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Gameday Thread: #14 Baylor (12-2; 1-0) vs #18 BYU (12-2; 0-1)

January 8, 2024
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#14 Baylor (12-2; 1-0) plays #18 BYU (12-2; 0-1) at Foster Pavilion in Waco January 9th at 8pm CST.  The game will be televised on ESPN+

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 79 BYU 77

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 78 BYU 77

Evan Miyakawa:  Baylor 80 BYU 78

Haslametrics:  BYU 76 Baylor 73

Coaches

BYU:  Mark Pope (51) 176-99 (99-43 at BYU); NCAA

Baylor:  Scott Drew (53); 453-245 overall (433-234 at Baylor); 11 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  0-0

BYU Starters

Guard:  Dallin Hall (SO) 6-4 195 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 4 asst; 46% FG; 37% 3pt; 52% FT

Guard: Trevin Knell (JR) 6-5 185 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 51% FG; 47% 3pt; 65% FT

Guard: Spencer Johnson (SR) 6-5 195 lbs; 11 ppg; 6 reb; 5 asst; 42% FG; 28% 3pt; 83% FT

Forward:  Noah Watterman (SR) 6-11 220 lbs; 11 ppg; 7 reb; 47% FG; 39% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Aly Khalifa (JR) 6-11 245 lbs; 4 ppg; 4 reb; 4 asst; 42% FG; 36% 3pt; 44% FT

BYU Bench

Forward:  Jaxson Robinson (SR) 6-7 190 lbs; 15 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 47% FG; 40% 3pt; 93% FT

Forward:  Foussenyi Traore (JR) 6-6 240 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 63% FG; 67% 3pt; 91% FT

Guard: Richie Saunders (SO) 6-5 200 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 55% FG; 32% 3pt; 70% FT

Forward:  Atiki Ally Atiki (JR) 6-10 220 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 62% FG; 57% FT

Baylor Starters

Guard:  RayJ Dennis (SR) 6-3 180 lbs; 14 ppg; 4 reb; 6 asst; 53% FG; 43% 3pt; 74% FT

Guard:  Jayden Nunn (JR) 6-3 190 lbs; 10 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 44% FG; 46% 3pt; 74% FT 

Guard:  Ja’Kobe Walter (FR) 6-5 185 lbs; 15 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 43% FG; 40% 3pt; 87% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-9 225 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 reb; 45% FG; 39% 3pt; 88% FT

Forward:  Yves Missi (FR) 6-11 220 lbs; 11 ppg; 7 reb; 2 blocks; 68% FG; 51% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Langston Love (SO) 6-5 210 lbs; 11 ppg; 2 reb; 48% FG; 45% 3pt; 83% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 3 ppg; 3 reb; 59% FG; 40% 3pt; 78% FT

Forward:  Josh Ojianwuna (SO) 6-10 240 lbs; 5 ppg; 4 reb; 82% FG; 55% FT

Guard:  Dantwan Grimes (JR) 6-2 190 lbs; 5 ppg; 60% FG; 67% 3pt; 80% FT

Guard:  Miro Little (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 4 ppg; 58% FG; 53% 3pt; 77% FT

Forward:  Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua (SR) 6-8 245 lbs; 3 ppg; 2 reb; 53% FG; 43% 3pt

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Gameday Thread: #14 Baylor (12-2; 1-0) vs #18 BYU (12-2; 0-1)

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historian
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9:07p, 1/9/24
You can see the camera placement at the top
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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9:09p, 1/9/24
5 bench points for us…yikes.
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9:09p, 1/9/24
We fell apart when we got the T
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 9:11p, 1/9/24
Immature moment from Walter. Hopefully he learns from it.
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9:11p, 1/9/24
With this invisible D, the next couple of months in the B12 is going to feel really really long. Really was hoping for a good year, probably gonna be a bit more disappointed than I'd anticipated.
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9:12p, 1/9/24
There we go!!!
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In reply to DanaDane • 9:14p, 1/9/24
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Immature moment from Walter. Hopefully he learns from it.
agreed, just hope we get hot soon
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9:14p, 1/9/24
Team just looks so lethargic on both ends.
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9:15p, 1/9/24
About to get out of control if we don't watch it.
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In reply to Bear in AL • 9:15p, 1/9/24
Bear in AL said:
Team just looks so lethargic on both ends.
Yyyyyup
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9:16p, 1/9/24
Nunn!
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9:16p, 1/9/24
Nunn!!!!!!!!!

