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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)

33,023 Views | 334 Replies | Last: 3 yr ago by EvilTroyAndAbed
Louise Romano
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Need finish questa. Defesa good.
vanillabryce
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Another turnover! Let's gooooooo
historian
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BAYLOR DEFENSE!!!
BUbackerinET
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Mitchell came to play today! Both ways...
IowaBear
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Davion is a Donovan Mitchell clone!
historian
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MITCHELL!!!
CaliByWayOfKS
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Samuels just ****ing crashed into Flagler... zero call
Yeek
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I'm in tears
Yeek
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This was a defensive half for the ages
JXL
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Villanova sure likes to shuffle their feet.
historian
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FLAGLER!
historian
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"World class defensive clinic!"
BUbackerinET
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That's their last timeout - feeling A LITTLE better here...
JumboShrimper
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Their guy fouled Flagler clearly but no call.
IowaBear
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I'll take my stone throwing. Butler attacked them rim at will in the 2nd half. Someday I'll learn to never doubt this team! Let's make some FTs polish this baby off and head to the Elite 8 against hopefully Oral Roberts
Louise Romano
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3 di piu foul...no fre thros
boognish_bear
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Yeek said:

This was a defensive half for the ages


Hang it in the louvre
CaliByWayOfKS
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The 3 times they inserted Mayer sparked big runs by us.

Defense was what won this game, Mitchell on a whole other level and Teague, Butler, and Flagler (who usually doesn't play as well defensively) have been fantastic.

Thamba has had a few moments where he fought for a board or collapsed down to keep an easy bucket from happening as well.

Vital, his rebounding today was big and in some really big moments too.
EvilTroyAndAbed
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IowaBear said:

I'll take my stone throwing. Butler attacked them rim at will in the 2nd half. Someday I'll learn to never doubt this team! Let's make some FTs polish this baby off and head to the Elite 8 against hopefully Oral Roberts
If we play defense like this next round, it won't matter who we play. Arkansas is notoriously sloppy on offense.
Jacques Strap
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Please send Flagler or Mitchell to the FT line
Stefano DiMera
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Yall acting like this game over..clearly yall havent watched a lot of basketball..
IowaBear
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Yeah I noticed that vs Tech. I also noticed they aren't a great 3 point shooting team. They also start I believe 3 freshman that's huge advantage BU.
DanaDane
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1 for 4 from the FT line. Sheesh.
gobears20
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Staff
We have our scored them 33-19 in this half
Oldbear83
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Positive Bear said:

Their guy fouled Flagler clearly but no call.
Judging by the rest of the game, habit
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
Yeek
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Stefano DiMera said:

Yall acting like this game over..clearly yall havent watched a lot of basketball..


Sigh yep
vanillabryce
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Only six total turnovers in the game for BU. Makes me all warm and fuzzy inside - I'll avert my eyes from our 3 point stats.
Louise Romano
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Stefano DiMera said:

Yall acting like this game over..clearly yall havent watched a lot of basketball..
QUESTA QUESTA QUESTA
EvilTroyAndAbed
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Stefano DiMera said:

Yall acting like this game over..clearly yall havent watched a lot of basketball..
You're right. I was just happy about the defense. Didn't mean to get ahead of myself.
BearFan33
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Make the free throws
DanaDane
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FLAGLER!!!!!!!

CLUTCH!!!!!!
BearTruth13
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Butler needs to spend all day in the gym or doing a water dance or something. Flagler and Mitchell carried the day.
BearFan33
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Our guards driving to the bucket wow

Since the 3 wasn't dropping we will find another way to win
boognish_bear
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I hate the way these endings get drawn out
historian
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double digit game
 
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