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MBB: #2 Baylor at #3 Kansas Preview & Game Thread

January 30, 2017
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No. 2 Baylor (20-1; 7-1) travels to Kansas (19-2; 7-1) 8 p.m. CT Wednesday, February 1st on ESPN2.  Here's a look at the match-up. 


KenPom Analysis
Rankings: 
Baylor (8); Kansas (7)
Offensive Efficiency:  Baylor (21); Kansas (5)
Defensive Efficiency:  Baylor (5); Kansas (30)
Prediction:  Kansas 73 Baylor 69

Coaches

Baylor:  Scott Drew (292-184)
  • 46 years old
  • 6 NCAA bids; 1 NIT Title
  • 2 Elite 8s; 3 Sweet 16s

Kansas:  Bill Self (611-189)

  • 54 years old
  • 18 NCAA bids
  • 2 Final 4s; 8 Elite 8s; 11 Sweet 16s

Kansas Starters
Forward:  6-10 250 lbs Landen Lucas (SR):  8 ppg; 8 reb; 1 blk; 64% FG; 68% FT

Forward:  6-8 210 lbs Josh Jackson (FR):  16 ppg; 7 reb; 3 asst; 50% FG; 33% 3pt; 55% FT

Guard:  6-8 205 lbs Svi Mykhailuik (JR):  11 ppg; 4 reb; 45% FG; 42% 3pt; 66% FT

Guard:  6-2 185 lbs Devonte Graham (JR): 14 ppg; 5 asst; 2 st; 47% FG; 71% FT; 39% 3pt

Guard:  5-11 190 lbs Frank Mason (SR):  20 ppg; 5 assts; 52% FG; 51% 3pt; 72% FT
Kansas Bench

Forward:  6-9 240 lbs Dwight Coleby (JR):  1 ppg; 2 reb; 46% FG; 38% FT

Forward:  6-8 210 lbs Mitch Lightfoot (FR):  1 ppg; 1 reb; 50% FG; 17% FT

Guard:  6-5 175 lbs Lagerald Vick (SO):  8 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 91% FT; 40% 3pt


Baylor Starters

Forward:  7-0 220 lbs Jo Lual-Acuil (JR):  10 ppg; 7 reb; 59% FG; 53% FT; 39% 3pt; 3 blks

Forward:  6-10 230 lbs Johnathan Motley (JR): 16 ppg; 10 reb; 51% FG; 71% FT; 33% 3pt

Forward:  6-5 235 lbs Ish Wainright (SR): 6 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 41% FG; 80% FT; 28% 3pt; 2 st

Guard:  6-3 200 lbs Al Freeman (JR):  10 ppg; 2 reb; 44% FG; 37% 3pt; 82% FT

Guard:  5-11 175 lbs Manu Lecomte (JR):  12 ppg; 5 asst; 44% FG; 41% 3pt; 82% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  6-8 230 lbs Terry Maston (JR):  7 ppg; 4 reb; 55% FG; 75% FT

Forward:  6-9 205 lbs Nuni Omot (JR):  6 ppg; 2 reb; 43% FG; 83% FT; 36% 3pt

Guard:  6-5 200 lbs Jake Lindsey (SO):  5 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 47% FG; 42% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  6-3 180 lbs Chuck Mitchell (FR):  3 ppg; 47% FG; 29% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  6-3 215 lbs King McClure (SO):  4 ppg; 41% FG; 30% 3pt; 81% FT
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MBB: #2 Baylor @ #3 Kansas Preview & Game Thread

81,237 Views | 550 Replies | Last: 7 yr ago by gaet
GoldMind
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Stop trying to make diaper dandies go. You're literally the only person on the planet who uses those terms
3ptSpecialist
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nice moving pick/hold by Lucas to free Jackson
Bears8375
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Still will never get why our bigs think they can dribble out of control from the top of the key.
jimdue
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I rarely complain about refs but this sucks
3ptSpecialist
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Motley has let us down on both ends in the 2nd half.
BUBearFan
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FTs:

KU 22
BU 6
0xdeadbeef
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**** THIS ****ING GAME
lancebu
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NO FOUL????!!!
Bears8375
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****ING UNREAL


I hate these refs so much.
baylrballa
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Lol, **** these refs.
BUBearFan
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How does Manu not get that call??? F these refs
jimdue
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Even Vitale knows we are getting jobbed
Bears8375
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I'm sorry, but these refs really belong in jail.
lancebu
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3ptSpecialist said:

nice moving pick/hold by Lucas to free Jackson


That's the Lucas special.
Blackout Sniper
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Where was the foul?!
Bear-0-Daktyl
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What a *********travesty. This is ridiculous.
Media Bear
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Manu fouled blatantly W THE 3

And NO CALL

Incredible.

The fix is most certainly in.

Without question.

That's. Just. Awful.
GoldMind
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3ptSpecialist said:

Motley has let us down on both ends in the 2nd half.


Been doubled every step he's taken
BUBearFan
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2 pointer with no foul. unbelievable.
3ptSpecialist
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what a joke man.
ryanmetz
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****ing blatantly slanted officiating!!! Just embarrassing for the conference how obvious this bull**** is!!!
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Skip: You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you? Larry!
Larry: Lollygaggers!
Skip: Lollygaggers.
3ptSpecialist
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one stop and then hit a 3...
baylrballa
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Terrible shot ish.
Media Bear
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Ish had no idea what to do with it.
CHIbear
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What was that...
Bear-0-Daktyl
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Ish, gotta pump fake bruh.
lancebu
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Ish
0xdeadbeef
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Baylor could win this game and I won't enjoy it.
GoBearsGo
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You had time.
3ptSpecialist
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Wainright c'mon man... that was horrible.
lancebu
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Geez
RedBear
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fudge
Bears8375
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Ha whatever.
baylrballa
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Shame, great game 5-8.
burg0047
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Unreal.
GoBearsGo
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Such a bunch if ****ing bull****
 
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