Gameday Thread: 9-Seed Baylor Faces 1-Seed Duke with Trip to Sweet 16 On the Line

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No. 9-seed Baylor (20-14) faces the No. 1-seed Duke Blue Devils (32-3) at 1:40 p.m. CST on Sunday, March 23 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The game will be televised on CBS.  

KenPom Prediction:  Duke 77, Baylor 66

Torvik Prediction: Duke 76, Baylor 65

Evan Miyakawa: Duke 79, Baylor 66

Haslametrics: Duke 76, Baylor 66

Coaches

Duke: Jon Scheyer (37); 86-21; 3 NCAAs; Sweet 16; Elite 8

Baylor: Scott Drew (54); 486-269 overall (466-258 at Baylor); 12 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head: 1-0 Scheyer

Duke Starters

• Guard: Tyrese Proctor (So.) 6-6 185 lbs; 12 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 40% 3pt; 69% FT
• Guard: Kon Knueppel (Fr.) 6-7 215 lbs; 14 ppg; 4 reb; 47% FG; 39% 3pt; 91% FT
• Forward: Sion James (Sr.) 6-6 220 lbs; 9 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 52% FG; 41% 3pt; 83% FT
• Forward: Cooper Flagg (Fr.) 6-9 205 lbs; 19 ppg; 8 reb; 4 asst; 49% FG; 37% 3pt; 83% FT
• Forward: Khaman Maluach (Fr.) 7-2 250 lbs; 8 ppg; 7 reb; 70% FG; 75% FT

Duke Bench

• Forward: Maliq Brown (Jr.) 6-9 225 lbs; 3 ppg; 4 reb; 37% FG; 38% FT
• Forward: Mason Gillis (Sr.) 6-6 225 lbs; 4 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 33% 3pt; 83% FT
• Guard: Caleb Foster (So.) 6-5 200 lbs; 5 ppg; 2 reb; 41% FG; 34% 3pt; 67% FT
• Guard: Isaiah Evans (Fr.) 6-6 175 lbs; 8 ppg; 44% FG; 42% 3pt; 81% FT

Baylor Starters

• Guard: Rob Wright (Fr.) 6-1 180 lbs; 12 ppg; 4 asst; 42% FG; 36% 3pt; 79% FT
• Guard: VJ Edgecombe (Fr.) 6-5 190 lbs; 15 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst; 2 st; 43% FG; 35% 3pt 79% FT
• Guard: Langston Love (Jr.) 6-5 215 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 39% FG; 32% 3pt; 89% FT 
• Forward: Jalen Celestine (Sr.) 6-7 215 lbs; 7 ppg; 4 reb; 38% FG; 36% 3pt; 79% FT
• Forward: Norchad Omier (Sr.) 6-7 245 lbs; 16 ppg; 11 reb; 56% FG; 29% 3pt; 75% FT

Baylor Bench

• Guard: Jeremy Roach (Sr.) 6-2 180 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 asst; 38% FG; 34% 3pt; 69% FT
• Guard: Jayden Nunn (Sr.) 6-4 190 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 41% 3pt; 63% FT