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Game Thread: Baylor Basketball Closes Regular Season in Waco against Utah

Baylor welcomes Utah.
By Ashley Hodge
March 6, 2026
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WACO, Texas – Baylor men’s basketball (15-15, 5-12) hosts Utah (10-20, 2-15) in the regular season finale on Saturday, March 7, at 4 p.m. CT, at Foster Pavilion. The game will be streamed on Peacock.

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (48), Utah (110)
    • Prediction: Baylor 83, Utah 73
  • KenPom: Baylor (50), Utah (120)
    • Prediction: Baylor 84, Utah 73
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (50), Utah (115)
    • Prediction: Baylor 82, Utah 71
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (50), Utah (134)
    • Prediction: Baylor 82, Utah 71

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; 6 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)

Projected Lineups

Utah Starters

  • Guard: Don McHenry (Sr.) 6-2, 170 (17 ppg; 3 reb)
  • Guard: Terrence Brown (Jr.) 6-3, 175 (20 ppg; 3 reb; 4 asst)
  • Guard: Seydou Traore (Jr.) 6-6, 220 (9 ppg; 4 reb)
  • Forward: Keanu Dawes (Jr.) 6-9, 225 (12 ppg; 9 reb)
  • Forward: James Okonkwo (Sr.) 6-8, 245 (3 ppg; 5 reb)

Utah Bench

  • Guard: Obomate Abbey (Fr.) 6-0, 195 (3 ppg; 2 asst)
  • Forward: Josh Hayes (Jr.) 6-9, 210 (3 ppg; 2 reb)
  • Forward: Kendyl Sanders (Fr.) 6-8, 230 (5 ppg; 3 reb)
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Game Thread: Baylor Basketball Closes Regular Season in Waco against Utah

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6:05p, 3/6/26
Just win Bears!
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12:17p, 3/7/26
Need to win this game and at least 1 in the big 12 tournament to keep Scott Drew's streak of winning seasons afloat.
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12:29p, 3/7/26
Curious if Drew gets a bonus for having a winning season....
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1:53p, 3/7/26
slice it thin, bruin men.

- UF

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Go Bears!!
pro ecclesia, pro javelina
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3:52p, 3/7/26
8 minutes before tipoff, maybe 2500 in the house.
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4:05p, 3/7/26
Is it Spring Break week at BU?
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4:06p, 3/7/26
Don't like having to watch this on Peacock.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 4:08p, 3/7/26
boognish_bear said:
Is it Spring Break week at BU?


Yes
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4:13p, 3/7/26
Williams is having a really nice bounce-back performance. I really like that dude.
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4:15p, 3/7/26
WOW - Rataj actually hit a three!!

Figures it happened against a weak team we're probably going to beat anyway..
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4:17p, 3/7/26
Rataj hits a 3. We have to win now.
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4:17p, 3/7/26
BU hit its first 8 shots of the game before Carr bricked a 3 at the 13 minute mark.
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4:23p, 3/7/26
Utah had a really good program under Majerus in the 90s and into the 2000s, and were really competitive in the Pac all the way up to around 2015. I don't understand what happened to them over the past 10 years. Did they just not put any investment into basketball? I guess Arizona unsurprisingly is the only one of the 4 Pac additions who isn't struggling in Big 12 basketball.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:30p, 3/7/26
Big12Fan2024 said:
Utah had a really good program under Majerus in the 90s and into the 2000s, and were really competitive in the Pac all the way up to around 2015. I don't understand what happened to them over the past 10 years. Did they just not put any investment into basketball? I guess Arizona unsurprisingly is the only one of the 4 Pac additions who isn't struggling in Big 12 basketball.

This Utah team is atrocious. You couldn't have hand-picked a better opponent for Senior Day. They're going to make a couple of our more disappointing transfers look good today.
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4:31p, 3/7/26
I'm gonna miss Caden. 100% effort always and gets more out of his talent level than a lot of our guys. I wish he had 1 more year with us at the backup spot he was brought in to be. Such a good "team" guy.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 4:32p, 3/7/26
bear2be2 said:
Big12Fan2024 said:
Utah had a really good program under Majerus in the 90s and into the 2000s, and were really competitive in the Pac all the way up to around 2015. I don't understand what happened to them over the past 10 years. Did they just not put any investment into basketball? I guess Arizona unsurprisingly is the only one of the 4 Pac additions who isn't struggling in Big 12 basketball.

