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Game Thread: Baylor Opens Players Era Festival against Creighton

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.
November 23, 2025
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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)
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Game Thread: Baylor Opens Players Era Festival against Creighton

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Karab
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Love the energy of this team
Big12Fan2024
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10 assists only 3 TOs for the Bears. Love it!!!!!
Big12Fan2024
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Bears lead 44-36 at the half

Agbim with 13 and Carr with 10
bear2be2
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Big12Fan2024 said:

Echo the fun part. No idea where we will end up but I know this bunch will give 100% and make it fun trying.

The thing I love about this team is there's not a single player on it who goes into any game looking to get his. We truly try to find the open guy most possessions, so our shot selection is generally good.

We also have a ton of complementary parts with different skill sets that mesh well together.

That's a bit of a departure from what we've had since the 2022 squad. And a welcome one in my book.
DP4LIFE
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Keep attacking the paint on offense and rebound.

Strange to see a Creighton team without any paint presence.
Big12Fan2024
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This guy has been one of the most critical of our effort the past few years (and rightfully so at times). Even he's noticing.
Big12Fan2024
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Came out flat in the 2nd half with back to back T0s and now the lead is down to 2.
Mitch Henessey
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Pretty disastrous last minute and a half, including the last 20 seconds of the first half. Fouls and turnovers have let Creighton right back on this one.
Johnny Bear
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Awful start to the second half already three turnovers
Johnny Bear
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Caden Powell!!
Mitch Henessey
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Teams exchanging turnovers like it's their job right now.
bear2be2
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Every time they've made a run at us, we've calmly responded with one of our own. Hopefully we can keep that up the rest of the way.
DP4LIFE
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Williams is a bit loose with the ball, but you have to love his motor. He rebounds like a forward.
Big12Fan2024
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Yessoufou reminds me of watching the Tasmanian Devil as a kid. Arms and legs are flailling, body is contorted, one minute he's in the air, next minute he's on the floor then up and running down the court. Then proceeds to make some acrobatic move while never seeming to be in control. He's like a whirlwind.
Mitch Henessey
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Random Creighton white dudes and draining 3s. Name a more iconic duo.
Big12Fan2024
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We're 0-5 from 3 in the 2nd half. Gonna need someone to get hot soon.


Baylor 53
Creighton 52
DP4LIFE
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Carr needs to drive.
Big12Fan2024
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Mitch Henessey said:

Random Creighton white dudes and draining 3s. Name a more iconic duo.

Tall white dude was shooting 29% from 3 coming into this game, the other dude 22%. Suddenly they are Steph Curry.
Big12Fan2024
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Since the 3 min to go mark in the 1st half, we've had 1 assist and 5 TOs.
Big12Fan2024
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YESS............OU...........FOU!!!!!
Hotsauce
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Trying to weather the typical Creighton barage of threes. Not easy!
Big12Fan2024
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Creighton ties it on Dix's 3
Mitch Henessey
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Buckle up, folks. We're in for a stress-inducing final 10 minutes.
Johnny Bear
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60-60 at 10:00 minute mark.
Big12Fan2024
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We've taken 13 more shots and have 14 more rebounds. We just need them to cool down from 3.
Johnny Bear
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Big12Fan2024 said:

Mitch Henessey said:

Random Creighton white dudes and draining 3s. Name a more iconic duo.

Tall white dude was shooting 29% from 3 coming into this game, the other dude 22%. Suddenly they are Steph Curry.

We're contesting most of these threes - they're just hitting them.
Big12Fan2024
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They seriously need to check that floor. Both teams sliding all over the place.
DP4LIFE
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Something's wrong with the floor. Players slipping everywhere.
Big12Fan2024
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Rataj makes me nervous dribbling the length of the court but he did it!!!!

Bears back up by 4

66-62

7:18 to go
bear2be2
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Rataj is showing his offensive skill today. He and Skillings have been massive.
Big12Fan2024
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Who got that key block? Was it Rataj?
bear2be2
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Big12Fan2024 said:

Who got that key block? Was it Rataj?

Yes, it was Rataj. He's played a great game today.
Big12Fan2024
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AWESOME D

BEARS!!!!!
Johnny Bear
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Really looking good on the defensive end now!!!
Hotsauce
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Making it tough on Creighton three point shooters!
 
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