Postgame Podcast & Thoughts: #13 Baylor 88 Oregon State 72

#13 Baylor (5-0) advances to the championship game of the NIT Pre-Season Tournament with  a 88-72 win over Oregon State (3-2).  The Bears were led by 24 points from Ja'Kobe Walter.  Yves Missi had his first double double with 14 points and 14 rebounds.  

Positives

• Offense continues to rock along averaging 90 per game through the first 5 games.  Ja’Kobe Walter is putting up eye popping efficiency stats through 5 games with over a 150 offensive efficiency rating.  
• Great job on the defensive glass, grabbing 83% of defensive rebounding opportunities.  
• Love the 20 assists and only 7 turnovers.  RayJ Dennis with 6 assists and only one turnover.  
• Every one knows their role, the body language and competitive spirit is great.  
• Loved the aggressiveness from Jalen Bridges, we need that from him on offense.  
• First of many double doubles for Yves Missi (14 points; 14 rebounds)

Needs Work

• Free throw shooting (Ja’Kobe was 6-6; everyone else was  9-19)
• Gave up a bunch of points in the paint.  Need to be better defending the rim.  
• Make the simple play, sometimes Yves is guilty of trying to make a highlight play versus a simple, effective one