Game Thread: No. 13 Seed Bears Open Big 12 Tournament Play against No. 12 Seed Sun Devils

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – No. 13 seed Baylor (16-15) takes on No. 12 seed Arizona State (16-15) on Tuesday, March 10, at 11:30 a.m. CT, at the T-Mobile Center. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

Computer Models

• Torvik: Baylor (47), Arizona State (58)
  • Prediction: Baylor 81, Arizona State 79
• KenPom: Baylor (48), Arizona State (63)
  • Prediction: Baylor 81, Arizona State 79
• Haslametrics: Baylor (45), Arizona State (64)
  • Prediction: Baylor 79, Arizona State 76
• Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (48), Arizona State (87)
  • Prediction: Baylor 81, Arizona State 77

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; 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; 2 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)
• Forward: Allen Mukeba (Sr.) 6-8, 250 (6 ppg; 4 reb)