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Gameday Thread: #10 Baylor (23-5; 11-4) vs #5 Kansas (23-4; 12-2)

February 26, 2022
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#10 Baylor (23-5; 11-4) hosts #5 Kansas (23-4; 12-2) on February 26th at 7pm CST in Waco, Texas. The game will be televised on ESPN.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 78 Kansas 74

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 78 Kansas 74

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  Baylor 76 Kansas 74


Coaches

Kansas:    Bill Self (59); 751- 227 (545-122 at KU) 21 NCAAs; 13 Sweet 16; 10 Elite 8; 3 Final 4; 1 NC; 5 Level 1 Viol

Baylor:  Scott Drew (51); 415-229 overall (394-218 at Baylor); 9 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:   27-6 Bill Self

Last 5:  3-2 Self


Kansas Starters

Guard:  Dajuan Harris (SO) 6-1 170 lbs; 6 ppg; 4 asst; 2 st; 46% FG; 31% 3pt; 80% FT

Guard:  Ochai Agbaji (SR) 6-5 215 lbs; 20 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 51% FG; 45% 3pt; 75% FT

Guard:  Christian Braun (JR) 6-6 220 lbs; 15 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst; 52% FG; 35% 3pt; 75% FT

Forward:  Jalen Wilson (SO) 6-8 225 lbs; 11 ppg; 7 reb; 50% FG; 29% 3pt; 68% FT

Forward:  David McCormack (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 10 ppg; 7 reb; 52% FG; 70% FT

Kansas Bench

Guard:  Jalen Coleman-Lands (SR) 6-4 190 lbs; 4 ppg; 48% FG; 44% 3pt; 80% FT

*Guard:  Remy Martin (SR) 6-0 175 lbs; 8 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 44% FG; 36% 3pt; 76% FT

Forward:  Mitch Lightfoot (SR) 6-8 225 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 65% FG; 55% FT

Guard:  Joseph Yesufu (SR) 6-0 180 lbs; 3 ppg; 36% FG; 25% 3pt; 63% FT


Baylor Starters

Guard:  James Akinjo (SR) 6-1 190 lbs; 13 ppg; 2 reb; 6 asst; 2 st; 39% FG; 31% 3pt; 83% FT

Guard:  Adam Flagler (JR) 6-3 180 lbs; 14 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 45% FG; 40% 3pt; 73% FT

Forward:  Matt Mayer (SR) 6-9 230 lbs; 10 ppg; 5 reb; 1 st; 41% FG; 33% 3pt; 65% FT

Forward:  Kendall Brown (FR) 6-8 205 lbs; 10 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 59% FG; 30% 3pt; 73% FT

Forward:  Flo Thamba (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 52% FG; 58% FT

Baylor Bench

*Guard:  LJ Cryer (SO) 6-1 185 lbs; 14 ppg; 2 asst; 48% FG; 47% 3pt; 78% FT

Guard:  Dale Bonner (JR) 6-2 170 lbs; 3 ppg; 2 asst; 33% FG; 18% 3pt; 72% FT

Forward:  Jeremy Sochan (FR) 6-9 230 lbs; 8 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst; 49% FG; 31% 3pt; 54% FT

*injuries, status uncertain

Discussion from...

Gameday Thread: #10 Baylor (23-5; 11-4) vs #5 Kansas (23-4; 12-2)

24,101 Views | 345 Replies | Last: 2 yr ago by william
vanillabryce
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Great reminder! I'll make that two drinks!
vanillabryce
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St Marys 12 Zags 3
IowaBear
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Shout out to BUCANDOIT he called kU getting our best shot. And boy did they ever!
Jack Bauer
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Latest ESPN bracketology had

#1
Gonzaga
Arizona - L
Auburn - L
Kansas - L

#2
Baylor
Duke
Kentucky-L
Purdue - L
GruntTuff
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Two true freshman. Two transfers from nowhere. Thamba realizing who he can be. Mayer hustles and fought his ASS off. Akinjo is tough as nails even on a bad shooting day.
davesburgerbarn
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If Gonzaga were to lose, 1-6 would go down, plus #9 tech
boognish_bear
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Feels like we have worked through the huge JTT loss and are heating up at the perfect time
PaperBear89
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Noteworthy: WE did not storm the court after beating Kansas:-)
jdrs
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Great gritty game Bears! But one year I'd like to be fully healthy and just crush them!
boognish_bear
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Vital knows about big rebounds

BaylorJoy
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This was such a fun game to watch. Everyone brought their A game. Insanely proud of this team! Congrats to Flo for a career high!!
GruntTuff
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If Gonzaga played in the Big 12, SEC or Big 10, it would have 5-6 losses.

