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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (24-2) vs #5 Villanova (18-6)

March 25, 2021
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#1 Seed Baylor (24-2) faces off against #5 Seed Villanova (18-6) in a Sweet 16 match-up at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Saturday March 27th at 4:15pm CST.  The game will be televised on CBS.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 77 Villanova 73

Bart Torvik:  Baylor 76 Villanova 72

Evan Miyakawa:  Baylor 81 Villanova 72

Spread:  Baylor -7


Coaches

Villanova:  Jay Wright 609-272 (489-189 at Nova); 17 NCAAs; 7 Sweet 16s; 4 Elite 8s; 3 FFs; 2 NCs

Baylor:  Scott Drew (50); 388-224 overall (368-213 at Baylor); 9 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s

Head to Head:  Drew 1-0


Villanova Starters

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
C Arcidiancono PG SO 6-5 195 0.8 1.0 0.7 20 20 60
Justin Moore SG SO 6-4 210 12.8 4.1 3.0 44 32 78
Caleb Daniels SF JR 6-4 210 9.9 2.1 1.3 43 40 79
Jermaine Samuels PF SR 6-7 230 11.9 6.5 2.5 48 38 81
Jeremiah Earl C SO 6-9 230 16.0 8.3 2.2 50 28 72

Villanova Bench

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Cole Swider F JR 6-9 225 5.9 2.9 1.1 43 41 75
Brandon Slater F JR 6-6 210 3.8 2.2 0.5 49 42 60
Bryan Antonine G SO 6-5 180 2.6 1.2 0.7 41 39 80

Baylor Starters

Name Pos  Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Davion Mitchell PG JR 6-2 205 14.1 2.7 5.4 52 46 67
Jared Butler SG  JR 6-3 195 16.9 3.3 4.8 48 42 78
MaCio Teague SF SR 6-4 195 16.1 4.1 1.6 48 40 85
Mark Vital PF SR 6-5 250 5.7 6.7 1.5 48 0 50
Flo Thamba C JR 6-10 245 3.6 4.0 0.5 59 0 61

Baylor Bench

Name Pos  Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Adam Flagler G SO 6-3 180 8.7 2.3 1.4 45 40 82
Jon Tchamwa F SO 6-8 245 6.4 5.1 0.4 57 0 77
Matt Mayer F JR 6-9 225 8.3 3.8 1.0 49 42 59
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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (24-2) vs #5 Villanova (18-6)

34,475 Views | 334 Replies | Last: 3 yr ago by EvilTroyAndAbed
MrGolfguy
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Just win Bears!
Oldbear83
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Hope we finally get to see Baylor vs Gonzaga in April.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
vanillabryce
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LFG!!!!
BUbackerinET
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Tomorrow can't come soon enough.
Oldbear83
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BUbackerinET said:

Tomorrow can't come soon enough.
Assuming we win, that is.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
IowaBear
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Contain JRE, Play great 3 point defense, limit our TOS and we should win. Also they have slower guards so if the 3's aren't falling early hopefully we attack the basket knowing they have no rim protector and JRE can't be too aggressive defensively as he's their only hope in this game.
StatMan
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The Baylor Bears want to experience the excitement and joy of winning a MBB national championship, like the Villanova Wildcats have done in the recent past. Baylor can move one step closer to that goal with a win in the Sweet Sixteen tomorrow.
Jayman1963
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IowaBear said:

Contain JRE, Play great 3 point defense, limit our TOS and we should win. Also they have slower guards so if the 3's aren't falling early hopefully we attack the basket knowing they have no rim protector and JRE can't be too aggressive defensively as he's their only hope in this game.
Would love to see our guards driving to the basket early and often to get JRE into foul trouble.
IowaBear
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Same here, 3's are nice. So is getting the opposing teams only hope in early foul trouble.
william
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lwtt.

- kkm

gb!
Assassin
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Oops, a day early!
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gobears20
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Staff
Louise Romano
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Pronto a guardare la partita dallo yacht attraccato nel Mar Mediterraneo. Sar mezzanotte qui. Adoro questa squadra. Nessuna difesa in Europa League lo rende speciale. I try English sometime. Learn on SicEm sight. I read English but no write good. BU playa good defesa e win 81 - 72.
MrGolfguy
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NAMTATS! NAMTATS! NAMTATS!
Michibear
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Lady Bears just won in OT, 78-75!
BERFAN
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2 already on Thamba
Assassin
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Michibear said:

Lady Bears just won in OT, 78-75!
nailbiter!
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ImABearToo
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High intensity so far, not the best shot selections. Lot of dribbling as usual.
gobears20
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Staff
Like the way we are rebounding
BUbackerinET
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Ladies almost stroked me out, hope these guys don't finish me off
beardown55
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3 point blank shots missed already and 2 ft's
Jorkel
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Yikes on the free throws
Oldbear83
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We look rattled now
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
EatMoreSalmon
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Shooting not as hot as before in the tourney it seems.
ImABearToo
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Nice!
PaperBear89
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Afraid this might be one of those "die by the 3" games.
JumboShrimper
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We can't make layups?
Born_A_Bear
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Stroke and heart failure.
JumboShrimper
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Lookin' like first to 50 wins.
BearTruth13
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Playing great defensively. Terrible finishing and FTs so far.
EatMoreSalmon
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Defense great, offensive rebounding good, at the basket shots....... well
Adriacus Peratuun
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Villanova with some interesting D wrinkles.

Biggest issue is wishy washy putbacks.
Jacques Strap
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start making some put backs on all those offensive rebounds and some threes we could bust this open
Assassin
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its still really strange playing in an empty arena...
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Oldbear83
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And one!
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
 
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