This Utah team is atrocious. You couldn't have hand-picked a better opponent for Senior Day. They're going to make a couple of our more disappointing transfers look good today.

So far you'd think Rataj is a player based on this game.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:32p, 3/7/26
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I'm gonna miss Caden. 100% effort always and gets more out of his talent level than a lot of our guys. I wish he had 1 more year with us at the backup spot he was brought in to be. Such a good "team" guy.

Agreed. He's been better than anyone could have hoped. I love his hustle.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 4:33p, 3/7/26
We look like we have a lock down D compared to whatever it is they are playing.
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4:35p, 3/7/26
First world problem...Peacock streaming has probably the worst fast-forward and rewind function of all the sports streaming platforms
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:37p, 3/7/26
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I'm gonna miss Caden. 100% effort always and gets more out of his talent level than a lot of our guys. I wish he had 1 more year with us at the backup spot he was brought in to be. Such a good "team" guy.

Had he been able to just be the 10-12 minute off the bench backup he was recruited to be, he probably would've been really good in that role. It's really unfortunate that all the front court injuries forced him to have to play triple that - but I agree he gets a lot out of his skill level.
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4:38p, 3/7/26
we did get better this season just killed ourselves early
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4:38p, 3/7/26
FG shooting got to 14 of 15 before a couple of misses. Now 18 of 21 under 5 to go.
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Yessoufou has to feel like he's playing against HS kids again. Getting whatever he wants out there.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 4:39p, 3/7/26
Johnny Bear said:
bear2be2 said:
Big12Fan2024 said:
Utah had a really good program under Majerus in the 90s and into the 2000s, and were really competitive in the Pac all the way up to around 2015. I don't understand what happened to them over the past 10 years. Did they just not put any investment into basketball? I guess Arizona unsurprisingly is the only one of the 4 Pac additions who isn't struggling in Big 12 basketball.

This Utah team is atrocious. You couldn't have hand-picked a better opponent for Senior Day. They're going to make a couple of our more disappointing transfers look good today.

So far you'd think Rataj is a player based on this game.

And Skillings looks like the best version of himself.
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4:40p, 3/7/26
i hope we can somehow keep cam or tounde….. just one
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4:42p, 3/7/26
Last 5 games have been good. Hopefully they are feeling a little more confidence heading to the tournament and can win a few games.
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4:42p, 3/7/26
This has to be the worst D in the P5. We're basically driving to the basket untouched for layup after layup.
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4:45p, 3/7/26
This is more laughably one sided than watching the Globetrotters play the Washington Generals.
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4:45p, 3/7/26
Dear Brett: Can Utah be one of the teams we play twice each year? Sincerely, Baylor
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:47p, 3/7/26
I was just thinking about this! Whoever got to play them twice got a free two wins!
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4:49p, 3/7/26
Can we get a sub off the announcer bench to replace this PBP guy. He can't seem to get the correct team that's leading, nor the amount of the lead.
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4:50p, 3/7/26
This Utah team must be absolutely horrible.
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In reply to BUBradley • 4:50p, 3/7/26
BUBradley said:
I was just thinking about this! Whoever got to play them twice got a free two wins!

I'll trade our 2 games against Iowa St for Utah, straight up.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 4:51p, 3/7/26
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Can we get a sub off the announcer bench to replace this PBP guy. He can't seem to get the correct team that's leading, nor the amount of the lead.

One of the "benefits" of being relegated to Peacock is you get the "D Team" for announcers.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 4:54p, 3/7/26
Yeah, we became Team Peacock this year for some reason. We used to always get Coach K's son in law as the analyst for a lot of our games on ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN+ in prior years. I don't remember him doing one this year?
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