#7 Baylor (21-8; 10-6) travels to Stillwater, Oklahoma Monday February 27th at 8pm CST to take on Oklahoma State (16-13; 7-9) for a Big Monday match-up. The game will be televised on ESPN.
KenPom Prediction: Baylor 73 Oklahoma State 72
Torvik Prediction: Baylor 74 Oklahoma State 73
Evan Miyakawa Prediction: Baylor 72 Oklahoma State 71
Coaches
Oklahoma State: Mike Boynton (40) 103-86; 1 NCAA
Baylor: Scott Drew (52); 439-241 overall (419-230 at Baylor); 10 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship
Head to Head: 9-3 Drew
OSU Starters
Guard: Caleb Asberry (SR) 6-3 165 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 35% 3pt; 87% FT
Guard: John Michael Wright (SR) 6-1 190 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 38% FG; 36% 3pt; 81% FT
Guard: Bryce Thompson (JR) 6-6 195 lbs; 12 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 39% FG; 37% 3pt; 58% FT
Forward: Kalib Boone (SR) 6-9 200 lbs; 12 ppg; 5 reb; 61% FG; 14% 3pt; 76% FT
Forward: Woody Newton (SR) 6-9 195 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 41% FG; 34% 3pt; 61% FT
OSU Bench
Forward: Moussa Cisse (JR) 7-1 215 lbs; 7 ppg; 8 reb; 2 blks; 56% FG; 41% FT
Forward: Tyreek Smith (JR) 6-9 220 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 62% FG; 20% 3pt; 66% FT
Guard: Chris Harris (SR) 6-2 225 lbs; 3 ppg; 28% FG; 25% 3pt; 79% FT
Baylor Starters
Guard: Adam Flagler (SR) 6-3 185 lbs; 16 ppg; 2 reb; 5 asst; 42% FG; 40% 3pt; 83% FT
Guard: LJ Cryer (JR) 6-1 190 lbs; 15 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 46% FG; 43% 3pt; 89% FT
*Guard: Keyonte George (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 16 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 39% FG; 36% 3pt; 81% FT
Forward: Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-7 225 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 1 blk; 49% FG; 27% 3pt; 77% FT
Forward: Flo Thamba (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 60% FG; 64% FT
Baylor Bench
Guard: Dale Bonner (SR) 6-2 170 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 asst; 2 st; 41% FG; 32% 3pt; 76% FT
Forward: Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 3 ppg; 4 reb; 52% FG; 23% 3pt; 62% FT
Guard: Langston Love (FR) 6-5 210 lbs; 7 ppg; 2 reb; 44% FG; 37% 3pt; 69% FT
Forward: Joshua Ojianwuna (FR) 6-10 235 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 62% FG; 69% FT
Forward: Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (SR) 6-8 245 lbs; 7 ppg; 5 reb; 53% FG; 55% 3pt; 75% FT
*sprained ankle; status uncertain
Go back and read the thread. Yeah some did.historian said:Except no one was doing thatOldbear83 said:Almost as amazing, is how many fans expect the opponent, in what is a must-win game for them and at their home finale, to just lay down.historian said:
It's amazing how often Baylor fans are willing to declare a game lost before it is over. How many are channelling their inner troll??
DanaDane said:
Please tell me we won't have Lohner and Thamba on the floor. Neither can dribble or pass or shoot free throws at a consistent clip.
You just gave me the mental image of those two guys swatting kittens with 2 x 4s!broncko said:
Thamba and Lohner need to play angry. Either they have 2 x 4s for hands⦠or they hold the ball like it is a kitten.
End of game Flo is money.Fre3dombear said:DanaDane said:
Please tell me we won't have Lohner and Thamba on the floor. Neither can dribble or pass or shoot free throws at a consistent clip.
To be fair, thamba is literally one of
Our best free throw shooters now
Impossible to believe. I know. But it's true
Oldbear83 said:End of game Flo is money.Fre3dombear said:DanaDane said:
Please tell me we won't have Lohner and Thamba on the floor. Neither can dribble or pass or shoot free throws at a consistent clip.
To be fair, thamba is literally one of
Our best free throw shooters now
Impossible to believe. I know. But it's true
Your smartass bullying doesn't work with me. Move along now.Oldbear83 said:
I just can't imagine why you don't get invited to more game-watching partties!
In Big 12 play, Flo is shooting 73.5 percent (50-68) from the line. He's improved dramatically over the course of this season.DanaDane said:
Love ya, Fre but Flo is not "money". He's a 64.1% overall FT shooter, a 61.2% FT shooter in the 2nd half of games. It's all available with some research. Remembering one game is not a full season.
And, if you look at the final 2:24 he missed two wide open bunnies that both resulted in an easy open 2 point layup on the other end and then a 3 pointer for Ok State = a 9 point swing. Luckily, he didn't fumble another one on the long wide open press break and was able to dunk that one without missing.
Quinton said:
Dane, I think he is over 75% since January. I want to say 45/59 before this game. I think everyone is just noticing the improvement. He was bad in OOC but the stroke looks smoother at least at the line.
On the finishes around the rim.. well we already know and I think most agree with you
I did forget to use my sarcasm font but I figured you would get it. Anyway there are several guys on hwre that more about basketball than CSD.Oldbear83 said:Hurt his eye reading LIQR's comment ...Jayman1963 said:What's the injury?DanaDane said:Injured. Said he wasn't likely to be back.Quinton said:
Is Love not available?
DanaDane said:Your smartass bullying doesn't work with me. Move along now.Oldbear83 said:
I just can't imagine why you don't get invited to more game-watching partties!
Thatβs 8-straight @BaylorMBB wins at Gallagher-Iba Arena.
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Mitch Henessey said:
If we can get Love and George back to 100% and Bridges and Bonner continue being reliable spot-up 3pt shooters, we can absolutely go on a tear here.
So long as Keyonte's ankle is fully healed, I think the rest might end up being the best thing for him. 1) because it looked like he was starting to hit a little bit of a freshman wall, and 2) it lit a fire under Bonner, and he's now playing the best ball of his career.
Agreed. This OSU game exposed 2 key issues that might bite us in the tourney: 1) continued bad offensive possessions to end halves / burn clock and, 2) continued bad offense to try to burn clock and maintain leads. To use a football analogy, when we get big leads we revert to a prevent defense, dropping back 6 defensive backs in a soft zone that gets shredded underneath. The old football adage is that a prevent defense only serves to prevent your team from winning. Obviously our coaches are probably working on these issues with our team as I type this.BusyTarpDuster2017 said:
One thing is clear - having big leads is bad for us. I almost don't ever want to see it now.