I don't think Gonzaga makes the third weekend.

Timme is a punk who will be playing in Europe.
mdanderson
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Great win Bears. Way to come back in the second half. Great effort.
jdrs
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Also such a great win when you see how few 3 point shots went down. This reminded me of last year how one guy could have an off night and another guy would pick up the slack. With the 3 not falling for Flagler and Akinjo, Sochan and Thamba were there to score the points!
Timbear
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One of the most significant Baylor regular season wins of all time,IMO. UNBELIEVABLE! What a tough, tough team! WOW!
whitetrash
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GruntTuff said:

One of the greatest Baylor wins.

This group now knows they can win it all with SEVEN guys.


DanaDane
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Two FASCINATING stats:


1. We were down 13 at one point, 28-15. We won by 10. 23 point differential, almost like their 24 point win in Lawrence.

2. At one point rebounds: KU 15, Baylor 4;
Final Rebounds: Baylor 40, KU 38
vanillabryce
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The ball was moving on offense. I thought we ran the weave well and we got the ball into the paint. If Flagler hadn't been ice cold we might've won by 20
Jack Bauer
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So nice of us to give Kansas a lead to make the game more dramatic.
vanillabryce
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Timme getting owned by SMC bigs right now. Not like we owned him, but close
boognish_bear
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vanillabryce said:

The ball was moving on offense. I thought we ran the weave well and we got the ball into the paint. If Flagler hadn't been ice cold we might've won by 20


Agree. Much better than the heavy one-on-one isos we had been seeing
GruntTuff
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I said Gonzaga would have 5 or 6 losses now in our league. I think I gave them too much credit.

Both of their bigs are WEAK.
Timbear
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We won with basically no 3's. Great teamwork. So impressive with 21 for 23 from the line and with many assists. Amazing! The Mag 7's.
Jack Bauer
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vanillabryce said:

Timme getting owned by SMC bigs right now. Not like we owned him, but close

Jack Bauer
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Timme 0-8, he can't make a 2 footer.
Timbear
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Sorry. Wrong free throw stats. 21 for 26?
Timbear
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I'm a little excited
Big_Pumpin
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Just got back from game. One of my all time favorite games. I didn't think we had chance going in and certainly I didn't like the way we started. But dadgum we didn't back down and played our tails off. The coaching was magnificent. Jeremy running point?

What a game by the freshman and Flo!
StatMan
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A statement win for Scott Drew and the Baylor Bears over Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks tonight before a record setting crowd at the Ferrell Center. I watched on ESPN from home. Very impressed with Baylor scoring 49 points in the 2nd Half, and shooting 59%.
Timbear
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Will there be loud speakers outside of the new arena for the 2500 fans who couldn't get in?
Jack Bauer
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Big12 Magic Number: (any combo of YOUR team's win or other team's loss)
Kansas - 3 to win outright, 2 for tie
Baylor - 4 to win outright, 3 for tie

Kansas
@TCU- 3/1
TCU - 3/3
Texas- 3/5

Baylor (need to win out and KU to lose at least one for a share of Big12)
@Texas - 2/28
Iowa State - 3/5
bear2be2
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I love this team so much.

It's truly remarkable what this group has accomplished given all the adversity it's had to fight through. I don't think our fans give this bunch the credit it's due sometime. We're watching something pretty damn special.

It's unbelievably hard to shuffle your rotations and adapt to new roles in season. These guys have done that five or six times and are still somehow 24-5 overall and 12-4 in the toughest league in America.
bear2be2
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Jack Bauer said:

Timme 0-8, he can't make a 2 footer.
The Zags have missed a ton of bunnies this game.
boognish_bear
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bear2be2
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boognish_bear said:


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