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WBB: #3 Baylor (17-1, 7-0) Hosts #6 Texas (15-3, 6-1) Preview And Game Thread

January 23, 2018
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#3 Baylor (17-1, 7-0) host #6 Texas (15-3, 6-1) on Thursday January 25 at 6:00pm CST.  The game is televised on ESPN2 .  Here is a look at the match-up:

Coaches

Texas: Karen Aston, 230-121 overall, 129-58 in her sixth season at Texas

Baylor: Kim Mulkey, 523-96 in her 18th season at Baylor

Overall

Karen Aston was an assistant coach twice at Baylor. Once under Pam Bowers for her first collegiate job and then under Kim Mulkey before taking her first head coaching job at Charlotte.

Texas averages 84.7 points, 44.9 rebounds, 17.4 assists, 9.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per contest

Baylor averages 88.7 points, 50.3 rebounds, 21.7 assists, 7.4 steals, and 7.0 blocks per contest

Texas Starting Lineup 

10 · LASHANN HIGGS G · 5-9 · Jr. Cedar Ridge, TX 15.2/3.1/2,4

23 · ARIEL ATKINS G · 5-11 · Sr. Duncanville, TX 15.0/5.9/3.4

11 · BROOKE MCCARTY G · 5-4 · Sr. League City, TX 13.4/4.6/4.9

40 · JATARIE WHITE F · 6-4 · Jr. Charlotte, NC 10.7/5.9/0.5

31 · AUDREY-ANN CARON-GOUDREAU F · 6-4 · Sr. Gatineau, Quebec 5.8/5.2/0.7

Texas Bench

1 · ALECIA SUTTON G · 5-8 · So. St. Louis, MO 6.9/2.7/2.1

33 · RELLAH BOOTHE F · 6-3 · Fr. Ocala, FL 6.3/4.7/0.3

12 · JADA UNDERWOOD G · 6-0 · So. Mesquite, TX 4.4/1.9/0.7

15 · CHASITY PATTERSON G · 5-5 · Jr. Houston, TX 3.8/1.8/0.6

5 · JORDAN HOSEY F · 6-1 · Jr. Pearland, TX 3.7/2.5/0.3

24 · JOYNER HOLMES F · 6-3 · So. Cedar Hill, TX 3.3/3.9/0.9

14 · OLAMIDE ABOROWA F · 6-3 · Jr. Ondo, Nigeria 3.3/3.1/0.2

4 · DESTINY LITTLETON G · 5-9 · Fr. La Jolla, CA 2.1/1.4/0.9

30 · KHALÉANN CARON-GOUDREAU F · 6-4 · Jr. Gatineau, Quebec 1.3/2.0/1.0

Lady Bears Starters

21 · KALANI BROWN C · 6-7 · Jr. Slidell, LA 21.7/9.3/1.9

15 · LAUREN COX F · 6-4 · So. Flower Mound, TX 15.1/9.9/3.1

4 · KRISTY WALLACE G · 5-11 · Sr. Loganholme, Queensland, Australia 10.7/4.9/4.9

1 · DEKEIYA COHEN F · 6-2 · Sr. Charleston, SC 10.2/7.1/2.1

24 · NATALIE CHOU F · 6-1 · So. Plano, TX 8.8/4.3/2.8

Lady Bears Bench

2 · DIDI RICHARDS G · 6-1 · Fr. Cypress, TX 5.1/3.8/1.8

11 · ALEXIS MORRIS G · 5-6 · Fr. Beaumont, TX 9.8/2.3/3.0

12 · MOON URSIN G · 5-7 · Fr. Destrehan, LA 2.9/2.1/0.9

20 · JUICY LANDRUM G · 5-9 · So. Waco, TX 5.9/3.7/1.3

3 · TRINITY OLIVER G · 5-11 · Fr. Euless, TX 3.3/2.1/0.7 (Injured)

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WBB: #3 Baylor (17-1, 7-0) Hosts #6 Texas (15-3, 6-1) Preview And Game Thread

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7:49p, 1/25/18
And.....there's the ESPN excuse for all things Horn "they're a very young team"
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7:50p, 1/25/18
Didi Richards is our 2018 Melissa Jones.
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7:52p, 1/25/18
Didi moves really light on her feet and quick for rebounds
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In reply to bujkw • 7:53p, 1/25/18
bujkw said:
And.....there's the ESPN excuse for all things Horn "they're a very young team"
3 seniors and 2 juniors start.
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In reply to bujkw • 7:56p, 1/25/18
bujkw said:
And.....there's the ESPN excuse for all things Horn "they're a very young team"
UT starting lineup 3 seniors and 2 juniors. They are a very young team.
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7:57p, 1/25/18
It's really nice to destroy a team that was "our first real test". For whatever reason I think people just weren't buying in yet because of the SOS.

This team is one no one will want to play in March.
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7:59p, 1/25/18
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How many times is Hosey going to throw a Lady Bear down and step over them with 0 on the scoreboard?
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7:59p, 1/25/18
I was so excited for this game all week and it didnt disappoint!
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8:00p, 1/25/18
How's the officiating - doesn't sound like the Lady Bears are getting any home cooking!
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8:02p, 1/25/18
Would never have thought Kristy wasnt feeling well. What a warrior.
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8:03p, 1/25/18
Great game. So happy
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8:04p, 1/25/18
So proud of our ladies! They played with great intensity tonight. Very impressive win!
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8:06p, 1/25/18
That was a fun game!
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8:06p, 1/25/18
Texas will probably move up in the rankings since it was a road game for them.
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In reply to BaylorBears_254 • 8:11p, 1/25/18
BaylorBears_254 said:
The lineup on the floor right now is our best lineup
Yes. Chou with her 3rd game in a row with 0 points. I sure hope she gets out of this, Don't see how Kim can continue to give her starts if she doesn't start coming through. She seldom even attempts a shot now. Just gets the ball and looks to pass to someone else. I guess we should all just pray for her.
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In reply to Nguyen One Soon • 8:12p, 1/25/18
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Texas will probably move up in the rankings since it was a road game for them.
You could be right, they moved up 3 when they lost to UConn.
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8:15p, 1/25/18
WOW. That was a butt whooping. I am so proud of this team.

