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MBB: Baylor (19-13) vs Syracuse (20-13) Preview & Game Thread

March 21, 2019
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9th seed Baylor (19-13) takes on 8th seed Syracuse (20-13) in Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday March 21st around 8:47pm CST on TruTv.

KenPom Rankings

Syracuse:  35 overall; 61 offensive efficiency; 24 defensive efficiency

Baylor:  41 overall; 28 offensive efficiency; 75 defensive efficiency

Prediction:  Syracuse 68 Baylor 67

Coaches

Syracuse:  Jim Boeheim (74); 947-385; 35 NCAAs; 18 Sweet 16s; 6 Elite 8s; 4 Final 4s; 1 NChamp

Baylor:  Scott Drew (48); 337-218 overall (317-207 at Baylor); 8 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s

Syracuse Starters

PG:  Frank Howard (SR) 6-5 205 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 asst; 2 reb; 36% FG; 34% 3pt; 78% FT

SG:  Tyus Battle (JR) 6-6 205 lbs; 17 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 43% FG; 32% 3pt; 76% FT

SF:  Elijah Hughes (JR); 6-6 215 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 42% FG; 36% 3pt; 74% FT

PF:  Oshae Brissett (SO); 6-8 215 lbs; 12 ppg; 8 reb; 39% FG; 26% 3pt; 66% FT

C:  Paschal Chukwu (SR) 7-2 230 lbs; 4 ppg; 5 reb; 2 blks; 72% FG; 62% FT

Syracuse Bench

F:  Marek Dolezaj (SO) 6-10 180 lbs; 4 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 56% FG; 37% 3pt; 57% FT

F:  Bourama Sidibe (SO); 6-10 205 lbs; 2 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 40% FT

F:  Buddy Boeheim (FR) 6-5 190 lbs; 7 ppg; 2 reb; 39% FG; 36% 3pt; 77% FT

Baylor Starters

PG:  Makai Mason (SR) 6-1 180 lbs; 15 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 40% FG; 37% 3pt; 83% FT

SG:  Jared Butler (FR) 6-3 185 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 40% FG; 36% 3pt; 81% FT

SF:  Mario Kegler (SO) 6-7 230 lbs; 11 ppg; 6 reb; 1 blk; 43% FG; 29% 3pt; 65% FT

PF:  Mark Vital (SO) 6-5 230 lbs; 7 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 52% FT

C:  Freddie Gillespie (JR) 6-9 245 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 64% FG; 53% FT

Baylor Bench

G:  King McClure (SR) 6-3 215 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 40% FG; 36% 3pt; 67% FT

G:  Devonte Bandoo (JR) 6-3 195 lbs; 9 ppg; 2 reb; 45% FG; 39% 3pt; 90% FT

F:  Matthew Mayer (FR) 6-9 200 lbs; 5 ppg; 2 reb; 32% FG; 31% 3pt; 66% FT

F:  Flo Thamba (FR) 6-11 250 lbs;  2 ppg; 2 reb; 1blk; 54% FG; 53% FT

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MBB: Baylor (19-13) vs Syracuse (20-13) Preview & Game Thread

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rudylaw
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 9:43p, 3/21/19
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SIC EM 94 said:
Yeek said:
Come on King!

He needs to sit on the bench...for a long time.
Replace with who?
Bandoo, Mayer
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9:43p, 3/21/19
Orange points,off,turnovers gonna be the difference if we don't play smarter fast.
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In reply to rudylaw • 9:43p, 3/21/19
rudylaw said:
Oldbear83 said:
SIC EM 94 said:
Yeek said:
Come on King!

He needs to sit on the bench...for a long time.
Replace with who?
Bandoo, Mayer


This
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 9:44p, 3/21/19
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SIC EM 94 said:
Yeek said:
Come on King!

He needs to sit on the bench...for a long time.
Replace with who?


Anyone with a pulse and an IQ
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9:44p, 3/21/19
Not sure I trust Mayer enough to give him anything more than spot minutes at this point.
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9:44p, 3/21/19
and of course TruTV brings up our loss to Yale ...
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9:45p, 3/21/19
Great half by both teams. Somehow, I feel we dodged a huge bullet being up a point.
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9:45p, 3/21/19
Clean it up Bears and come back out strong!
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 9:46p, 3/21/19
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Not sure I trust Mayer enough to give him anything more than spot minutes at this point.


I'd trust Mayer if we placed him at the line more and not at the 3 line as we have.
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9:47p, 3/21/19
Good half. I think we have a good chance to advance.
I have found theres only two ways to go:
Living fast or dying slow.
I dont want to live forever.
But I will live while I'm here.
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In reply to rudylaw • 9:48p, 3/21/19
rudylaw said:
Great half by both teams. Somehow, I feel we dodged a huge bullet being up a point.
I do too. Somehow I think the last 2 minutes of the half made a big difference.

And I'd be happy to finish the second half with a 1 point lead.
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In reply to Limited IQ Redneck in PU • 9:49p, 3/21/19
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Good half. I think we have a good chance to advance.


It's encouraging to be ahead firing many 30 foot threes in the basket.
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In reply to CaliByWayOfKS • 9:49p, 3/21/19
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Mitch Henessey said:
Not sure I trust Mayer enough to give him anything more than spot minutes at this point.


I'd trust Mayer if we placed him at the line more and not at the 3 line as we have.
I liked his drives inside when he had the ball.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 9:49p, 3/21/19
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rudylaw said:
Great half by both teams. Somehow, I feel we dodged a huge bullet being up a point.
I do too. Somehow I think the last 2 minutes of the half made a big difference.

