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No. 2 Baylor (2-0) faces No. 5 Illinois (3-0) in Jimmy V Classic

November 30, 2020
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#2 Baylor (2-0) squares off against #5 Illinois (3-0) Wednesday night at 9pm CST as part of the Jimmy V Classic.  The first game will feature #1 Gonzaga (2-0) vs #11 West Virginia (3-0).  The games are televised on ESPN.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 76 Illinois 70

Coaches

Illinois:  Brad Underwood (56); 159-75 overall (50-49 at Illinois); 4 NCAAs

Baylor:  Scott Drew (50); 366-222 overall (345-211 at Baylor); 8 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s

Head to Head:  Drew 4-0

Illinois Starters

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Ayo Dosunmu PG JR 6-5/200 25.7 7.7 6.7 56 43 77
Trent Frazier SG SR 6-2/175 9.3 3.7 2.7 40 47 63
Adam Miller SF FR 6-3/180 18.0 2.3 1.0 59 47 80
Da’monte Williams PF SR 6-3/215 7.3 8.0 3.3 54 67 67
Kofi Cockburn C SO 7-0/285 15.0 11.7 0.3 64 0 68

Illinois Bench

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Giorgi Bezhanishvili C JR 6-9/245 5.0 3.7 1.3 50 0 25
Andre Curbello G FR 6-1/175 9.7 3.7 2.3 40 47 63
Jacob Grandison F JR 6-6/205 4.0 5.0 1.3 50 50 0

Baylor Starters

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Davion Mitchell PG JR 6-2/205 12.0 4.5 6.5 53 43 50
Jared Butler SG JR 6-3/195 18.5 3.0 4.5 60 58 0
MaCio Teague SF SR 6-4/195 18.0 6.5 2.5 50 39 50
Mark Vital PF SR 6-5/250 6.5 8.5 3.0 60 0 33
Flo Thamba C JR 6-10/245 3.0 4.5 0 40 0 33

Baylor Bench

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Adam Flagler G SO 6-3/180 14.5 3.0 4.0 55 50 0
Jon Tchamwa F SO 6-8/245 9.0 8.0 0.5 50 0 100
Matt Mayer F JR 6-9/225 7.0 3.5 1.5 43 33 50
LJ Cryer G FR 6-1/185 8.5 1.0 0.5 67 71  

 

 

 

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No. 2 Baylor (2-0) faces No. 5 Illinois (3-0) in Jimmy V Classic

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IowaBear
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In reply to TheDaiyaanKing • 10:07p, 12/2/20
TheDaiyaanKing said:
I hope so. Dain can create his own shot. Something all of our bigs can't do.

WINNER WINNER. He's skilled in that area for a big dude. I have no idea what his actual weight is but I'd guess 255 ish
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In reply to Big_Pumpin • 10:07p, 12/2/20
Big_Pumpin said:
Possibly a small lineup test coming up?
I was kinda wondering the same thing. Would we go small and fast and try to keep the Illinois bigs off the court.
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In reply to IowaBear • 10:08p, 12/2/20
IowaBear said:
TheDaiyaanKing said:
I hope so. Dain can create his own shot. Something all of our bigs can't do.

WINNER WINNER. He's skilled in that area for a big dude. I have no idea what his actual weight is but I'd guess 255 ish

On the sidelines he looked BIG......and I don't mean "fat" BIG. I mean BIG BIG.
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10:08p, 12/2/20
Is it just me or is this half time taking forever?
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 10:09p, 12/2/20
Yeah it's been at least 20 minutes lol
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 10:09p, 12/2/20
Johnny Bear said:
Is it just me or is this half time taking forever?
F.....O.....R.....E.....V.....E.....R
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10:10p, 12/2/20
Remember that we weren't hitting open shots. If those start to fall we will win. The Illini can barely even score in the half court.
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In reply to DanaDane • 10:10p, 12/2/20
DanaDane said:
IowaBear said:
TheDaiyaanKing said:
I hope so. Dain can create his own shot. Something all of our bigs can't do.

WINNER WINNER. He's skilled in that area for a big dude. I have no idea what his actual weight is but I'd guess 255 ish

On the sidelines he looked BIG......and I don't mean "fat" BIG. I mean BIG BIG.

Stood about 5 feet from him at the Well downtown Des Moines. He's a built dude
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10:11p, 12/2/20
Sweep the leg of #15.
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In reply to BellCountyBear • 10:12p, 12/2/20
BellCountyBear said:
Sweep the leg of #15.


You want them to intentionally hurt an opponent player?
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10:13p, 12/2/20
Thamba and JTT both just stand behind the Illinois front court guys. No box out. No using their body to widen the lane. Nothing. May as well have Mayer in there.
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10:14p, 12/2/20
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10:14p, 12/2/20
Big white boy from Illinois can shoot.
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10:16p, 12/2/20
YES!

Get hot out there Mitchell!!!!!!
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10:16p, 12/2/20
I'm going to miss Vital.

Davion!!!!
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In reply to DanaDane • 10:16p, 12/2/20
DanaDane said:
Big white boy from Illinois can shoot.
Uh he was not trying to bank that shot...
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In reply to HoustonBear15 • 10:17p, 12/2/20
HoustonBear15 said:
DanaDane said:
Big white boy from Illinois can shoot.
Uh he was not trying to bank that shot...
Uh he's 7-9 from the floor
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10:18p, 12/2/20
Teague just having an awful night so far. Sheesh.
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10:19p, 12/2/20
Teague is really having an off game.
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10:19p, 12/2/20
Teague had a weird hitch before getting that last three off
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10:19p, 12/2/20
Cmon Drew, figure this out. Adjustment necessary.
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10:20p, 12/2/20
Teagues jumpshot looked really weird
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10:20p, 12/2/20
How many turnovers do we have so far?
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 10:21p, 12/2/20
Johnny Bear said:
How many turnovers do we have so far?
6
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In reply to TheDaiyaanKing • 10:21p, 12/2/20
Looked like an old school set shot.
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10:22p, 12/2/20
Thattaboy Vital. Take it right at 'em!
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In reply to TheDaiyaanKing • 10:22p, 12/2/20
Look like he double clutched and wasn't sure if he was going to pump and shoot or just shoot.
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10:23p, 12/2/20
39-39
14:38 to go

for any lurkers
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10:23p, 12/2/20
Wow, Illini getting away with some mugging!
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10:23p, 12/2/20
DAMNIT why is this game so tight I'm nervous
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10:23p, 12/2/20
Seeing how big a role Freddie played last year.
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In reply to DanaDane • 10:23p, 12/2/20
DanaDane said:
Johnny Bear said:
How many turnovers do we have so far?
6
For some reason it feels like a lot more than that.
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10:24p, 12/2/20
I'm thinking that Giorgi Bezhanishvili is Georgian. When I first heard it, I thought the announcer said Djugashvili which was Joseph Stalin's real name. I am no expert on languages, particularly in eastern Europe but it seems similar. He certainly can play well.

Nice to see Baylor defense is still very good and they are getting lots of rebounds. Too many missed shots, though.
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In reply to ImABearToo • 10:24p, 12/2/20
I truly think we'd be up big if we had Gillespie
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 10:24p, 12/2/20
Johnny Bear said:
DanaDane said:
Johnny Bear said:
How many turnovers do we have so far?
6
For some reason it feels like a lot more than that.
I was very surprised when I clicked on the stats. I thought we were already around 10.
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