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FINAL: Baylor 91, NMSU 73

March 17, 2017
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3 seeded Baylor (25-7) takes on 14 seeded New Mexico State (28-5) in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday March 17th at 11:40AM CST.  The game is broadcast on TruTV.  Here's a look at the match-up. 


KenPom Analysis
Rankings: 
Baylor (13); NMSU (88)
Offensive Efficiency:  Baylor (22); NMSU (71)
Defensive Efficiency:  Baylor (14); NMSU (134)
Prediction:  Baylor 72 NMSU 61

Coaches

Baylor:  Scott Drew (297-189)
  • 46 years old
  • 7 NCAA bids; 1 NIT Title
  • 2 Elite 8s; 3 Sweet 16s

New Mexico State:  Paul Weir (28-5) 

  • 37 years old
  • 1 NCAA bid


New Mexico State Starters
Forward:  6-7 222 lbs Eli Chuha (SO): 12 ppg; 9 reb; 61% FG; 68% FT

Forward:  6-5 220 lbs Jemerrio Jones (JR):  10 ppg; 9 reb; 3 asst; 51% FG; 61% FT

Forward:  6-4 170 lbs Matt Taylor (JR):  7 ppg; 3 reb; 47% FG; 30% 3pt; 69% FT

Guard:  6-3 180 lbs Braxton Huggins (JR):  14 ppg; 3 reb; 44% FG; 81% FT; 42% 3pt

Guard:  6-0 190 lbs Ian Baker (SR):  17 ppg; 4 reb; 4 asst; 39% FG; 31% 3pt; 83% FT
New Mexico State Bench

Forward:  6-10 218 lbs Johnathan Wilkins (JR):  6 ppg; 3 reb; 55% FG; 33% 3pt; 61% FT

Forward:  6-7 200 lbs Jermaine Haley (FR):  4 ppg; 3 reb; 39% FG; 59% FT; 25% 3pt
Baylor Starters

Forward:  7-0 220 lbs Jo Lual-Acuil (JR):  9 ppg; 7 reb; 54% FG; 49% FT; 33% 3pt; 3 blks

Forward:  6-10 230 lbs Johnathan Motley (JR): 17 ppg; 10 reb; 52% FG; 71% FT; 26% 3pt

Forward:  6-5 235 lbs Ish Wainright (SR): 6 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 41% FG; 63% FT; 2 st

Guard:  6-3 215 lbs King McClure (SO):  5 ppg; 44% FG; 34% 3pt; 73% FT

Guard:  5-11 175 lbs Manu Lecomte (JR):  12 ppg; 4 asst; 44% FG; 42% 3pt; 82% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  6-8 230 lbs Terry Maston (JR):  6 ppg; 4 reb; 52% FG; 80% FT

Forward:  6-9 205 lbs Nuni Omot (JR):  5 ppg; 2 reb; 40% FG; 86% FT; 32% 3pt

Guard:  6-5 200 lbs Jake Lindsey (SO):  5 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 45% FG; 42% 3pt; 69% FT

Guard:  6-3 180 lbs Chuck Mitchell (RFR):  3 ppg; 42% FG; 31% 3pt; 74% FT

Guard:  6-3 200 lbs Al Freeman (JR):  10 ppg; 2 reb; 44% FG; 38% 3pt; 82% FT

FINAL: Baylor 91, NMSU 73

70,041 Views | 486 Replies | Last: 7 yr ago by LadyBear91
FWBear
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Another awful pass by Motley.
Hambone
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Huggins hits a nice pull up J, he's their shooter and has 12. it's 44-44 16:38

Al in for King
Media Bear
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Yah ... this one is going to the wire.
baylrballa
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Is this guy pronouncing it "LeC*nt"?
Hambone
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Manu drops it off to Mot and he nails a 3! he hasn't hit one in a long time

Chuha throws up a wild shot but draws a foul (also in my scouting report) on Jo. bailed out there. 3 on Jo

BU up 47-44 media timeout @ 15:58
FWBear
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Motley!!!!
Media Bear
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***** Jo didn't touch him!
Blackout Sniper
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The hand checking on Manu still hasn't been called. He is literally resting his hand on Manu.
Bear-0-Daktyl
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Weak ass call on Jo.
FWBear
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Acuil with two great deja vu deflections then stupidly rides his body up underneath the shooter. Ouch.
Heart
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Let's go, Motley!
DukeNukem
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if we are gonna start calling weak fouls like that then make sure it is both ends. Have been letting them play for the most part. that was weak.
The X Factor
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Media Bear said:

***** Jo didn't touch him!
You can't be serious.

Try to watch the game more objectively and not blame everything on the refs. That was just bad defense by Jo.
sbudeuce
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Jo rode that guy like a rented mule. No need to do that as he was forced into a wild shot as it was.
baylrballa
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BearMace said:

Weak ass call on Jo.


That was right call. Did good job with body to stay in front and push back, but kept pushing once he went up.
EastTXBear2012
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Get Terry in there.
Bears8375
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Just can't seem to ever pull away from a team.
Media Bear
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The X Factor said:

Media Bear said:

***** Jo didn't touch him!
You can't be serious.

Try to watch the game more objectively and not blame everything on the refs. That was just bad defense by Jo.
Body in general like that is weak as foul at best
Hambone
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it was a foul on Jo. I said it was bail out because he was out of control and Jo bailed him out, not the refs

misses both!

but Maston loses it out of bounds, my god
Bears8375
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Turnovers...
Bear-0-Daktyl
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We have the worst hands ever.
SupNmBU
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Maston has really bad hands on passes....it blows my mind because EVERYTHING else with him seems so smooth.
Hambone
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Ags put in the 7 foot 2 Indian guy! his older brother is a better player. he rarely plays

he misses a layup

Al drives and is fouled, bails us out of a nothing possession, will shoot. foul was on big man too

Al hits both, BU up 49-44
baylrballa
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Maston just got tossed by someone he had 6 in and 50 lbs.
Media Bear
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Look at that goon that NM just put in!
baylrballa
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Uh oh, Al iso.
Bears8375
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Get to that line Al.
fuentbu1
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Freeman with a 15 second dribble then draws the foul.

Hits both
Media Bear
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One already on ... Bular is his name, I guess
EZduzit
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Media Bear said:

Look at that goon that NM just put in!

Hey, 7 footers have feelings too!
ET Bear
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Is that Satnam Singh?
Hambone
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Ags miss, then Al draws a foul as he saw a guy flying towards and him and went int his body! well done.

Al hits both, Baylor up 51-44 14:40

Baker draws a foul on Manu, will shoot
fuentbu1
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Al draws another foul!
GoldMind
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If Michigan busts my bracket Im gonna be even more angry
The X Factor
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Freeman playing like Nov./Dec. Freeman!!!!
 
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