And I'd be happy to finish the second half with a 1 point lead.
I'd take a slightly less exciting half where we win by 17!
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In reply to SIC EM 94 • 9:49p, 3/21/19
SIC EM 94 said:
Oldbear83 said:
SIC EM 94 said:
Yeek said:
Come on King!

He needs to sit on the bench...for a long time.
Replace with who?


Anyone with a pulse and an IQ
Mason is already out there (ht to the Yale grad)
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In reply to rudylaw • 9:50p, 3/21/19
rudylaw said:
Oldbear83 said:
rudylaw said:
Great half by both teams. Somehow, I feel we dodged a huge bullet being up a point.
I do too. Somehow I think the last 2 minutes of the half made a big difference.

And I'd be happy to finish the second half with a 1 point lead.
I'd take a slightly less exciting half where we win by 17!
Oh I would too. I just mean that any win tonight would be delicious and satisfying.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 9:51p, 3/21/19
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CaliByWayOfKS said:
Mitch Henessey said:
Not sure I trust Mayer enough to give him anything more than spot minutes at this point.


I'd trust Mayer if we placed him at the line more and not at the 3 line as we have.
I liked his drives inside when he had the ball.


That's where he could take his size inside with someone who can shoot a bit I think. He'd still be able to drive from there to an extent as well. If we had Maston... This game would be insanely different.
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 9:51p, 3/21/19
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and of course TruTV brings up our loss to Yale ...
He beat me and X to it lol
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In reply to CaliByWayOfKS • 9:54p, 3/21/19
CaliByWayOfKS said:
Oldbear83 said:
CaliByWayOfKS said:
Mitch Henessey said:
Not sure I trust Mayer enough to give him anything more than spot minutes at this point.


I'd trust Mayer if we placed him at the line more and not at the 3 line as we have.
I liked his drives inside when he had the ball.


That's where he could take his size inside with someone who can shoot a bit I think. He'd still be able to drive from there to an extent as well. If we had Maston... This game would be insanely different.
Freddie has shown he has that 15-footer range but he has to stop with the moving screens first.
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In reply to rudylaw • 9:56p, 3/21/19
rudylaw said:
CaliByWayOfKS said:
Oldbear83 said:
CaliByWayOfKS said:
Mitch Henessey said:
Not sure I trust Mayer enough to give him anything more than spot minutes at this point.


I'd trust Mayer if we placed him at the line more and not at the 3 line as we have.
I liked his drives inside when he had the ball.


That's where he could take his size inside with someone who can shoot a bit I think. He'd still be able to drive from there to an extent as well. If we had Maston... This game would be insanely different.
Freddie has shown he has that 15-footer range but he has to stop with the moving screens first.
If orange 21 can do it all night, freddy should be able to.
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In reply to BaylorOkie • 9:58p, 3/21/19
BaylorOkie said:
rudylaw said:
CaliByWayOfKS said:
Oldbear83 said:
CaliByWayOfKS said:
Mitch Henessey said:
Not sure I trust Mayer enough to give him anything more than spot minutes at this point.


I'd trust Mayer if we placed him at the line more and not at the 3 line as we have.
I liked his drives inside when he had the ball.


That's where he could take his size inside with someone who can shoot a bit I think. He'd still be able to drive from there to an extent as well. If we had Maston... This game would be insanely different.
Freddie has shown he has that 15-footer range but he has to stop with the moving screens first.
If orange 21 can do it all night, freddy should be able to.
He's more discreet. Freddie does his like he's in WWE in the middle of a shoot.

I think Butler is in for a big half. He seems dangerous tonight. Vital will have 3 fouls to play with as well so ball movement should increase.
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9:59p, 3/21/19
19 combined three-point baskets in the 1st half. 10 of them by the Baylor Bears! WOW! Great 1st half for Makai Mason, scoring 16 points, including four 3-point baskets. Incredible team shooting, as both were at least 56% in the 1st half. Baylor might need to make 18-20 shots from beyond the arc to survive and advance in the 2019 NCAA MBB Tournament. LET'S GO, BAYLOR!
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In reply to rudylaw • 10:00p, 3/21/19
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Vital will have 3 fouls to play with as well so ball movement should increase.
Important point.
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10:01p, 3/21/19
I'm just here to talk about the balls on Mayer to clap for the rock like he's Lebron. SMH
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In reply to StatMan • 10:01p, 3/21/19
N A M T A T S
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10:02p, 3/21/19
Nam tits
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 10:05p, 3/21/19
I'm just living up to my nickname sharing statistics, and a brief opinion regarding Baylor's chances in the 2nd half. March Madness continues for the Baylor Bears this hour. #SicSyracuse #GoBaylor
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 10:05p, 3/21/19
Oldbear83 said:
CaliByWayOfKS said:
Mitch Henessey said:
Not sure I trust Mayer enough to give him anything more than spot minutes at this point.


I'd trust Mayer if we placed him at the line more and not at the 3 line as we have.
I liked his drives inside when he had the ball.


I agree. I think Cuse's D sets up well for a player like Mayer.
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10:05p, 3/21/19
I still think McClure is the better choice for rebounding and D. Mason, Butler, and Bandoo would be a small lineup against Syracuse. I like the idea of Mayer at the high post.
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10:06p, 3/21/19
Mayer is Ant all over again. He wants to be Dirk.
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10:07p, 3/21/19
And Vital gets #3 14 seconds in. UNREAL
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10:08p, 3/21/19
Crazy game so far. Need to slow them down some, which might require a lot of driving inside. Need to get someone in foul trouble.
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10:09p, 3/21/19
Vital gets arm barred out and puts an arm of him as well and gets called for a foul a few sec after the contact?

Perhaps missed something painfully obvious
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10:09p, 3/21/19
Why is Mason taking those?
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10:11p, 3/21/19
Would be nice if Orange got some fouls on rebounds too.
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