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MBB: Baylor (16-10; 6-7) vs #7 TT (22-4; 10-3) Preview & Game Thread

February 14, 2018
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Baylor (16-10; 6-7) hosts #7 Texas Tech (22-4; 10-3) on Saturday February 17th at 6:30pm CST.  The game is televised on ESPNU.  Here is a look at the match-up.  

KenPom Rankings

Texas Tech:  7 overall; 60 offensive efficiency; 3 defensive efficiency

Baylor:  33 overall; 58 offensive efficiency; 19 defensive efficiency

Prediction:  Texas Tech 66 Baylor 64


Coaches

Texas Tech:  Chris Beard (44); 134-48 (40-18 at Texas Tech);  1 NCAA

Baylor:  Scott Drew (47); 315-200 overall (295-189 at Baylor); 7 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s


Texas Tech Starting Line-Up

PG: Keenan Evans (SR) 6-3 190 lbs; 19 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 49% FG; 34% 3pt; 83% FT

SG:  Jarrett Culver (FR) 6-5 190 lbs; 11 ppg; 4 reb; 48% FG; 38% 3pt; 64% FT

SF:  Justin Gray (SR); 6-6 210 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 21% 3pt; 80% FT

PF:  Zhaire Smith (FR); 6-5 195 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 57% FG; 44% 3pt; 71% FT

C:  Norense Odiase (JR) 6-9 245 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 56% FG; 57% FT

Texas Tech Bench

G:  Niem Stevenson (SR); 6-5 205 lbs; 7 ppg; 3 reb; 40% FG; 36% 3pt; 70% FT

C:  Tommy Hamilton IV (SR) 6-11 250 lbs; 6 ppg; 4 reb; 42% FG; 42% 3pt; 67% FT

G:  Brandone Francis (JR) 6-5 205 lbs; 6 ppg; 2 reb; 46% FG; 42% 3pt; 46% FT

Baylor Starting Line-up

PG:  Manu Lecomte (SR) 5-11 180 lbs; 17 ppg; 4 asst; 42% FG; 39% 3pt; 87% FT

SG:  Jake Lindsey (JR) 6-5 195 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 asst; 50% FG; 36% 3pt; 72% FT

SF:  Mark Vital (RFR) 6-5 230 lbs; 7 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst; 52% FG; 50% FT

PF:  Tristan Clark (FR) 6-9 240 lbs; 8 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 62% FG; 65% FT

C:  Jo Lual-Acuil (SR) 7-0 220 lbs; 15 ppg; 9 reb; 2 blks; 51% FG; 71% FT; 28% 3pt

Baylor Bench

G:  King McClure (JR) 6-3 215 lbs; 8 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 40% FG; 35% 3pt; 76% FT

F:  Nuni Omot (SR) 6-9 210 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 48% FG; 42% 3pt; 85% FT

F:  Terry Maston (SR) 6-8 230 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 53% FG; 89% FT; 25% 3pt

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MBB: Baylor (16-10; 6-7) vs #7 TT (22-4; 10-3) Preview & Game Thread

21,993 Views | 167 Replies | Last: 6 yr ago by JusHappy2BeHere
rudylaw
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RealLarryDon said:

Jake redeems the missed free throws!!!!!!! Way to go Jake!!!!!!


Sic em
My God, he closed out big time! Playing at about 25% too.

Gettys: "That was a good look for Tech. Had the open shot." A shot that Jake blocked. Clown.
Bear8084
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HUGE WIN!!!!!! Lindsey is probably the most underappreciated Bear this team has had. Outstanding win. SIC 'EM!!!!!!
rudylaw
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Mason playing for Yale tonight too. May as well see what he's got after being out all year.
Mitch Blood Green
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I'm wit it.
Mitch Blood Green
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Our 2018-19 PG is on
NoBSU
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We have a good chance to finish third in the conference.
EGOTbear
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LETS ******* GO

Tried every way to choke that one away - but Vital and Lindsay going crazy with the block show!!'
BU25
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NoBSU said:

NoBSU said:

merckywaters said:

dont wanna win ez huh bears?
You have to play smart. Or there is the bench.
Of course he had who, Manu? headed up the court. Everybody needs to play smarter.


Didn't look like Manu was cutting toward King, kind of faded back. Not sure who to fault, but shouldn't happen either way.
BearKamp
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Unreal Win! Incredible how this team has come alive with 5 in a row and against Top teams. Feels so good.
BU25
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Played great, hard defense down the stretch. Gutted out a tough win that was much needed considering Evans went down. A 3rd place finish in the Big 12 would be amazing.
rudylaw
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WVU next up but there's a bit of time not to suffer a letdown. Win that game and we're in.

