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Game Thread: Baylor Welcomes Rob Wright III and No. 22 BYU for Crucial Conference Matchup

Baylor takes on BYU.
By Ashley Hodge
February 9, 2026
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WACO, Texas – Baylor (13-10; 3-8) hosts former point guard Robert Wright III and No. 22 BYU (17-6; 5-5) on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 6 p.m. CT, at Foster Pavilion. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (48), BYU (31)
    • Prediction: BYU 83, Baylor 82
  • KenPom: Baylor (44), BYU (22)
    • Prediction: BYU 83, Baylor 81
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (46), BYU (27)
    • Prediction: BYU 81, Baylor 79
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (43), BYU (18)
    • Prediction: BYU 83, Baylor 80

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (12 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (9 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (18 ppg; 6 reb; 2 steals)
  • Guard: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (20 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst)
  • Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (6 ppg; 7 reb)

Baylor Bench

  • Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (8 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst)
  • *Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (10 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst) 
  • Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (1 ppg; 3 reb)

*questionable with knee injury*

BYU Starters 

  • Guard: Robert Wright III (So.) 6-1, 180 (17 ppg; 4 reb; 5 asst)
  • Guard: Richie Saunders (Sr.) 6-5, 200 (19 ppg; 6 reb)
  • Guard: Kennard Davis (Jr.) 6-6, 220 (7 ppg)
  • Forward: AJ Dybantsa (Fr.) 6-9, 210 (24 ppg; 6 reb; 4 asst)
  • Forward: Keba Keita (Sr.) 6-8, 240 (7 ppg; 7 reb; 2 blks)

BYU Bench

  • Forward: Khadim Mboup (Fr.) 6-9, 225 (2 ppg; 5 reb)
  • Forward: Abdullah Ahmed (So.) 6-10, 220 (2 ppg; 4 reb; 2 blks)
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Game Thread: Baylor Welcomes Rob Wright III and No. 22 BYU for Crucial Conference Matchup

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Johnny Bear
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 6:45p, 2/10/26
Mitch Henessey said:
I haven't watched a full BYU game this year. Dybantsa is the real deal.

Dude is a matchup nightmare.
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6:49p, 2/10/26
we have 3 turnovers by just throwing the ball out of bounds lol
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6:50p, 2/10/26
Lead down to 3
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6:51p, 2/10/26
I love Caden Powell, but he is so limited offensively. I guess it's in keeping with our big man tradition.
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6:53p, 2/10/26
Rataj should give back whatever NIL we paid him.
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6:53p, 2/10/26
Powell just isn't capable of hanging with the personnel on mid level or better B12 teams
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In reply to Mitch Henessey • 6:53p, 2/10/26
Mitch Henessey said:
Rataj should give back whatever NIL we paid him.

He knows he should too
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 6:54p, 2/10/26
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Powell just isn't capable of hanging with the personnel on mid level or better B12 teams

Hes Flo 2.0
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6:55p, 2/10/26
New game.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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6:56p, 2/10/26
If you had told me we'd be tied at halftime, I would have taken it, but it's a little disappointing after being up by 12. And the foul trouble is concerning with our microscopic bench.
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6:58p, 2/10/26
At this point expecting the double digit loss I expected before the opening tip. Hoping to be proven wrong.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 6:58p, 2/10/26
Johnny Bear said:
Powell just isn't capable of hanging with the personnel on mid level or better B12 teams

Powell is one of our most consistent players. Bet he averages 8/8 per game. Hands could be better on interior pass catches but he's smart.
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7:00p, 2/10/26
Gonna have to find a way to slow Wright or Dybsntsa to have a chance imo. We don't have the horses to keep up in a shootout
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7:00p, 2/10/26
If you spent a couple mil to pimp put someone else's point guard, wouldn't you expect him to give you some assists? Isn't that the job of a PG?

With 10 seconds left, Wright had 0, ByU didn't make another shot, but now it says he has 1.
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7:04p, 2/10/26
He had an obvious one with a pass to Dybansta during the late run that BYU had.
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7:05p, 2/10/26
From a 12 point lead to tied, in large part to stupid mistakes.
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7:08p, 2/10/26
Before tipoff, ESPN had BYU with a 57% chance of winning. When we playing hot early on we were at 70% chance to win. Now with a tie game BYU is at 54%. We must start out strong in the 2nd half. Unfortunately we haven't been doing that lately.
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
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7:11p, 2/10/26
Bears got gassed with about 10 minutes left against ISU. They played admirably hard in the first half. I fear the second half fade will be hard to avoid with no bench
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7:13p, 2/10/26
Starting the second half well.

45-41
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7:14p, 2/10/26
BYU cheers over tv are pretty loud.
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7:16p, 2/10/26
Wright and AJ can do whatever they want against us
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In reply to BUBradley • 7:18p, 2/10/26
BUBradley said:
Wright and AJ can do whatever they want against us


Dybansta getting away with an extra step almost every time. It's like he was playing for KU.
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7:19p, 2/10/26
Fear the dam is about to break.
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7:19p, 2/10/26
9-0 run for them... pretty much all turnovers by us
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7:21p, 2/10/26
Without Wright, BYU has two or three more conference losses. With Wright, we'd have two or three more wins. Or more.

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7:21p, 2/10/26
We don't have a point guard. He plays for BYU.
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7:24p, 2/10/26
We need stops! Got one there by Carr
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7:25p, 2/10/26
So glad to see that Agbim showed up tonight...

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7:26p, 2/10/26
Agbim needs to try to score

We need some production from him.

He was right by the rim and did a stupid pass
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7:28p, 2/10/26
Don't worry guys RATAj is in the game
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7:34p, 2/10/26
Zero bench points. ZERO! Rataj 0-3 from the field, 0-2 from the line.
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7:34p, 2/10/26
The game is a lot less fun than the first half.
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In reply to gbfell • 7:36p, 2/10/26
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Zero bench points. ZERO! Rataj 0-3 from the field, 0-2 from the line.


FWIW, BYU only has 2.
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7:37p, 2/10/26
We play terrible defense
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7:39p, 2/10/26
God our bigs are terrible
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