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Game Thread: Drew, Baylor Aim to Upset No. 2 Arizona in Waco

Baylor welcomes Arizona.
February 22, 2026
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WACO, Texas – Head coach Scott Drew and Baylor men’s basketball (14-13, 4-10) hosts the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats (25-2, 12-2) on Tuesday, Feb. 24, at 8 p.m. CT, at Foster Pavilion. The game will be televised on ESPN2.


Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (53), Arizona (2)
    • Prediction: Arizona 85, Baylor 73
  • KenPom: Baylor (48), Arizona (3)
    • Prediction: Arizona 85, Baylor 73
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (48), Arizona (4)
    • Prediction: Arizona 81, Baylor 71
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (49), Arizona (5)
    • Prediction: Arizona 85, Baylor 74

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; 6 reb; 2 asst) 
  • Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (2 ppg; 3 reb)

Arizona Starters

  • Guard: Jayden Bradley (Sr.) 6-3, 205 (14 ppg; 4 reb; 5 asst)
  • Guard: Brayden Burries (Fr.) 6-4, 205 (15 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst)
  • Forward: Ivan Kharchenkov (Fr.) 6-7, 205 (10 ppg; 4 reb)
  • Forward: Tobe Awaka (Sr.) 6-8, 250 (10 ppg; 9 reb)
  • Forward: Motievus Krivas (Jr.) 7-2, 260 (11 ppg; 9 reb; 2 blks)

Arizona Bench

  • Guard: Anthony Dell’Orso (Sr.) 6-6, 205 (9 ppg)
  • *Forward: Koa Peat (Fr.) 6-8, 235 (14 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst)
  • *Forward: Dwayne Aristode (Fr.) 6-8, 220 (5 ppg; 2 reb)
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Game Thread: Drew, Baylor Aim to Upset No. 2 Arizona in Waco

18,611 Views | 222 Replies | Last: 3 days ago by TWD 1974
rileyroo
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We scored almost all of our points in the paint in the first half, so naturally it makes sense to jack up 3's in the second half
Big12Fan2024
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Gotta take it straight at Awaka and get his fourth to get him out of the game until the final 5 mins. They have limited rebounding when he's out. It's part of how we made a couple of the runs in the first half.
Guitarbiscuit
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BearFan33 said:

That's what you draw up out of a time out?

Agbim jacking up a contested 3?


All the off ball movement from the first half is gone. I guess they forgot what got them the lead.
boognish_bear
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Guitarbiscuit said:

BUGWBBear said:

Wheels falling off, guys.


Fun while it lasted. Our deficiencies are starting to stick out like a sore thumb.


We have had some efforts similar to this this year where we hang with some of the top of conference teams until about 15 to 12 minutes left in the game and then we just can't keep up anymore.
Big12Fan2024
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We are so friggin' bad at transition D.
Big12Fan2024
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There you go. Move the ball = score points.
william
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... To be willing to give when there's no more to give ...
pro ecclesia, pro javelina
Big12Fan2024
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Powell is worn out. He's the last one down the court and he's reaching on every possession. Nnaji's gonna have to come in and contribute something.

And then Powell dunks! hahaha
boognish_bear
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Nasty Powell jam
Big12Fan2024
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First half intensity coming back!!!!!!
boognish_bear
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We are keeping the energy up. Crowd has been great tonight.
william
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.... To be willing to die so that honor and justice may live ....
pro ecclesia, pro javelina
BearFan33
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boognish_bear said:

We are keeping the energy up. Crowd has been great tonight.


Foster is rockin!
Big12Fan2024
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This is the first team that's gonna be worn down just as much as us. They only have 8 guys available and only 6 can actually hoop at a decent level.
bear2be2
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We're playing hard and with some serious energy tonight.

We probably won't close this one out because they're better than we are, but I can't complain about the effort tonight. These guys came to compete.
Bearsalwayswin
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yea i remembered today how we have 3 season ending injures….
boognish_bear
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Let's keep it close the next 5 game minutes and see this crowd really start to make a difference
Big12Fan2024
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Bearsalwayswin said:

yea i remembered today how we have 3 season ending injures….

Yep. Being worn down can't be an excuse for us tonight. They are the same us.
bear2be2
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boognish_bear said:

Let's keep it close the next 5 game minutes and see this crowd really start to make a difference

It would be cool to see this group get a win like this. As frustrating as these guys are, they've been through a lot this year. It would be nice to see them experience a reward like this in a tough season.
GruntTuff
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So damned proud of this team. A win tonight would remind me of when I saw the football Bears beat UT (at Austin) lose 34-24 at Baylor Stadium in 1974 after my Practice Court final.

Lose our point guard to BYU. Lose Bodo Bodo. Lose the Italian guy. Injuries, etc.

So proud of the effort.
Big12Fan2024
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If Iguodala truly is a guard and is developing, it will be a great blessing to finally have some height at guard. He's a legit 6'6" or 6'7".
Big12Fan2024
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Beautiful floater by Williams!!!!!!
bear2be2
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This Baylor student section deserves a lot of credit. This team hasn't given them much to cheer about this year and they keep showing up and bringing energy.
ImABearToo
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Carrrrrrr
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
BUBradley
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anyone know the attendance tonight?
bear2be2
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BUBradley said:

anyone know the attendance tonight?

The crowd sounds great on TV.
william
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... And I know if I'll only be true to this glorious quest ...
pro ecclesia, pro javelina
BUBradley
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bear2be2 said:

BUBradley said:

anyone know the attendance tonight?

The crowd sounds great on TV.

If we can keep it close and its a sold out crowd, i believe we can win!
bear2be2
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Big12Fan2024 said:

Beautiful floater by Williams!!!!!!

Williams has become a really good offensive player. His defense hasn't been very good this year, but he's probably been our most consistent weapon after Carr in the second half of Big 12 play.

Yessoufou is better, but he hasn't been as consistent.
Bearsalwayswin
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tounde has been really good tho
bear2be2
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Bearsalwayswin said:

tounde has been really good tho

Tounde is better than Williams, but he's still inconsistent. His good is the best on the team. But his bad is pretty bad.
Streichout
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Wis this team played like this all season man this version of them is fun to watch. Sad to see this year
Big12Fan2024
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Agbim! Finally!!!

C'mon Bears!
bear2be2
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Obi has hit some big 3s the last two games. We need more of that.
Big12Fan2024
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Agbim again!!!!!
 
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