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The 1-3-1: Baylor (16-10, 7-7) at TCU (7-18, 1-13)

February 22, 2023
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With just four games remaining in the regular season, Baylor (16-10, 7-7) can’t afford to let their current four-game losing streak continue. The Bears make the short venture to Fort Worth tonight for a midweek tilt against rival TCU (7-18, 1-13) who is currently in last place of the Big 12 standings.

Baylor dominated TCU in the first meeting this season 64-42, but pulling off the sweep won’t be an easy task. Here is the 1-3-1 on the Bears and Horned Frogs.

One Player:

TCU has just two players averaging double figures this season in forward Lucy Ibeh and guard Tomi Taiwo. While both have the potential to make an impact on any given night, Taiwo is the real difference-maker for the Frogs.

Taiwo does a majority of her damage from behind the arc, where she ranks second in the Big 12 in 3-point percentage (.372). She is TCU’s leading scorer on the season, and ranks eighth in the Big 12 in scoring with 14.39 points per game.

During Saturday’s 75-62 win over Kansas State, Taiwo scored 13 points and added a team-high 3 steals defensively. She has now had at least three steals in a game nine times this year to go along with scoring double figures in each of the past five games.

Three Nuggets:

●      Baylor is an astounding 46-5 all-time against TCU and hasn’t lost a game to the Horned Frogs since Feb. 28, 1990.

●      TCU has shot .500 or more from downtown in three of the past five games.

●      TCU ranks second in the Big 12 in steals with 8.62 per game in conference play.

One Concern:

The scoring inconsistencies for Baylor remain a hot topic, but the foul trouble for Caitlin Bickle down the stretch is alarming. During the current four-gaming losing streak, Bickle had four fouls against Oklahoma and fouled out against Oklahoma State, K-State and Iowa State.

Baylor is already working with a limited rotation off the bench, so when Bickle gets herself behind the eight ball with fouls it’s a recipe for disaster for the Bears. The blueprint is out there now for teams to exploit this weakness for Baylor, and I expect TCU to test this theory with a heavy dose of Ibeh and Bella Cravens in the paint.

Watch/Listen:

Tip-off between the Bears and the Horned Frogs is set for 6:30 p.m. and the contest is available for streaming via Big 12 Now on ESPN+. A live radio broadcast is also available for fans on the Varsity Network App or locally on 1660 AM/92.3 FM. Additionally, live in-game updates will be provided via Twitter or live stats.

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The 1-3-1: Baylor (16-10, 7-7) at TCU (7-18, 1-13)

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9:28p, 2/22/23
An ugly win is still better than another loss

Onto the Red Raiders
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9:30p, 2/22/23
That is now 36 in a row over TCU. Their last win was in 1990 lol

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In reply to Olympia3 • 10:05p, 2/22/23
Olympia3 said:
Gritty, tough close out. Good to get a win.

Buggs has to develop a jumper this off season. They are playing her 5 feet off on any outside possession.

Good clutch shooting by Bella. No so much on Andrews.

So nice to get a W.
Is Sarah's shoulder okay?
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In reply to Max Roguespierre • 10:28p, 2/22/23
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baylor1984 said:
Max Roguespierre said:
Olympia3 said:
HoustonBear15 said:
Max Roguespierre said:
HoustonBear15 said:
Max Roguespierre said:
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We are just not very good
Tough to shoot well on tired legs and the Bears are definitely fighting fatigue (both physical and mental) at this point in the season.
20 turnovers
It's difficult to execute when your team is tired and slumping.
What a lousy excuse that won't stick come tournament time. Playing through fatigue requires discipline and intentionally, which this program has lacked recently.


Enough of the fatigue excuse. Come into the year in better shape. That's on the coach and training staff. Crap excuse.

Manage timeouts in first half of fatigue is the excuse.

Enough of the fatigue. Be in shape.

Still nice to get the win. Have to beat the weak teams.
You can carry on all you want about what should and shouldn't happen. Fatigue is a fact of life. Add in a slump and it becomes even more difficult to mentally fight through it.

And it happens to all teams. Just ask Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies how their season has gone since he ran his starting five into the ground.
#4 in the Nation and a #1 seed. Is that bad or am I missing something? Would love to run my team into that.
You appear to have missed a lot over the last couple of weeks. After its latest loss UConn is off the number 1 line and is having trouble beating the Big East teams that it's supposed to dominate. The Huskies are looking winded and very vulnerable. That is how fatigue affects teams, except for the ones that live by Olympia's "I don't have time to be tired." credo.
But BUT, Olympia is THE basketball aficionado of all aficionado's !!!
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In reply to BU71 • 10:48p, 2/22/23
Sarah just has not looked 100% to me since her shoulder was injured in Iowa State game.
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In reply to BU71 • 11:25p, 2/22/23
BU71 said:
Olympia3 said:
Gritty, tough close out. Good to get a win.

Buggs has to develop a jumper this off season. They are playing her 5 feet off on any outside possession.

Good clutch shooting by Bella. No so much on Andrews.

