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WBB: Baylor (33-1) vs. Oregon St. (25-7) Sweet 16 Preview & Game Thread

March 22, 2018
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Baylor (33-1) plays Oregon State (25-7) on Friday March 23 at 6:00pm CST for the chance to advance to the Elite 8 in the Lexington Bracket of the Women's NCAA Tournament.  The game is televised on ESPN2 and ESPN3.  Here is a look at the match-up:

Coaches

Oregon State: Scott Rueck, 466-176 overall, 178-88 in his eighth season at Oregon State

Baylor: Kim Mulkey, 539-97 in her 18th season at Baylor

Overall

Oregon State won the last meeting in 2016 and to advance the Beavers to the first Final Four in school history.

Oregon State averages 73.6 points, 42.4 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 4.0 steals and 6.0 blocks per contest

Baylor averages 86.7 points, 49.1 rebounds, 20.3 assists, 6.9 steals, and 6.8 blocks per contest

Oregon State Starting Lineup 

21 · MARIE GULICH C · 6-5 · Sr. Cologne, Germany 17.3/9.2/1.7

22 · KAT TUDOR G · 6-0 · So. Woodbridge, CA 12.0/4.4/1.1

0 · MIKAYLA PIVEC G · 5-10 · So. Lynnwood, WA 11.4/7.2/4.9

10 · KATIE MCWILLIAMS G · 6-2 · Jr. Salem, OR 8.3/4.1/3.8

5 · TAYA COROSDALE F · 6-3 · Fr. Bothell, WA 6.6/4.2/1.8

Oregon State Bench

1 · ALEAH GOODMAN G · 5-9 · Fr. Milwaukie, OR 6.6/1.8/2.2

25 · TAYLOR KALMER G · 5-8 · Jr. Chandler, AZ 6.1/2.3/1.9

11 · JOANNA GRYMEK F · 6-8 · Jr. Krakow, Poland 4.0/2.8/0.1

Lady Bears Starters

21 · KALANI BROWN C · 6-7 · Jr. Slidell, LA 20.1/10.2/1.7

15 · LAUREN COX F · 6-4 · So. Flower Mound, TX 15.3/9.8/2.8

1 · DEKEIYA COHEN F · 6-2 · Sr. Charleston, SC 12.2/6.8/1.9

11 · ALEXIS MORRIS G · 5-6 · Fr. Beaumont, TX 9.2/2.8/3.3

20 · JUICY LANDRUM G · 5-9 · So. Waco, TX 7.6/3.6/2.2

Lady Bears Bench

2 · DIDI RICHARDS G · 6-1 · Fr. Cypress, TX 5.1/4.3/1.6

12 · MOON URSIN G · 5-7 · Fr. Destrehan, LA 2.9/2.0/0.8

24 · NATALIE CHOU F · 6-1 · So. Plano, TX 6.9/3.3/2.3

3 · MICHELLE KAHUE G · 5-4 · Fr. Redmond, WA 0.0/0.3/0.0

50 · DARRLYN MCDONOUGH G · 5-6 · Fr. Redmond, WA 0.0/0.3/0.0

4 · KRISTY WALLACE G · 5-11 · Sr. Loganholme, Queensland, Australia 12.9/5.0/5.3 (Injured/ACL)

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

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WBB: Baylor (33-1) vs. Oregon St. (25-7) Sweet 16 Preview & Game Thread

47,067 Views | 301 Replies | Last: 6 yr ago by BaylorProud77
gone to Tickfaw
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the last shot of the first half in the game two years ago, Oregon STate had a moving screen by two players and hit the 3. wasn't called. remember.
wuzzy bear
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Not much transition for us right now limiting our possessions. Got to play them tighter or even overplay them some. We need to tip the ball on D. That's our game. It will allow a few good shots for them but overall we are out of sync on O b/c we are not sure of what we want to do. Kalani not showing up yet is a big reason the game is so close.
She and Lauren HAVE to play together better. Also too many dumb TO's too. Let's get it going hard core. Need more chaos.
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BaylorBears_254 said:

Honestly, only one player is beating us.

