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

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.
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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
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In reply to boognish_bear • 5:45p, 3/23/25
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Hmmm ..I didn't consider the 'Kentucky thing'.
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In reply to boognish_bear • 5:54p, 3/23/25
Incredible to read these posts! I am so damn proud of Norchad and VJ. They are great ambassadors for the team and the school even if they were only here for one year. Wish we would have one more year with both of them. Hope Wright sticks and makes this his team. If he stays there is a great shot to bring in guys that will want to play with him.
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6:12p, 3/23/25
That press conference put it back in perspective for me
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6:18p, 3/23/25
VJ is projected to go VERY high in the NBA draft. Any chance that he stays just because of the camaraderie?
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6:19p, 3/23/25
I like that we erased an overrated SEC team which was seeded higher. The season turned out a bit better than I thought it would, once I realized that yet another year, the coaching staff seems to not prioritize defensive fundamentals.

Looking forward to next year. Our best seasons have come after 1 of 2 things, in my opinion. Hiring an NBA level big man coach, and somehow, by the miracle of covid, getting Butler and Mitchell to stay way too long.

So my wish list for next season is about 3 things. Get a proper bigs coach, get an assistant who understands NBA defense, and recruit hard for the next roster.

This season really seemed to be a dumpster fire at one point, glad we turned it into something to build on.
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In reply to Assassin • 6:27p, 3/23/25
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VJ is projected to go VERY high in the NBA draft. Any chance that he stays just because of the camaraderie?
About the same as Blutarsky's mid-term GPA..
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In reply to GoodOleBaylorLine • 6:54p, 3/23/25
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historian said:
No team with a sub .500 conference record should be in.

1 game under with quality wins, I am fine with it.

More than that, no. Putting OU and UT in was stupid and frankly the committee should apologize for it. They were very intentionally trying to get SEC the record.


That makes some sense. I'm not sure about several teams with worse records getting in. The SEC had 6. Arkansas won 2 games. The other five won zero. They pretty much priced my point. It's not just Texas & OU.
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 6:59p, 3/23/25
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boognish_bear said:


Hmmm ..I didn't consider the 'Kentucky thing'.

After it was over, most of us probably dismissed it. But it makes sense that it would be a distraction felt by the team for awhile.

I still think the main reason for the problems was losing key staff members in a short time. The new guys didn't have enough time to fully integrate into the program and implement their ideas while also recruiting & developing players. It must be a really tall order for a program to do that once. Baylor MBB did it twice in the offseason and Tang moving on wasn't much earlier.
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In reply to BUCANDOIT82 • 7:31p, 3/23/25
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I can't believe I missed the game and Duke won.


It wasn't good.
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In reply to Quinton • 7:50p, 3/23/25
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BUCANDOIT82 said:
I can't believe I missed the game and Duke won.


It wasn't good.


FYI we were in the game and then their 12th man took over.
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In reply to historian • 7:55p, 3/23/25
I was thinking more of a recruiting issue with the 'Kentucky thing'. Did we lose out on a recruit because of his flirtation?

I can't remember the timeline. Bot that's from the horse's mouth Scott himself so obviously he thinks it was an issue.
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In reply to Fre3dombear • 9:14p, 3/23/25
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That team would destroy Gonzaga, Houston, Auburn or Tn. This Duke team could definitely keep it close but the 21' team probably wins.

Thamba was surprisingly good against true bigs and Vital/Jon would take turns on Flagg.



That 21 team may be the greatest of all time certainly of its era it's silly to compare other teams to it.


Yep it's disrespect. That 21' Gonzaga team probably beats all those teams too. I don't think they realize how nasty that team was.


A top tier Villanova team the next year had 37 points. For the game.
Best defensive performance I've witnessed in my lifetime,
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 9:21p, 3/23/25
I don't remember.
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In reply to DP4LIFE • 9:24p, 3/23/25
That Nova game was amazing!
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In reply to GoodOleBaylorLine • 9:28p, 3/23/25
I can assure you the NCAA has equal dislike of Tennessee but maybe some crew bucks the trend and calls a straight game
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In reply to historian • 9:32p, 3/23/25
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That Nova game was amazing!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_NCAA_Division_I_men%27s_basketball_championship_game
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In reply to boykin_spaniel • 4:22a, 3/24/25
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I can assure you the NCAA has equal dislike of Tennessee but maybe some crew bucks the trend and calls a straight game


SEC will make sure Duke doesn't get the home cooking we saw yesterday. One thing SEC does better than anyone else is protect their own, B12 can take a lesson.
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In reply to FLBear5630 • 9:50a, 3/24/25
In football but ACC has the been the traditional power broker of basketball. They've been surpassed as of late but the SEC was a little down in football last year and we saw how that still worked out for Arizona State
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