So nice to get a W.
Is Sarah's shoulder okay?


It can't be. She looks off. We need her shooting soooo much. She is the most important person on the team.
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In reply to blueeyedbear • 11:26p, 2/22/23
blueeyedbear said:
Max Roguespierre said:
baylor1984 said:
Max Roguespierre said:
Olympia3 said:
HoustonBear15 said:
Max Roguespierre said:
HoustonBear15 said:
Max Roguespierre said:
HoustonBear15 said:
We are just not very good
Tough to shoot well on tired legs and the Bears are definitely fighting fatigue (both physical and mental) at this point in the season.
20 turnovers
It's difficult to execute when your team is tired and slumping.
What a lousy excuse that won't stick come tournament time. Playing through fatigue requires discipline and intentionally, which this program has lacked recently.


Enough of the fatigue excuse. Come into the year in better shape. That's on the coach and training staff. Crap excuse.

Manage timeouts in first half of fatigue is the excuse.

Enough of the fatigue. Be in shape.

Still nice to get the win. Have to beat the weak teams.
You can carry on all you want about what should and shouldn't happen. Fatigue is a fact of life. Add in a slump and it becomes even more difficult to mentally fight through it.

And it happens to all teams. Just ask Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies how their season has gone since he ran his starting five into the ground.
#4 in the Nation and a #1 seed. Is that bad or am I missing something? Would love to run my team into that.
You appear to have missed a lot over the last couple of weeks. After its latest loss UConn is off the number 1 line and is having trouble beating the Big East teams that it's supposed to dominate. The Huskies are looking winded and very vulnerable. That is how fatigue affects teams, except for the ones that live by Olympia's "I don't have time to be tired." credo.
But BUT, Olympia is THE basketball aficionado of all aficionado's !!!


Didn't look fatigued tonight.
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In reply to Olympia3 • 11:30p, 2/22/23
Olympia3 said:
BU71 said:
Olympia3 said:
Gritty, tough close out. Good to get a win.

Buggs has to develop a jumper this off season. They are playing her 5 feet off on any outside possession.

Good clutch shooting by Bella. No so much on Andrews.

So nice to get a W.
Is Sarah's shoulder okay?


It can't be. She looks off. We need her shooting soooo much. She is the most important person on the team.

I would say Caitlin is our most important player. Sarah is our best player but Caitlin is our most important player. We need her toughness and grit on the floor
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In reply to Baylorkid • 6:57a, 2/23/23
And we need Caitlin to avoid fouling!!
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7:27a, 2/23/23
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8:59a, 2/23/23
I don't think Sarah's shoulder is the reason for her turnovers. She has been a dissappointment. She can do some things offensively and defensively but weighing the pros and cons, I'm not sure she's a positive.

We need to have more production from her. Not being in the starting lineup may be a message to her from Nikki
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9:17a, 2/23/23
Seems to me that our shot selection was a lot better against TCU and we did shoot over 40% from three-point land and our overall percentages even at the free-throw line was better. Turn over still a problem but all in all a much better game.
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In reply to SirBearALot • 9:48a, 2/23/23
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Seems to me that our shot selection was a lot better against TCU and we did shoot over 40% from three-point land and our overall percentages even at the free-throw line was better. Turn over still a problem but all in all a much better game.
overall % would have been much better too if we got all the easy lay ups to fall. Got to work on those
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In reply to historian • 11:18a, 2/23/23
historian said:
And we need Caitlin to avoid fouling!!

True. But you can't fault Bickle for always playing hard
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In reply to Baylorkid • 12:52p, 2/23/23
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historian said:
And we need Caitlin to avoid fouling!!

True. But you can't fault Bickle for always playing hard
True, But Caitlin is a GS and the unquestioned leader of this team and she has made every Big 12 Academic List since her Freshman year - need her to play commensurate with that IQ going forward.
Surely, she has to know by now that every team game plans for getting her in situations to foul. I know she loves it, but a charge call is a 50/50 roll of the dice as it can go either way and her rep as a flopper lowers the percentage of drawing a charge by a factor of 10. Not good enough odds for her - best she play straight up basketball - if she gives up a 2 its better than her replacement giving up several 2's while Caitlin sits on the bench.

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3:30p, 2/23/23
She guards post players taller than her.She has to play physical to be effective.That and trying to draw charges often results in a foul being called on her.
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4:39p, 2/23/23
Congrats to Baylor WBB. Great win.
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In reply to Timbear • 6:45p, 2/23/23
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Congrats to Baylor WBB. Great win.
Let's not go overboard. It's great to win, but a win over a team that was 1-13 in the B12 hardly qualifies as a "great win." Some things were better, but others were still awful. That performance wouldn't have beaten many league squads. Gotta keep getting better. Would be great if we did.
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In reply to Baylorkid • 9:28p, 2/23/23
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historian said:
And we need Caitlin to avoid fouling!!

True. But you can't fault Bickle for always playing hard

I don't. But I hope she cdd as n find a way to do that without fouling. She has fouled out 3 games in a row. That's something she can improve upon.
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