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MBB: #1 Baylor (16-1) at Florida (12-6) Preview & Game Thread

January 24, 2020
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#1 Baylor (16-1) returns to Gainesville to take on Florida (12-6) as part of the Big12/SEC challenge on Saturday January 25th at 7pm CST.  The game will be televised on ESPN.  

KenPom/NET Rankings

Florida:  29 overall; 22 offensive efficiency; 52 defensive efficiency; 35 NET

Baylor:  5 overall; 27 offensive efficiency; 4 defensive efficiency; 2 NET

Prediction:  Baylor 65 Florida 64


Coaches

Florida: Mike White (42) 202-98 (101-59 at UF); 3 NCAAs; 1 Sweet 16; 1 Elite 8

Baylor:  Scott Drew (49); 354-220 overall (334-209 at Baylor); 8 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s


Florida Starters

PG:  Andrew Nembhard (SO) 6-5 195 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 6 asst; 41% FG; 31% 3pt; 81% FT

SG:  Noah Locke (SO); 6-3 210 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 42% FG; 43% 3pt; 74% FT

SF:  Keyontae Johnson (SO) 6-5 230 lbs; 13 ppg; 7 reb; 53% FG; 39% 3pt; 76% FT

PF:  Omar Payne (FR); 6-10 220 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 66% FG; 39% FT

C:  Kerry Blackshear (SR) 6-10 240 lbs; 15 ppg; 9 reb; 45% FG; 33% 3pt; 82% FT

Florida Bench

G:  Scottie Lewis (FR) 6-5 185 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 2 blocks; 41% FG; 27% 3pt; 80% FT

G:  Ques Glover (FR) 5-11 180 lbs; 6 ppg; 42% FG; 24% pt; 39% FT

G:  Tre Mann (FR) 6-4 170 lbs; 5 ppg; 2 reb; 35% FG; 22% 3pt; 63% FT


Baylor Starters

PG:  Davion Mitchell (R-SO) 6-2 195 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 43% FG; 34% 3pt; 64% FT

SG:  Jared Butler (SO) 6-3 185 lbs; 16 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 2 st; 42% FG; 38% 3pt; 84% FT

SF:  Macio Teague (JR) 6-3 195 lbs; 14 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 39% FG; 33% 3pt; 85% FT

PF:  Mark Vital (JR) 6-5 230 lbs; 6 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst; 2 steals; 1 blk; 41% FG; 46% FT

C:  Freddie Gillespie (SR) 6-9 245 lbs; 10 ppg; 9 reb; 2 blk; 59% FG; 70% FT

Baylor Bench

G:  Devonte Bandoo (SR) 6-3 195 lbs; 8 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 41% FG; 42% 3pt; 71% FT

F:  Matt Mayer (SO) 6-9 210 lbs; 4 ppg; 2 reb; 37% FG; 44% 3pt; 60% FT

F:  Tristan Clark (JR) 6-10 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 2 reb; 43% FG; 73% FT

C:  Flo Thamba (SO) 6-10 240 lbs; 3 ppg; 3 reb; 1 blk; 52% FG; 58% FT


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MBB: #1 Baylor (16-1) at Florida (12-6) Preview & Game Thread

29,811 Views | 212 Replies | Last: 4 yr ago by william
DanaDane
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What great passing!

Lay-in by Gillespie and he's fouled!!!!!

DanaDane
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Gillespie makes the an one!


Baylor 33
UF 27

2:41
DanaDane
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Bears!!!!!! Bandoo!!!!!!

Baylor 35
UF 27

2:11
DanaDane
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Charge on Blackshear against Vital!!!!!!!

YES!!!!!!!!!! (May have been a flop, but that's okay)
Jacques Strap
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I'm liking this run were on!!
Big_Pumpin
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This D. Florida was on pace for about 100 at one point
fubar
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DanaDane said:

Gillespie is so friggin' good in all phases of the game.
Did you know he transferred as a walk-on from a Division 3 school?
DanaDane
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Florida with the tap in


Baylor 35

UF 29

1:07
DanaDane
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fubar said:

DanaDane said:

Gillespie is so friggin' good in all phases of the game.
Did you know he transferred as a walk-on from a Division 3 school?
Wow! That is the FIRST time I've heard that!
DanaDane
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Vital with the score!!!!


BU 37
UF 29

43 sec
Big_Pumpin
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Wow!!!
DanaDane
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Teague with a 3!!!!!!!!!


