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Gameday Thread: Baylor (10-5; 0-3) at WVU (10-5; 0-3)

January 9, 2023
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Baylor (10-5; 0-3) travels to West Virginia (10-5; 0-3) Wednesday January 11th at 6pm CST.  The game will be televised on ESPN+

KenPom Prediction:  WVU 76 Baylor 72

Torvik Prediction:  WVU 77 Baylor 72

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  WVU 77 Baylor 75


Coaches

WVU:   Bob Huggins (69) 926-403 (336-192 at WVU); 25 NCAAs; 8 Sweet 16s; 4 Elite 8s; 2 Final 4s

Baylor:  Scott Drew (52); 429-238 overall (409-227 at Baylor); 10 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  14-9 Scott Drew


WVU Starters

Guard:  Joe Toussaint (SR) 6-0 190 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 38% FG; 31% 3pt; 74% FT

Guard:  Erik Stevenson (SR) 6-4 205 lbs; 14 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 48% FG; 42% 3pt; 70% FT

Forward: Emmitt Matthews (SR) 6-7 215 lbs; 11 ppg; 4 reb; 49% FG; 41% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Tre MItchell (SR) 6-9 225 lbs; 13 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 51% FG; 38% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward: Jimmy Bell (JR) 6-10 285 lbs; 6 ppg; 6 reb; 64% FG; 57% FT

WVU Bench

Guard:   Seth Wilson (SO) 6-0 205 lbs; 5 ppg; 1 reb; 39% FG; 39% 3pt; 80% FT

Forward:  James Okonkwo (SO) 6-8 240 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 56% FG; 37% FT

Guard:  *Kedrian Johnson (SR) 6-3 185 lbs; 9 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 63% FG; 29% 3pt; 44% FT

*missed last game with a concussion


Baylor Starters

Guard:  Adam Flagler (SR) 6-3 185 lbs; 17 ppg; 3 reb; 5 asst; 47% FG; 48% 3pt; 80% FT

Guard:  LJ Cryer (JR) 6-1 190 lbs; 14 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 35% 3pt; 91% FT

Guard:  Keyonte George (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 17 ppg; 5 reb; 4 asst; 38% FG; 34% 3pt; 83% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-7 225 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 48% FG; 22% 3pt; 77% FT

Forward:  Flo Thamba (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 63% FG; 53% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Dale Bonner (SR) 6-2 170 lbs; 5 ppg; 2 reb; 4 asst; 2 st; 42% FG; 35% 3pt; 80% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 53% FG; 33% 3pt; 69% FT

Guard:  Langston Love (FR) 6-5 210 lbs; 8 ppg; 2 reb; 46% FG; 39% 3pt; 84% FT

Forward:  Joshua Ojianwuna (FR) 6-10 235 lbs; 6 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 69% FG; 69% FT

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Gameday Thread: Baylor (10-5; 0-3) at WVU (10-5; 0-3)

12,270 Views | 145 Replies | Last: 1 yr ago by william
vanillabryce
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Bridges with a double double now.

Oldbear83
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This team is showing a lot of guts.
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BearlySpeaking
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vanillabryce said:

And that was their fault because they let the game get away from them
No argument from me. They overreacted.
Johnny Bear
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Come on guys - finish this off!
vanillabryce
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Let's gooooo
vanillabryce
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Nice job of breaking the press and helluva job by Key to pick up that foul

I was surprised Cryer was the inbounder
historian
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Stevenson is their third player to foul out!
vanillabryce
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I like Toussaint as a player.
Johnny Bear
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Gotta hit FTs these last 44.5 seconds.
Johnny Bear
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Flo with 2 BIG FTs!
vanillabryce
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Nice job Flo!
vanillabryce
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What did that ref just call????!!!!
historian
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Yes, he's making some great shots
Oldbear83
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vanillabryce said:

What did that ref just call????!!!!
Called it on Casper the Ghost, then tagged George for it.
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vanillabryce
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So what's the record for longest game that was pure regulation???
historian
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I like that play! I was surprised when Tang called it but shouldn't have been.
vanillabryce
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The fact Toussaint only has two fouls is laughable
vanillabryce
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vanillabryce
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Woooooow
Oldbear83
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Considering everything, how impressive is Baylor's defense the last 4 minutes of this game?
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vanillabryce
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First B12 win!

First road win!

Especially happy for Bridges
Johnny Bear
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Welp, at least we aren't tied for rock bottom.
historian
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We needed that win!!!
Oldbear83
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That felt good.
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vanillabryce
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Oldbear83 said:

Considering everything, how impressive is Baylor's defense the last 4 minutes of this game?


Consider half our team had four fouls… we were looking pretty good
JTM
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Barely
SoonerFrogs
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Road wins are always very nice. Good game.
vanillabryce
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vanillabryce said:

Got a weird feeling we win this by double digits.

Flagler and George combine for 50


Didn't win by 10. But Flagler and KG got 51
historian
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Lady Bears playing at home. Are down but making a comeback.

Tied
Johnny Bear
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vanillabryce said:

Especially happy for Bridges

Agree. Like a lot of posters on this site I've been down on him, but he was a solid contributor tonight and it made a difference. Hope this isn't a one time thing just because he was going against his old team and their hostile fans.
BluesBear
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Crazy stat(s) on this team...

Second highest score team average in the last 28 seasons only to our Nat'l Champ year (lose out by 2 pts per game)

4 pts higher average on scoring defense compared to Nat'l Champ team...

This years SOS is 2 pts better than the National Champ season...

Many more games to play but stats are funny at the moment. Hopefully the boys can feed off the win tonight and run the table.

Hotsauce
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Nice road win.
Johnny Bear
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We at times at least experimented with a zone tonight and I think it helped.
Oldbear83
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vanillabryce said:

Oldbear83 said:

Considering everything, how impressive is Baylor's defense the last 4 minutes of this game?


Consider half our team had four fouls… we were looking pretty good
None of our guys fouled out even though we had - I think - two players at 4 fouls when WV had no one with more than 3, then two Mountaineers fouled out trying to stop the Bears.

Smart, tough, play. Showed a lot of hard work and time in practice.
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vanillabryce
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Oldbear83 said:

vanillabryce said:

Oldbear83 said:

Considering everything, how impressive is Baylor's defense the last 4 minutes of this game?


Consider half our team had four fouls… we were looking pretty good
None of our guys fouled out even though we had - I think - two players at 4 fouls when WV had no one with more than 3, then two Mountaineers fouled out trying to stop the Bears.

Smart, tough, play. Showed a lot of hard work and time in practice.


I think we were able to gain ground when Flag hit the bench with four. He did a tremendous job of defending without flying down the stretch. Thamba too.

Always tough to win in WV.
 
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