Ok, c'mon Bears!!!!!!

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9:16p, 1/9/24
Wiz Khalifa with 3 fouls in 3 minutes.
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9:17p, 1/9/24
Yes! Got away with that by drawing the foul on the forced shot.

C'mon JaKobe!!!!!!
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In reply to whitetrash • 9:18p, 1/9/24
Yeah, not a great stat
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9:18p, 1/9/24
Ray J has to give Missi more time to get up there to set that screen.

BYU bails us out
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9:18p, 1/9/24
Good hustle. Need points and stops
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9:18p, 1/9/24
Ow we're getting after loose balls
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9:20p, 1/9/24
You can see the camera placement at the top
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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In reply to historian • 9:21p, 1/9/24
historian said:
You can see the camera placement at the top
Is this picture any different than the one you posted 13 minutes ago?
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In reply to Oldbear83 • 9:21p, 1/9/24
Oldbear83 said:
DanaDane said:
Immature moment from Walter. Hopefully he learns from it.
agreed, just hope we get hot soon

That may have already begun
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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9:22p, 1/9/24
I know this will be an unpopular take, but this is NOT a Sweet 16 team. You can watch the upper echelon of basketball teams this season, and you will notice that we're nowhere even close, yet.

We're not a terrible team by any stretch of the imagination, but we're probably about .500 in the Big XII. And, again, that isn't bad at all.

However, I just haven't seen Sweet 16 Shooting or Sweet 16 defense by this basketball team. And, you just can't be inconsistent.

Despite our talent, we just don't have it together, yet. . We need that team cohesion that we had in 2021 and in other of Scott Drew's best teams.

And keep in mind, this is not a strike against Scott Drew, per se. I do think he misses some of his stronger assistants, who have rightfully moved onto well-deserved positions at other institutions. But Scott Drew is who he is. He has a natty, but he still has only one Final Four appearance in over 20 years as head coach. I would like to think, by the way, that we would have qualified for the FF in 2019-2020 had the season not been suddenly abbreviated.

I just wish I could see this team gel a little more. I think we have talent; we're just missing teamwork, and we're still making poor shots and turning the ball over way too frequently.

We'll make the tourney as an at-large, and like the last couple of Baylor teams, lose in the round of 32. This team is nearly identical to those last two teams in terms of their strengths and weaknesses. We just haven't figured it out, yet.






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9:24p, 1/9/24
Love just got tackled from behind
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9:25p, 1/9/24
Why does it seem the camera is better this half
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9:26p, 1/9/24
Love means zero in tennis.

Love means buckets for Baylor
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9:26p, 1/9/24
LET'S GO BEARS!!!!!!!


BEARS LEAD!!!!!!!!
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9:26p, 1/9/24
Nunn has played so much better this game than he did in Stillwater.
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3!!!! Put it to your eye
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9:26p, 1/9/24
Khalifa on the bench has really worked for us
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 9:27p, 1/9/24
Playing under much more composure than any of his past 4 or 5 games.
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In reply to vanillabryce • 9:28p, 1/9/24
vanillabryce said:
Khalifa on the bench has really worked for us


He's effective on D and a key cog in their offense wheel
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The guy on TV who keeps singing Love Machine every time love's name is mentioned has got to go. PxP crew is just bad. Pete's ok, at least I know who he is. The other guy is an idiot.
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Has Everyday John lost his rotation time?
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 9:29p, 1/9/24
Mack's trolls are ready the posts.
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In reply to CorsicanaBear • 9:29p, 1/9/24
Don't talk about Kryzewski's son-in-law like that!!!!!!
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