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Game Thread: Struggling Bears Look to Defend Home Court against Sun Devils

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February 20, 2026
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WACO, Texas – Baylor (13-13, 3-10) hosts the Arizona State Sun Devils (14-12, 5-8) on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 3 p.m. CT, at Foster Pavilion. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (53), Arizona State (63)
    • Prediction: Baylor 84, Arizona State 78
  • KenPom: Baylor (47), Arizona State (63)
    • Prediction: Baylor 83, Arizona State 77
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (49), Arizona State (62)
    • Prediction: Baylor 81, Arizona State 75
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (46), Arizona State (81)
    • Prediction: Baylor 83, Arizona State 75

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (11 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (10 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (18 ppg; 6 reb; 2 steals)
  • Guard: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (19 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst)
  • Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (7 ppg; 7 reb)

Baylor Bench

  • Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (8 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst)
  • Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (10 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst) 
  • Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (2 ppg; 3 reb)

Arizona State Starters

  • Guard: Moe Odum (Sr.) 6-2, 180 (17 ppg; 6 asst)
  • Guard: Noah Meeusen (So.) 6-5, 210 (6 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst)
  • Forward: Santiago Trouet (So.) 6-11, 220 (8 ppg; 6 reb)
  • Forward: Andrija Grbovic (Jr.) 6-11, 210 (7 ppg; 3 reb)
  • Forward: Massamba Diop (Fr.) 7-1, 230 (14 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blks)

Arizona State Bench

  • Guard: Anthony Johnson (Sr.) 6-3, 175 (13 ppg; 3 reb)
  • *Guard: Bryce Ford (Jr.) 6-4, 190 (7 ppg, 3 reb)
  • Forward: Allen Mukeba (Sr.) 6-8, 250 (6 ppg; 4 reb)

*injured, status uncertain*

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Game Thread: Struggling Bears Look to Defend Home Court against Sun Devils

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4:21p, 2/21/26
Arizona State deciding to play down to our level - all kinds of sloppiness on both ends lol. We've pulled within 3 though so we can make this a game if we wake up.
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4:22p, 2/21/26
Defensive effort through the last five minutes is improved. But can we avoid a three-minute brain dead stretch this half?
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4:29p, 2/21/26
Shillings goes straight up, offensive guy moves left as they make contact, after shot missed and ball hits the floor, official calls foul on Skillings for… moving left.
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4:34p, 2/21/26
We're challenging that? I hope they overturn it but it did kind of look like goaltending to me
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4:40p, 2/21/26
Oh yay we just missed a dunk.
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In reply to JXL • 4:43p, 2/21/26
JXL said:
We're challenging that? I hope they overturn it but it did kind of look like goaltending to me


Looked clean, but you never get the call if you are the 2nd defender between the shooter and the goal.
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In reply to JXL • 4:44p, 2/21/26
JXL said:
Arizona State deciding to play down to our level - all kinds of sloppiness on both ends lol. We've pulled within 3 though so we can make this a game if we wake up.

Arizona State is a bad basketball team.. We're just worse.
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4:46p, 2/21/26
I wasn't watching but did Rataj really make a 3
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In reply to Streichout • 4:50p, 2/21/26
Streichout said:
I wasn't watching but did Rataj really make a 3


He did. He also shot an air ball from 10 ft.
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In reply to Streichout • 4:50p, 2/21/26
Streichout said:
I wasn't watching but did Rataj really make a 3


He did, I almost fell out of my seat lol
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4:51p, 2/21/26
I bet Bobby Hurley is fun at parties
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4:53p, 2/21/26
Suddenly the officials have decided to start calling fouls
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In reply to gbfell • 4:53p, 2/21/26
gbfell said:
Streichout said:
I wasn't watching but did Rataj really make a 3


He did. He also shot an air ball from 10 ft.

And Agbim hit a big open 3, too. What is going on here?
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4:55p, 2/21/26
Yessoufou 2-7 from the stripe. Killer
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5:01p, 2/21/26
The bald ref isn't Kipp Kissinger, but he sure likes to make the game all about himself.
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In reply to JXL • 5:01p, 2/21/26
JXL said:
Suddenly the officials have decided to start calling fouls


Mostly on us of course - they drive and get free throws, we drive and get nothing
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5:04p, 2/21/26
This game's scoring distribution looks more like our early-season games before we knew we sucked.

We're going to have four or five guys in double figures today, which is nice. I still wish we could play defense, though.
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5:04p, 2/21/26
Ridiculously bad turnover by Agbim to allow them to tie it. Just laughably bad basketball.

I was taught in seventh grade not to jump to pass. Doing it in the backcourt is never a good idea.
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5:05p, 2/21/26
There's a huge 3 from Agbim to make up for it
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5:06p, 2/21/26
Up 4 with 1:09 to go
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5:06p, 2/21/26
Agbim made up for the turnover with his third big 3 fo the half, though.
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In reply to JXL • 5:06p, 2/21/26
JXL said:
There's a huge 3 from Agbim to make up for it

He's shot well today. This is the guy I thought we were getting. Unfortunately, you can count on one hand the number of times we've seen him this season.
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5:07p, 2/21/26
A W today would st least keep the possibility of finishing with a winning record alive
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In reply to IowaBear • 5:08p, 2/21/26
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A W today would st least keep the possibility of finishing with a winning record alive

And it would likely keep us out of the race for the Big 12 basement. I don't see Utah or K-State winning two more games.
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5:12p, 2/21/26
Solid win. They're all good for this bunch.

Doesn't mean much at this point, but winning is always better than losing.
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5:12p, 2/21/26
Bobby Hurley is such a crybaby ...
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5:12p, 2/21/26
Agbim with another layup - now up 5 with seven seconds left
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5:12p, 2/21/26
Massive brain farts by AzSt on the last defensive and offensive possessions.

We dont have to be the fastest zebra in the herd; just the second slowest when being chased by a lion.
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5:13p, 2/21/26
Hurley is throwing a hissy fit. I'd have laughed if they T'ed him up with seven seconds left.
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In reply to william • 5:13p, 2/21/26
william said:
The Frylator got a little nasty late in the half - Looks like a quick HT oil change .....

- UF

.... should come out of gate Hot - and I mean Hot - in the second half.

D!

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{ eating donuts }

Go Bears!!

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5:34p, 2/21/26
Always nice to see a win.

The win doesn't really do anything for this already abysmal season...but I've seen a few people saying it looks like CSD has mailed it in or is just going the motions.

Even in our losses (of which there have been many) I've never seen him look like he's given up. In fact...I feel like I've seen him getting on to guys more this year than I can remember in the past.

I think there are valid criticisms of CSD's approach to roster construction and recent strategy approach...but I don't think he's coasting at all.
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5:35p, 2/21/26
Only watched the last several minutes because I was watching our baseball team blow a 5-0 lead against a barely average at best Purdue team to lose 6-5 on a walk off bottom of the 9th single to go 0-2 at Round Rock. Glad the Bears at least defended the home court against a fellow 2nd division B12 opponent.
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5:43p, 2/21/26
Scott's March to 500 wins make take till March.
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5:52p, 2/21/26
Feels good to get a win
I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
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5:52p, 2/21/26
W
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