The only thing that's concerning is we still can't close games out unless the other team plays worse. Of course, this is a bit different due to the incredible defense down the stretch. TTU only had one option on offense and they choked him out. Beautiful.
BUVA
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Dang, now my pizza will be late and cold...
Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to. ~ Mark Twain
NoBSU
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BU25 said:

NoBSU said:

NoBSU said:

merckywaters said:

dont wanna win ez huh bears?
You have to play smart. Or there is the bench.
Of course he had who, Manu? headed up the court. Everybody needs to play smarter.


Didn't look like Manu was cutting toward King, kind of faded back. Not sure who to fault, but shouldn't happen either way.
Not really meaning to fault. We just aren't blowing teams out enough for any on the team to not play smart.

Of course I am not including dog teams like the Jayhawks in my not blowing out comment.
whitetrash
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BUVA said:

Dang, now my pizza will be late and cold...


And probably pissed on.
NoBSU
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rudylaw said:

WVU next up but there's a bit of time not to suffer a letdown. Win that game and we're in.

The only thing that's concerning is we still can't close games out unless the other team plays worse. Of course, this is a bit different due to the incredible defense down the stretch. TTU only had one option on offense and they choked him out. Beautiful.
I think you have to credit defense a little more regarding our offense tonight. Both teams played hard D. Lots of fouls and missed shots. We may not be pretty on offense, but we take it to them so much better now them before Christmas.
rudylaw
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NoBSU said:

rudylaw said:

WVU next up but there's a bit of time not to suffer a letdown. Win that game and we're in.

The only thing that's concerning is we still can't close games out unless the other team plays worse. Of course, this is a bit different due to the incredible defense down the stretch. TTU only had one option on offense and they choked him out. Beautiful.
I think you have to credit defense a little more regarding our offense tonight. Both teams played hard D. Lots of fouls and missed shots. We may not be pretty on offense, but we take it to them so much better now them before Christmas.
TTU defense is the best we've seen all year. Still, when Jake was in, we were able to get the shots we wanted and early in the shot clock. Just hope he's better by Tuesday.
marco
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That was an extremely satisfying win. TTech is a damn good team and our defense put it on 'em. Their spacing was off something horrible at times due to the movement we had, the switching was crisp. Happy, happy, happy!
MommaBear
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Bear8084 said:

BU25 said:

Bear8084 said:

BU25 said:

rudylaw said:

TT the lead and the crowd goes crazy. Seriously.

Offense is completely non-existent.


Yeah, fan support hasn't picked back up after this winning streak.


Wut? They tied the Ferrell attendance record tonight. And this is Sing weekend at that.


How many of those are Tech fans?


Dunno. It's quite a drive from Lubbock to Waco. Our crowd looks and sounds larger.

Yeah, but a lot of Tech families live in the DFW area, so it's not that far to drive to Waco.
vanillabryce
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Note: we had exactly 12 turnovers tonight
gobears20
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Staff
Great Baylor Merchandise -> https://bit.ly/2M8DuHk
gobears20
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Great Baylor Merchandise -> https://bit.ly/2M8DuHk
gobears20
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Great Baylor Merchandise -> https://bit.ly/2M8DuHk
rudylaw
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I got blocked from three KU twitter accounts so I'm doing my part tonight as well.
NoBSU
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rudylaw said:

I got blocked from three KU twitter accounts so I'm doing my part tonight as well.
Lol. Keep at it.
vanillabryce
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Nice!
Bear8084
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rudylaw said:

I got blocked from three KU twitter accounts so I'm doing my part tonight as well.


Were they Lindsey-quality blocks?
CizzLark
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Happy we won!
JusHappy2BeHere
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So, I just watched the last 5 minutes of the game this morning without the angst and bourbon.

Tech is really, really good.... kudos to Bean for putting that squad together in a very short time. If they aren't a 3 seed, then they got hosed.

KU, WVU are also really, really good.

KState may belong to the group above or the group below..... they have probably earned the group above, but I really don't like them much so...

Texas, OU, TCU are just really good

Okie Lite and the Clones are at the bottom, but not by much....


that leaves Baylor... without Maston we are in the last group with OSU and ISU..... with him at full speed we are in the top group with WVU, KU, and Tech.

Watching this again I was struck by the fact that even knowing the outcome, I spent from the 5 minute mark to 1:30 when TJ put us ahead wondering how the hell we ended up winning this game.... Tech made so many great plays to give them a chance and we made every play we had to make to thwart their efforts....

For the Rash of excuses from West Texas about illness and injury.... suck it up.... everyone has problems
"When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always."

Mahatma Gandhi
 
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