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MBB: Baylor (18-13; 8-10) vs WVU (22-9; 11-7) Preview & Game Thread

March 6, 2018
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Baylor (18-13; 8-10) hosts West Virginia (22-9; 11-7) on Thursday March 8th at 8:00pm CST.  The game is televised on ESPN2.   

KenPom Rankings

West Virginia:  13 overall; 13 offensive efficiency; 39 defensive efficiency

Baylor:  33 overall; 65 offensive efficiency; 15 defensive efficiency

Prediction:  West Virginia 74 Baylor 70

Coaches

West Virginia:  Bob Huggins (64); 841-339 (251-128 at WVU);  22 NCAAs; 8 Sweet 16s; 4 Elite 8; 2 Final 4s

Baylor:  Scott Drew (47); 317-203 overall (297-192 at Baylor); 7 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s

West Virginia Starting Line-Up

PG:  Jevon Carter (SR) 6-2 205 lbs; 17 ppg; 5 reb; 7 asst; 3 steals; 42% FG; 38% 3pt; 86% FT

SG:  Daxter Miles (SR); 6-3 200 lbs; 12 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 44% FG; 29% 3pt; 74% FT

SF:  Wesley Harris (SO); 6-8 200 lbs; 6 ppg; 4 reb; 37% FG; 32% 3pt; 72% FT

PF:  Esa Ahmad (JR):  6-8 230 lbs; 10 ppg; 5 reb; 44% FG; 32% 3pt; 72% FT

C:  Sagaba Konate (SO) 6-8 260 lbs; 11 ppg; 8 reb; 3.4 blks; 52% FG; 79% FT

West Virginia Bench

F:  Lamont West (SO); 6-8 230 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 reb; 43% FG; 36% 3pt; 79% FT

G:  James Bolden (SO); 6-0 170 lbs; 10 ppg; 44% FG; 43% 3pt; 84% FT

G:  Teddy Allen (FR) 6-5 225 lbs; 7 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 13% 3pt; 72% FT

Baylor Starting Line-up

PG:  Manu Lecomte (SR) 5-11 180 lbs; 16 ppg; 4 asst; 39% FG; 38% 3pt; 89% FT

SG:  Jake Lindsey (JR) 6-5 195 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 46% FG; 33% 3pt; 66% FT

SF:  Mark Vital (RFR) 6-5 230 lbs; 7 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst; 49% FG; 51% FT

PF:  Tristan Clark (FR) 6-9 240 lbs; 7 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 60% FG; 66% FT

C:  Jo Lual-Acuil (SR) 7-0 220 lbs; 14 ppg; 9 reb; 2 blks; 51% FG; 73% FT; 30% 3pt

Baylor Bench

G:  King McClure (JR) 6-3 215 lbs; 8 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 40% FG; 34% 3pt; 77% FT

F:  Nuni Omot (SR) 6-9 210 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 49% FG; 44% 3pt; 85% FT

F:  Terry Maston (SR) 6-8 230 lbs; 11 ppg; 6 reb; 53% FG; 80% FT

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MBB: Baylor (18-13; 8-10) vs WVU (22-9; 11-7) Preview & Game Thread

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EGOTbear
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10:22p, 3/8/18
Man some of the bricks we are throwing up tonight are a sight to behold
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10:24p, 3/8/18
Manu is frustrated and has tired legs.
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10:24p, 3/8/18
The styles of WV, TT and KSU aren't going away but I think the roster next year looks a little better in countering it. We're not utilizing our bigs anyway so not having a 7-footer doesn't concern me in the slightest.
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10:25p, 3/8/18
Ballgame right there
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In reply to Chanceux • 10:26p, 3/8/18
Chanceux said:
Ballgame right there
Ball game was that 60+ foot shot by Carter to end the 1st half.
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10:26p, 3/8/18
Man. Down 17 and no end to the free fall in sight. Wasn't so long ago we had their number like this. There will be better days ahead. Sometimes a reset is a good thing.
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In reply to rudylaw • 10:26p, 3/8/18
All depends on our guards coming in. I think if Kegler is playing the 4 it will give us better spacing.
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In reply to Chanceux • 10:26p, 3/8/18
IMO, it was ballgame after Carter hit that circus three late in the shot clock. Knew then that WVU was gonna go on a big run and we wouldn't be able to counter it.
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In reply to rudylaw • 10:29p, 3/8/18
rudylaw said:
Man. Down 17 and no end to the free fall in sight. Wasn't so long ago we had their number like this. There will be better days ahead. Sometimes a reset is a good thing.
It's gonna be a couple of years I think. Next year they'll be better on the wing, bout the same at point and post.
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10:30p, 3/8/18
20-2 points off TOs. woooowww
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10:30p, 3/8/18
I'm sorry for all my *****ing in this thread. The dribble-no-shoot offense + beer isn't a good combo for me. These are all good kids who just didn't have the talent of previous teams but when you see a game like this in KC, it's just so tremendously frustrating.
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10:35p, 3/8/18
Agreed. I love Drew and our team, but it's so frustrating to watch them play like this.
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In reply to Yeek • 10:36p, 3/8/18
Yeek said:
Agreed. I love Drew and our team, but it's so frustrating to watch them play like this.


19 turnovers will lose you a lot of games.
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10:37p, 3/8/18
Don't think I can take any more of this one.