And let's hear it for Wallace. That was one of the great performances in Baylor history.

Richards was all over the place. She was determined to make a difference and she did.

Cox and Brown were....well, Cox and Brown. Just an incredible tandem.
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8:18p, 1/25/18
We won this game with two starters basically being no-shows. Thank goodness for Morris and Richards!
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8:19p, 1/25/18
I really just didn't want the game to end. That was some great basketball by the Lady Bears. Probably had a few more turnovers than Kim would want but they surely made up for it with their consistent hustle. Running down the court every time, switching when needed on defense, good off-ball movement, etc. Truly a great performance.
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In reply to WasheFuzzy • 8:22p, 1/25/18
WasheFuzzy said:
We won this game with two starters basically being no-shows. Thank goodness for Morris and Richards!
Luckily we don't need Chou or Cohen to put up great numbers to win games, but it surely would be even better to have some production from them (though I don't think Cohen had a bad game)
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8:26p, 1/25/18
Mark it down now...Big 12 POW = Wallace
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In reply to WasheFuzzy • 8:37p, 1/25/18
WasheFuzzy said:
Mark it down now...Big 12 POY = Wallace
Mark it down now....Big 12 Most Improved = Cox
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8:48p, 1/25/18
The Karen Aston -Kim Mulkey mid court after game handshake is always entertaining.
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In reply to IndyYes • 8:49p, 1/25/18
IndyYes said:
WasheFuzzy said:
Mark it down now...Big 12 POY = Wallace
Mark it down now....Big 12 Most Improved = Cox
Mark it down now.....Big 12 Freshman of the year = DiDi Richards
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8:52p, 1/25/18
if they'd only hung on to knoock off UCONN...

I thought Texas would come in here hungry to beat the #3 team after losing every so closely to the No 1. QueenConn.

And I thought they might win.

Wow.

Kristy Wallace is the national player of the week and and AA.
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In reply to longtimebear • 8:52p, 1/25/18
longtimebear said:
IndyYes said:
WasheFuzzy said:
Mark it down now...Big 12 POY = Wallace
Mark it down now....Big 12 Most Improved = Cox
Mark it down now.....Big 12 Freshman of the year = DiDi Richards
*Alexis Morris
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In reply to WasheFuzzy • 8:59p, 1/25/18
WasheFuzzy said:
We won this game with two starters basically being no-shows. Thank goodness for Morris and Richards!
This was the type of game where if Chou had 8 points, someone else would have had 8 fewer points. It's not like we would have won by 8 more.

She'll figure it out or Mulk will change the lineup. No big deal.
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8:59p, 1/25/18
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Have to love Texas pressing us with 20 seconds to go in the game. Sure Mulkey loves it too. Is Aston now 1-12 against Mulkey?
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In reply to gobears20 • 9:09p, 1/25/18
Unfortunately for UT, that was the best their defense looked all game. Coach Aston's defensive strategy was a bit of a head scratcher.
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9:11p, 1/25/18
Second Chance Points: UT - 5, BU - 22

Points in the Paint: UT - 26, BU - 44

Freethrows: UT - 13/21, BU - 15/19

Bench Points: UT - 5, BU - 16

http://texassports.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11614&path=wbball
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In reply to IndyYes • 9:16p, 1/25/18
IndyYes said:
WasheFuzzy said:
Mark it down now...Big 12 POY = Wallace
Mark it down now....Big 12 Most Improved = Cox
Oops...I mean POW
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In reply to EvilTroyAndAbed • 9:19p, 1/25/18
EvilTroyAndAbed said:
WasheFuzzy said:
We won this game with two starters basically being no-shows. Thank goodness for Morris and Richards!
This was the type of game where if Chou had 8 points, someone else would have had 8 fewer points. It's not like we would have won by 8 more.

She'll figure it out or Mulk will change the lineup. No big deal.
If Morris or Richards had not scored 8 points each we would have had 8 fewer points if either of them had not been available. Chou really doesn't have anything to figure out. This is her talent level and we (and Mulkey) need to accept that fact.
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In reply to 57Bear • 9:26p, 1/25/18
And Shaggy complains that KM has the refs in her pocket, even though UT shot more foul shots.
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In reply to WasheFuzzy • 9:29p, 1/25/18
WasheFuzzy said:
EvilTroyAndAbed said:
WasheFuzzy said:
We won this game with two starters basically being no-shows. Thank goodness for Morris and Richards!
This was the type of game where if Chou had 8 points, someone else would have had 8 fewer points. It's not like we would have won by 8 more.

She'll figure it out or Mulk will change the lineup. No big deal.
If Morris or Richards had not scored 8 points each we would have had 8 fewer points if either of them had not been available. Chou really doesn't have anything to figure out. This is her talent level and we (and Mulkey) need to accept that fact.
Out of the 8 big 12 games, Chou has scored in double figures in 4 of them. We know she can shoot the ball, but there's something else that seems to be going wrong. She only took 1 shot tonight in 19 minutes of play. I'm thinking it could be a mental block.. something is stopping her from playing with the confidence she did against Iowa State. Maybe benching her could be the wake up call but that doesn't mean she's not a talented player. She's made up a lot with her hustle on the defensive end (though she wasn't quite quick enough today) and her great passing. She still has a lot of room to grow but I'm not giving up on her just yet.
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