8 ppg; 6 reb)
  • Forward: Andrija Grbovic (Jr.) 6-11, 210 (7 ppg; 3 reb)
  • Forward: Massamba Diop (Fr.) 7-1, 230 (14 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blks)

Arizona State Bench

  • Guard: Anthony Johnson (Sr.) 6-3, 175 (13 ppg; 3 reb)
  • *Guard: Bryce Ford (Jr.) 6-4, 190 (7 ppg, 3 reb)
  • Forward: Allen Mukeba (Sr.) 6-8, 250 (6 ppg; 4 reb)

*injured, status uncertain*

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Game Thread: Struggling Bears Look to Defend Home Court against Sun Devils

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8:30a, 2/20/26
Just win Bears!
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4:43p, 2/20/26
What's the over-under for posts in this thread? I'd set it at 85 with more than half coming after the game.
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9:47a, 2/21/26
85. .

If the thread headline doesn't say it all.
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10:02a, 2/21/26
Destroy los diablos del sol !!!

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11:13a, 2/21/26
pro ecclesia, pro javelina
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12:07p, 2/21/26
BU a -8 favorite...don't see it
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12:11p, 2/21/26
Sadly, for the first time since Scott's first year, I have no interest in watching a Baylor men's basketball game. I'll be watching Zona vs UH instead. And of all our games to not get stuck on ESPN+ or Peacock or some other obscure place, why the heck is this game on ESPN 2?
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 1:20p, 2/21/26
Big12Fan2024 said:
Sadly, for the first time since Scott's first year, I have no interest in watching a Baylor men's basketball game. I'll be watching Zona vs UH instead. And of all our games to not get stuck on ESPN+ or Peacock or some other obscure place, why the heck is this game on ESPN 2?


Same. Zero interest. We've got nothing to play for now. Sucks.
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2:05p, 2/21/26
Cincy just beat KU at Allen Fieldhouse by 16. Damn.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 2:18p, 2/21/26
bear2be2 said:
What's the over-under for posts in this thread? I'd set it at 85 with more than half coming after the game.


Here's my contribution to the over. On my way to the Foster. Sic 'em
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In reply to boognish_bear • 2:22p, 2/21/26
boognish_bear said:
Big12Fan2024 said:
Sadly, for the first time since Scott's first year, I have no interest in watching a Baylor men's basketball game. I'll be watching Zona vs UH instead. And of all our games to not get stuck on ESPN+ or Peacock or some other obscure place, why the heck is this game on ESPN 2?


Same. Zero interest. We've got nothing to play for now. Sucks.



You could channel Drew's half-full outlook. As he said (with a grain of salt), they still control their own destiny,until they don't. There remains a path, technically speaking, to the Big Dance. Don't unload on me, I said "technically".
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3:00p, 2/21/26
So I walk up and the line to get in Foster is over halfway back across the plaza. My first thought is that the crowd is much larger than expected. Then I notice that they have 6 lines of security scanners set up, but only 2 are open.
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3:11p, 2/21/26
Decent start.
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3:20p, 2/21/26
The crowd isn't great but it isn't horrible (in my opinion anyway)
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3:24p, 2/21/26
He didn't make any but that was the best putter I have seen in the Mattson challenge
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3:26p, 2/21/26
Arizona State coach sure yells at the refs a lot lol
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3:45p, 2/21/26
Can't inbound the ball. Long way from 2021
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3:46p, 2/21/26
Two straight dumbass plays in the backcourt and a foul on Agbim leads to a 35-27 ASU lead at the three minute mark
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In reply to JXL • 3:47p, 2/21/26
JXL said:
Arizona State coach sure yells at the refs a lot lol


Bobby Hurley. As mouthy as his brother Dan but not as good a coach. This is the first time I have been in the same building with him since the 1986 Final Four.
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3:47p, 2/21/26
Desperately needed 3 by Skillings
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In reply to whitetrash • 3:50p, 2/21/26
whitetrash said:
JXL said:
Arizona State coach sure yells at the refs a lot lol


Bobby Hurley. As mouthy as his brother Dan but not as good a coach. This is the first time I have been in the same building with him since the 1986 Final Four.


Bobby was the better player by far. I think he was at Duke in the early 90s though
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In reply to whitetrash • 3:52p, 2/21/26
whitetrash said:
JXL said:
Arizona State coach sure yells at the refs a lot lol


Bobby Hurley. As mouthy as his brother Dan but not as good a coach. This is the first time I have been in the same building with him since the 1986 Final Four.


Oh yeah, I remember him as a player, didn't know he was coaching
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In reply to JXL • 3:53p, 2/21/26
JXL said:
whitetrash said:
JXL said:
Arizona State coach sure yells at the refs a lot lol


Bobby Hurley. As mouthy as his brother Dan but not as good a coach. This is the first time I have been in the same building with him since the 1986 Final Four.


Oh yeah, I remember him as a player, didn't know he was coaching


He has been at ASU for a while and has not accomplished much, but they don't give him anything to work with
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3:54p, 2/21/26
This team sucks so ****ing bad. The worst coaching job by Drew in his tenure imo.
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3:54p, 2/21/26
I see that K-State is back to their losing ways.
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3:56p, 2/21/26
32 points at the half.
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In reply to Frank Galvin • 3:59p, 2/21/26
Frank Galvin said:
whitetrash said:
JXL said:
Arizona State coach sure yells at the refs a lot lol


Bobby Hurley. As mouthy as his brother Dan but not as good a coach. This is the first time I have been in the same building with him since the 1986 Final Four.


Bobby was the better player by far. I think he was at Duke in the early 90s though


Correct: I had mixed up my Former Duke Point Guards Who Are Now Big 12 Head Coaches with Johnny Dawkins.
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Cincy just beat KU at Allen Fieldhouse by 16. Damn.


Celestine with a huge day. 4-8 from deep.
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4:03p, 2/21/26
Five turnovers in the last 3 1/2 minutes result in an 8 point ASU lead at the half.
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4:05p, 2/21/26
No turnover is good, but the ones today have been especially braindead bad.
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4:06p, 2/21/26
Halftime stats:

ASU: 7 assists, 4 turnovers
BU: 5 assists, 8 turnovers

Looks like a team versus a group of guys.
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4:07p, 2/21/26
Yessoufou 1-5 from the line. The same frustrating things game after game.
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In reply to canoso • 4:08p, 2/21/26
canoso said:
Halftime stats:

ASU: 7 assists, 4 turnovers
BU: 5 assists, 8 turnovers

Looks like a team versus a group of guys.


That's exactly what I've thought about this team for a while - they have some talent but they look like five individuals in a pickup game.
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4:10p, 2/21/26
The Frylator got a little nasty late in the half - Looks like a quick HT oil change .....

- UF

.... should come out of gate Hot - and I mean Hot - in the second half.

D!

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{ eating donuts }

Go Bears!!
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In reply to gbfell • 4:11p, 2/21/26
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Yessoufou 1-5 from the line. The same frustrating things game after game.

Sure sign of no consequences for unimproved play.
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