Last week it was 2, this week it's 1. Take Gulich out the game and we win this.
If we defend the 3 and not let people have open looks I agree
BaylorBears_254
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Here goes the run baby!
whitetrash
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You catch the ball, you fall on your ass, you traveled. Unless you are an East German apparently.
BaylorBears_254
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There's the Kalani we know
BaylorBears_254
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Morris is getting FOULED
KajunKarlsdad
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Morris has got to finish breaks!
BaylorBears_254
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But i will say Morris has to understand that she had Chou open on that break
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Refs, that was not intentional
bearbone11
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Morris has to understand that she can't finish over all those 6 footers. If she doesn't have a direct line to the basket then pass out or pull up.
whitetrash
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Thugville coach's kid picking boogers on tv.
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landrum hasn't taken a shot
HoustonBear15
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Morris definitely needs to be better on the fast break right now. That could be the difference.
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yeah... but our post is hitting from the outside and our outside isn't not
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not a huge crowd
BaylorBears_254
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And 1 Didi! Btw Brown got fouled
KajunKarlsdad
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Somebody needs to teach Didi proper shooting technique, her form is horrible.
Brian Ethridge
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Brown bucket

25-25

OSU big blocked by Chou

Brown bucket

27-25

Morris steal and misses a layup she's hit on, she drives in and is hit again and no call

OSU running the 6-5 and 6-8 bigs, but the 6-8 is like a robot, stiff

OSU jumper

27-27

Brown jumper

29-27

Cohen steal and Morris is knocked to the ground on the layup attempt and no call

Morris called for a foul underneath

Kim just asked what now?

They're reviewing the Morris foul and she hit the girl in the head while she'd lost her balance.

Normal foul after the review

Makes 1st, 29-28
Makes 2nd,29-29

Richards misses a jumper

OSU misses

Brown gets abused by the OSU big and no call, Richards board, put back, AND 1

31-29

Misses the FT

OSU misses a 3

Brown misses a 17 footer

OSU misses a 3

Morris running the clock for the final shot

Cohen misses with 2.2 on the clock, OSU throws it the length of the court off the top of the backboard

31-29

HALF
HoustonBear15
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KajunKarlsdad said:

Somebody needs to teach Didi proper shooting technique, her form is horrible.
So was Nina's but she was an All-American.
bearbone11
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Great defensive quarter but the offense it still off balance. Haven't even tried the outside game yet.
Yeek
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I'm guessing juicy got benched for Chou for defense. Chou has more length to help on the perimeter.
BaylorProud77
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Took them long enough to figure it out!
whitetrash
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We held another opponent to under 10 points in a quarter.
kbrun
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Why are we playing their slow paced game? We can play an uptempo game so why not give that a try?
fredbear
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Morris has to find her pace and rhythm. Juicy has to come back and help with a few threes . Cox has to take over.
geewago
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Poor Chou - just a decoy. Mulk is punishing Juicy the 1st half just like she did Nina in the MSST game last year. Personally I thought it was one of two decisions she made that cost us that game.

In spite of everything we are still ahead at half. Not bad considering.
wuzzy bear
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bearbone11 said:

Morris has to understand that she can't finish over all those 6 footers. If she doesn't have a direct line to the basket then pass out or pull up.
This is so true but she is a freshman and she is just playing the only way she knows b/c its her job to jumpstart the team. So I can't blame her and she even got a couple of possessions back, but my goodness, Kalani is not going to beat this team by just shooting open 15' jumpers. This is how they frustrate you. They play the %'s. Without Cox you don't have the high low game we are used to. I still can't figure out what is foul in womens bball. The O picks are obvious, but right now this pace is exactly as OSU wants it. Fewer possessions for us.

The pace is what I was afraid of the most. This is OSU's pace. That is why we have to be more aggressive on D so we can create TO's and run. You've got to try b/c that is what we do. Too many good shots for them thus far. Morris should on occasion pull and hit that wide open 3. They are just giving it to her and she is 56% from 3 so why not.

All I know is not enough posessions. It's almost like we are running our O like they want to run theirs. Not our style. I imagine Mulkey's BP is about 180//100 right now. You've only got 20 minutes to play so we have to run to make runs. I know is easier said than done, but you can't change who you are now.
MommaBear
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Where are all of the great assists our girls are usually known for??? They have looked more like the guys out there during the first half. Anyone with the ball is racing to the basket and tossing up a horrible shot. We are not gonna win this game playing like that.
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KajunKarlsdad said:

Somebody needs to teach Didi proper shooting technique, her form is horrible.


As was mentioned, so was Nina's. Unorthodox release point makes it hard to defend. It'll keep her out of the WNBA, but will win us some games.
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they are still outrebounding us...

morris is 1-7

Landrum. Light it up.
Brian Ethridge
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Yeek said:

I'm guessing juicy got benched for Chou for defense. Chou has more length to help on the perimeter.
6-1 vs 5-9 says you are correct. Juicy also picked up a foul off the ball.
wuzzy bear
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Yeek said:

I'm guessing juicy got benched for Chou for defense. Chou has more length to help on the perimeter.
You'll see Juicy rejuiced in the 2nd half I bet ya. She is a good defender and we need her quick first step.
BaylorBears_254
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Morris was definitely fouled on those drives, but she has to know that if she drives and 2-3 close in, SOMEONE is open
BaylorProud77
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This is where we could use KW to set our pace a little faster
 
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