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Game Thread: Baylor Basketball Battles No. 5 Houston in Tough Road Test

Baylor takes on Houston.
By Ashley Hodge
March 3, 2026
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HOUSTON – Baylor men’s basketball (15-14, 5-11) travels to Houston to take on the No. 5 Cougars (24-5, 12-4) on Wednesday, March 4, at 8 p.m. CT, at the Fertitta Center. The game will be televised on ESPN2.

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (51), UH (5)
    • Prediction: UH 81, Baylor 64
  • KenPom: Baylor (51), UH (6)
    • Prediction: UH 80, Baylor 66
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (49), UH (6)
    • Prediction: UH 79, Baylor 64
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (50), UH (5)
    • Prediction: UH 81, Baylor 62

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (11 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (11 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; 6 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; 6 reb; 2 asst) 
  • Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (2 ppg; 3 reb)

Projected Lineups

Houston Starters

  • Guard: Kingston Flemings (Fr.) 6-4, 190 (16 ppg; 5 asst; 2 steals)
  • Guard: Milos Uzan (Sr.) 6-4, 195 (12 ppg; 4 asst)
  • Guard: Emmanuel Sharp (Sr.) 6-3, 205 (16 ppg; 3 reb)
  • Forward: Joseph Tugler (Jr.) 6-8, 230 (8 ppg; 5 reb)
  • Forward: Chris Cenac (Fr.) 6-11, 240 (10 ppg; 8 reb)

Houston Bench

  • Guard: Isiah Hartwell (Fr.) 6-6, 220 (4 ppg; 2 reb)
  • Guard: Chase McCarty (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (3 ppg)
  • Guard: Mercy Miller (So.) 6-4, 200 (5 ppg; 2 reb)
  • Forward: Kalifa Sakho (Sr.) 6-11, 230 (3 ppg; 3 reb)
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Game Thread: Baylor Basketball Battles No. 5 Houston in Tough Road Test

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In reply to Johnny Bear • 8:53p, 3/4/26
Johnny Bear said:
Rataj trying to guard Flemings is about like me trying to guard Michael Jordan.


Ole!
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In reply to ImABearToo • 8:54p, 3/4/26
ImABearToo said:
Just when it feels like the dam is about to break, we hit a big shot.


Well...there's another one
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8:57p, 3/4/26
Uh oh
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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In reply to ImABearToo • 8:58p, 3/4/26
ImABearToo said:
Just when it feels like the dam is about to break, we hit a big shot.

This team has been competing well since the Kansas State debacle. We probably won't win this game because we'll wear down in the second half. But these guys are competing.
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8:59p, 3/4/26
We're getting bad Skillings tonight. He's been out of his element in this one.
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9:00p, 3/4/26
New game.
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9:01p, 3/4/26
Got a decent look at it. Just didn't go in.
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9:03p, 3/4/26
Solid first half on the road against a Top 10 team...but feels like the Cougs were just playing with their food most of that half.

I'll be curious to see how it looks the first 5 minutes of the second half. Hang strong Bears.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 9:03p, 3/4/26
bear2be2 said:
We're getting bad Skillings tonight. He's been out of his element in this one.

Really was hoping he would step it up from a production standpoint in his final year but we basically got the same/similar performances from UC.
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9:03p, 3/4/26
9 turnovers are killing us
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9:04p, 3/4/26
Tied at the half against UH is really not so bad but it's disappointing to blow a 10 point lead to get to the tie.
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9:14p, 3/4/26
Would be nice to not have the usual swoon during the first 5 minutes of the 2nd half.
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In reply to JXL • 9:15p, 3/4/26
JXL said:
Tied at the half against UH is really not so bad but it's disappointing to blow a 10 point lead to get to the tie.


Weve blown so many 10-15 pt leads this year.
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In reply to JXL • 9:17p, 3/4/26
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Tied at the half against UH is really not so bad but it's disappointing to blow a 10 point lead to get to the tie.

Especially since we're usually terrible the first five minutes out of halftime. This one could get away from us quick if we're not careful.
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9:20p, 3/4/26
Ok, this is not our usual start of the half struggle. Maybe this is the night. Keep it going!
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9:21p, 3/4/26
So far so good to start the second half.

Just keep this a basketball game into the final five minutes. Don't let Houston go on that run that takes you out of it.
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9:21p, 3/4/26
The fight tonight has been a pleasant surprise. This effort against KSU and Memphis and Baylor's on the bubble
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9:21p, 3/4/26
Well...so far so good on second half start

(Oops...copied B2B)
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9:22p, 3/4/26
I'm good with racking up fouls on Houston
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9:22p, 3/4/26
Tounde has been a rebounding machine tonight.
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In reply to IowaBear • 9:22p, 3/4/26
IowaBear said:
The fight tonight has been a pleasant surprise. This effort against KSU and Memphis and Baylor's on the bubble

We've been competing well lately. I've got to hand it to Drew and this team. They've responded really well since that K-State nightmare.

It's almost certainly too little too late. But I appreciate the effort. This team has been much more fun to watch lately.
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9:24p, 3/4/26
Yessoufou's offensive game is so damn choppy. He really needs another year of college. It's a shame there's almost zero percent chance that happens.
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9:25p, 3/4/26
You can't do that Isaac. You just can't do that.
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9:25p, 3/4/26
Geez that was a disaster
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9:25p, 3/4/26
Tugler's offensive development is showing in this game. He's making shots he never could have made as a freshman or sophomore.
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9:25p, 3/4/26
How do you slide 5' on the floor and it's not traveling?
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9:25p, 3/4/26
Disastrous sequence there.

Can't have that *****
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9:28p, 3/4/26
I'm afraid we're going to run out of gas at some point. Our starting five is being asked to carry way too heavy a load right now.
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9:29p, 3/4/26
We can't afford to not have Williams out there because our ball movement basically just stops, but the minute he comes back you know Sharp and Uzan are gonna take it straight at him to pick up his 4th.
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In reply to bear2be2 • 9:31p, 3/4/26
bear2be2 said:
I'm afraid we're going to run out of gas at some point. Our starting five is being asked to carry way too heavy a load right now.

Other than the turnovers, the starting five have been really good so far tonight, but we're getting nothing off the bench. Skillings is a non factor and Rataj it's totally overmatched.
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9:31p, 3/4/26
Rataj is such a powerdown.
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9:32p, 3/4/26
Rataj thought he was Dr J for a second before taking off on a behind the backboard reverse
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9:34p, 3/4/26
Michael Rataj is so, so, so very bad.

Whoever made that evaluation needs to be scolded.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 9:35p, 3/4/26
Big12Fan2024 said:
Rataj is such a powerdown.

He's instant momentum for the opposition.
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9:35p, 3/4/26
I love Caden Powell. That dude gets the absolute most out of his talent.
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