Game Thread: Baylor Opens Players Era Festival against Creighton

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Baylor men’s basketball (3-0) will open the Player Era Festival against the Creighton Blue Jays (3-1) on Monday, Nov. 24, at 1 p.m. CT, at Michelob Ultra Arena. The game will be televised on TruTV. 

Computer Models

• Torvik: Baylor (40), Creighton (32)
  • Projected Score: Creighton 76-74
• Haslametrics: Baylor (24), Creighton (38)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 76-74
• KenPom: Baylor (22), Creighton (49)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 80-76
• Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (44), Creighton (48)
  • Projected Score: Baylor 77-76

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

• Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (11 ppg; 6 asst)
• Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (16 ppg; 5 reb)
• Forward: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (24 ppg; 4 reb)
• Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (13 ppg; 6 reb)
• Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (7 ppg; 5 reb)

Baylor Bench

• Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (6 ppg; 5 reb)
• Guard: JJ White (5Sr.) 6-1, 195 (2 ppg)
• Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (10 ppg; 3 asst)

Projected Lineups

Creighton Starters

• Guard: Nik Graves (Sr.) 6-2, 190 (11 ppg; 4 asst)
• Guard: Josh Dix (Sr.) 6-6, 205 (11 ppg; 3 reb)
• Forward: Blake Harper (So.) 6-7, 220 (13 ppg; 8 reb)
• Forward: Jasen Green (Jr.) 6-8, 235 (8 ppg; 4 reb)
• Forward: Owen Freeman (Sr.) 6-10, 240 (11 ppg; 6 reb)

Creighton Bench

• Guard: Fedor Zugic (Jr.) 6-6, 225 (3 ppg)
• Guard: Hudson Greer (Fr.) 6-7, 215 (7 reb)