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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (13-0; 1-0) vs OU (11-2; 1-0)

January 3, 2022
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#1 Baylor (13-0; 1-0) hosts Oklahoma (11-2; 1-0) Tuesday January 4th at the Ferrell Center in Waco, TX at 6pm CST.  The game will be televised on ESPN2.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor75 Oklahoma 63

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 74 Oklahoma 63

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  Baylor 77 Oklahoma 63


Coaches

Oklahoma:    Porter Moser (53) 304-223; 2 NCAAs; 2 Sweet 16s; 1 Final 4

Baylor:  Scott Drew (51); 405-224 overall (384-213 at Baylor); 9 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  0-0 Scott Drew


Oklahoma Starters

Guard:  Jordan Goldwire (SR) 6-3 195 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 asst; 2 steals; 48% FG; 34% 3pt; 91% FT

Guard:  Umoja Gibson (SR) 6-1 170 lbs; 13 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 40% FG; 39% 3pt; 93% FT

Guard:  Elijah Harkless (SR) 6-3 195 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 45% FG; 33% 3pt; 64% FT

Forward:  Jalen Hill (JR) 6-6 220 lbs; 9 ppg; 6 reb; 69% FG; 38% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Tanner Groves (SR) 6-10 235 lbs; 14 ppg; 6 reb; 59% FG; 41% 3pt; 71% FT

Oklahoma Bench

Forward: Jacob Groves (JR) 6-9 210 lbs; 4 ppg; 2 reb; 40% FG; 21% 3pt; 57% FT

Guard:  CJ Noland (FR) 6-2 230 lbs; 5 ppg; 2 reb; 60% FG; 47% 3pt; 80% FT

Forward:  Ethan Chargois (SR) 6-9 230 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 66% FG; 40% 3pt; 60% FT


Baylor Starters

Guard:  James Akinjo (SR) 6-1 190 lbs; 13 ppg; 2 reb; 6 asst; 2 st; 42% FG; 39% 3pt; 76% FT

Guard:  Adam Flagler (JR) 6-3 180 lbs; 11 ppg; 2 reb; 4 asst; 42% FG; 33% 3pt; 81% FT

Forward:  Matt Mayer (SR) 6-9 230 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 2 st; 39% FG; 32% 3pt; 62% FT

Forward:  Kendall Brown (FR) 6-8 205 lbs; 12 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 69% FG; 46% 3pt; 70% FT

Forward:  Flo Thamba (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 6 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 67%; 60% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  Jon Tchatchoua (JR) 6-8 250 lbs; 9 ppg; 8 reb; 64% FG; 50% 3pt; 74% FT

Guard:  LJ Cryer (SO) 6-1 190 lbs; 14 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 51% FG; 47% 3pt; 63% FT

Forward:  Jeremy Sochan (FR) 6-9 230 lbs; 9 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst; 50% FG; 36% 3pt; 55% FT

Discussion from...

Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (13-0; 1-0) vs OU (11-2; 1-0)

15,036 Views | 220 Replies | Last: 2 yr ago by DanaDane
BearFan33
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Flo came to play (as always)
Jack Bauer
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79-72 with 41 seconds
DanaDane
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Whoever tried to convince me last year that we'd be okay with either Flagler or Cryer at the point in case we didn't get a transfer ------------- You were WRONG
ImABearToo
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Why is Flo taking the inbound pass?
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
IowaBear
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Quit inbounding into the corners!!
drahthaar
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Good evidence why both Brown and Sochan need another year.

BTW, where'd the B12 find these refs?
CaliByWayOfKS
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Yet again we part the red sea on a highschool level drive and it's the easiest bucket on the planet for OU... I'm losing my damn mind.
Big_Pumpin
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24-32 from 2 point range for OU
ImABearToo
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Inbound situations don't favor Bears.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
IowaBear
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Oh boy
BUGWBBear
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No mo TO's
GruntTuff
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Terrible performance tonight. Plenty to work on.
DanaDane
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LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

What the HELL was that????????
Johnny Bear
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CaliByWayOfKS said:

Yet again we part the red sea on a highschool level drive and it's the easiest bucket on the planet for OU... I'm losing my damn mind.

Yep, for the most part this game has been a layup drill for OU. Thank God we shot it well or this would've been an embarrassing home court "L".
BUGWBBear
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And just like that we win by 10.
CHP Bear
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A repeat of this performance in Norman won't cut it.
DanaDane
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Wow. Just Wow.

Ugliest game we've played in a LONG TIME and we win by 10 when it's over.


Oh well, on to the next one......................................
Jack Bauer
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Bears hang on and win 84-74.

14-0 overall
2-0 Big12 Conference
tomiathon
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Let this be a reminder to those of you who've forgotten: nothing is going to be easy in this league. Don't act like it should be.
CHP Bear
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Many on this board share your point of view. However, that 9 - 0 run by Sooners were a result of sloppy play, and everytime they got within 6 was sloppy play. This needs to get cleaned up.
EvilTroyAndAbed
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CHP Bear said:

Win or lose we'll lose some votes.


No we won't.
DanaDane
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Updated KenPom just dropped us to #2 behind Gonzaga as the Adjusted D fell from #4 to #7 after that performance. I love real-time updated statistical assessments.

OU offense went from #61 to #50 with same.
BUCANDOIT82
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CHP Bear said:

A repeat of this performance in Norman won't cut it.


Are you saying the Refs could help them even more in Norman than they did in Waco? That would be shocking!
DanaDane
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We will beat these guys by 20 in Norman. They won't get all of those cuts. They did the same s hit against Butler and took a 10 point halftime lead. Butler rehuddled in the 2nd half, went to a 2-3 zone and all OU could do was clank shot after shot as they lost to Butler. Same with OU vs. Utah State when they lost to them. For whatever reason, our coaching staff didn't appear to make many changes at the half. They will be ready to stop those cuts in Norman though. Count on it.
Stefano DiMera
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Porter Moser...who's a good coach...would need to go 101-1 in his next 102 games to match Drew's record .
CHP Bear
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I'll board that train. However, wouldn't surprise me to see some voter hesitation.
DanaDane
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You can relax. We won't lose any votes winning a conference game by 10. That's all most voters will see. They're too lazy to actually watch.
IowaBear
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Wasn't pretty but we're 14-0 headed to TCU. They'll be rusty from COVID.
True Grit
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Good to see we made our free throws (16 of 20). 12 turnovers between Flagler and Akinjo. Yikes....
DanaDane
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True Grit said:

Good to see we made our free throws (16 of 20). 12 turnovers between Flagler and Akinjo. Yikes....
FLO, a 60% FT shooter, goes 4 for 4!


Add in Cryer's 3 and you have 15 between the 3 main ballhandlers.
LagunaBear
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We were sloppy tonight. Yes, we're going to get everyone's best game, and we did from OU. However, that was clearly not our best. Our D looked very average. Offensively, we had way too many turnovers. The mark of a good team is figuring out a way to win when you're not playing your best. We won. We're still a good team. But sheesh. We gotta be better than this.
CHP Bear
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Got my $$$ on BU vs TCU. Kansas is the elephant in the room.
BUCANDOIT82
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Duke 14 of 19 from the Free Throw Line in the first half at home. Baylor?
IowaBear
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We won, get over it. You sound like a baby. We got the W on to TCU
tomiathon
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Meanwhile KU missed their last 20 FGA to fall into a tie at the half, and OSU takes the lead coming out of the break
 
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