On to the who cares tallest midget tournament.
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10:38p, 3/8/18
It's bedtime. No more of this jank.

Parting thoughts: Extreme disappointment to get run out of the gym in a do or die game. Huggins has turned it around on Drew and owns him now. Hope Drew can turn it around again.
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In reply to EGOTbear • 10:39p, 3/8/18
EGOTbear said:
It's bedtime..


2 hours late bud
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10:40p, 3/8/18
Tech and TCU have blown by us in recruiting this year and now blown past us into the NCAAs. I sure hope this is a one year trend only.
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In reply to EvilTroyAndAbed • 10:43p, 3/8/18
EvilTroyAndAbed said:
EGOTbear said:
No I hate it. I am super pissed off right now.

Everyone should be pissed off probably losing 4 out of last 5 to dumpster NIT


No you're not. All you've done for the past 10 years is trash this program and this coach. Nights like tonight give you a chance to point fingers and say told you so from the mountaintop. Now we'll get a whole offseason from you why we need to get rid of Drew. It's so f'ing tiring.
At least you get a night off and can take off the kneepads.
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10:44p, 3/8/18
ESPN's computer now says we have a 8% chance of getting in. That's probably dead on.
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10:46p, 3/8/18
Jake looks like he tweaked a hammy.
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10:52p, 3/8/18
If this was football, Carter would be suspended for the 1st half of the next game.
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In reply to rudylaw • 10:53p, 3/8/18
rudylaw said:
ESPN's computer now says we have a 8% chance of getting in. That's probably dead on.


Yet when we beat UT it was 90%.

I still say there is no reason for any team to be in the tournament with a losing conference record. What is the point?
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In reply to rudylaw • 10:53p, 3/8/18
rudylaw said:
ESPN's computer now says we have a 8% chance of getting in. That's probably dead on.
Probably pretty close.
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In reply to GrowlTowel • 10:56p, 3/8/18
GrowlTowel said:
rudylaw said:
ESPN's computer now says we have a 8% chance of getting in. That's probably dead on.


Yet when we beat UT it was 90%.

I still say there is no reason for any team to be in the tournament with a losing conference record. What is the point?
And 84% after OU. Shows you how slim the margin is.

At 17-14 with only 3 "great" wins, we are 9th in the conference in terms of our full season resume. There is no argument for us anymore.
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In reply to GrowlTowel • 10:57p, 3/8/18
GrowlTowel said:
rudylaw said:
ESPN's computer now says we have a 8% chance of getting in. That's probably dead on.


Yet when we beat UT it was 90%.

I still say there is no reason for any team to be in the tournament with a losing conference record. What is the point?
Agree. I have never had sympathy for a team missing the tourney with a losing conf record.
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10:57p, 3/8/18
So there's no reason to watch the selection show on Sunday right?
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Positive Bear said:
So there's no reason to watch the selection show on Sunday right?
No reason whatever.
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In reply to JumboShrimper • 11:00p, 3/8/18
Positive Bear said:
So there's no reason to watch the selection show on Sunday right?


Correct. Even in years where we are good, there is no reason to feed the beast.
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In reply to JumboShrimper • 11:03p, 3/8/18
Positive Bear said:
So there's no reason to watch the selection show on Sunday right?
They're going to announce all 68 teams immediately so if you're still 0.0000001% hopeful, you'll at least not waste the whole hour hoping against hope.

And, if it matters, we're still in Lunardi's last 4 byes...
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In reply to JumboShrimper • 11:05p, 3/8/18
Positive Bear said:
So there's no reason to watch the selection show on Sunday right?
I read the selection show has a new format. They are announcing the teams in alphabetical order but with out backed or seed. Then they will take their time going thru the brackets and highlight matchups.

So we should know one way or another very quickly.
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11:11p, 3/8/18
I said we will never beat West Virginia again. Drew can't help it he is recruiting kids without smarts. I love watching Manu dribble and dribble until the shot clock blows or watching Omot handle the ball until someone steals it or .... oh never mind. Just not a smart bunch of players is all I see.

Maybe next year!
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11:14p, 3/8/18
Didn't watch.....knew what was gonna happen. NIT bound.
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In reply to MidWestBear2010 • 12:17a, 3/9/18
MidWestBear2010 said:
WVU's entire game plan depends on whether or not fouls get called. The big 12 refs don't call them for anything, they will likely get out in the first round of the tournament.
This is a common prognostication that has zero factual foundation. Since coming to WVU Huggs has taken his teams to the Sweet 16 or better 40% of the time.
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In reply to Mntneerlegion • 8:57a, 3/9/18
Mntneerlegion said:
MidWestBear2010 said:
WVU's entire game plan depends on whether or not fouls get called. The big 12 refs don't call them for anything, they will likely get out in the first round of the tournament.
This is a common prognostication that has zero factual foundation. Since coming to WVU Huggs has taken his teams to the Sweet 16 or better 40% of the time.
So therefore they are more likely to get out in the first or second round than to make it to the sweet 16, how is my statement not correct?
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In reply to RealLarryDon • 9:21a, 3/9/18
RealLarryDon said:
Tech and TCU have blown by us in recruiting this year and now blown past us into the NCAAs. I sure hope this is a one year trend only.

well, maybe Tech. But tCU lost its first game today, just like us. Doesn't look much better.
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