Bears 40
UF 29

19 secs!!!!!!
Jacques Strap
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Loving this! Keep it up!!!
gobears20
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Staff
We clicking!!!!
Great Baylor Merchandise -> https://bit.ly/2M8DuHk
JumboShrimper
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On a roll now!
Big_Pumpin
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This is with Butler on the bemch
DanaDane
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Big_Pumpin said:

This D. Florida was on pace for about 100 at one point
Mitchell single handedly shut down those 3 point shooters!
fubar
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DanaDane said:

fubar said:

DanaDane said:

Gillespie is so friggin' good in all phases of the game.
Did you know he transferred as a walk-on from a Division 3 school?
Wow! That is the FIRST time I've heard that!
Vitale talking about Rico with the Cowboys. Did you know he never lifted weights prior to coming to BU?
Wichitabear
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We are showing them whose #1. That's right Dick!
DanaDane
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Big_Pumpin said:

This is with Butler on the bemch
Butler has played all of 3:55 of the first half! Amazing!

Basically no relief from Clark tonight and Butler only 4 minutes.
fubar
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Freddie Gillespie is fast becoming my favorite BU player ever.
DanaDane
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fubar said:

DanaDane said:

fubar said:

DanaDane said:

Gillespie is so friggin' good in all phases of the game.
Did you know he transferred as a walk-on from a Division 3 school?
Wow! That is the FIRST time I've heard that!
Vitale talking about Rico with the Cowboys. Did you know he never lifted weights prior to coming to BU?
I was too busy hearing we had a scandal at Baylor in 2003!!!!!
fubar
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40-29 HALF.

31-12 run to end it.
DanaDane
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Baylor 40
UF 29

HALF


TEAM basketball at its FINEST!!!!!!
Jacques Strap
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31-12 run with 10 rebound advantage!!!
Big_Pumpin
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Wow we settled in when everything was going against us and put it to them.
DanaDane
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DanaDane said:

fubar said:

DanaDane said:

fubar said:

DanaDane said:

Gillespie is so friggin' good in all phases of the game.
Did you know he transferred as a walk-on from a Division 3 school?
Wow! That is the FIRST time I've heard that!
Vitale talking about Rico with the Cowboys. Did you know he never lifted weights prior to coming to BU?
I was too busy hearing we had a scandal at Baylor in 2003!!!!!
And this is REALLY relevant because the kids on the court tonight were.......what? 2 to 4 years old when it happened,
Jacques Strap
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Kentucky acting so classless after winning at Tech
Yeek
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Jacques Strap said:

Kentucky acting so classless after winning at Tech


What did they do?
jdrs
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DanaDane said:

fubar said:

DanaDane said:

fubar said:

DanaDane said:

Gillespie is so friggin' good in all phases of the game.
Did you know he transferred as a walk-on from a Division 3 school?
Wow! That is the FIRST time I've heard that!
Vitale talking about Rico with the Cowboys. Did you know he never lifted weights prior to coming to BU?
I was too busy hearing we had a scandal at Baylor in 2003!!!!!


Do these guys ever say anything new?
Yeek
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What a game so far, hope we keep it up. When Bandoo is on he's amazing. Truly Vinnie Johnson esque
DanaDane
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Big_Pumpin said:

Wow we settled in when everything was going against us and put it to them.
To me, the three most impressive traits of this bunch are: 1) they play team basketball; 2) they play incredible defense; 3) they have a court confidence that doesn't seem to get rattled no matter what's going on.
Jacques Strap
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Yeek said:

Jacques Strap said:

Kentucky acting so classless after winning at Tech


What did they do?


Taunting the fans. Now that I think about it having sat through a game at Tech the fans probably earned it so I retract my statement, lol
CHP Bear
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At approx the 5 minute mark Florida was in the bonus and tied it up. Was thinking Florida would be going to the line and have maybe a 5 point lead at the half. That run sure put my mind at rest. So far we're definitely up for the challenge.
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DanaDane said:

fubar said:

DanaDane said:

fubar said:

DanaDane said:

Gillespie is so friggin' good in all phases of the game.
Did you know he transferred as a walk-on from a Division 3 school?
Wow! That is the FIRST time I've heard that!
Vitale talking about Rico with the Cowboys. Did you know he never lifted weights prior to coming to BU?
I was too busy hearing we had a scandal at Baylor in 2003!!!!!
To be fair, it was a pretty incredible scandal - one of the craziest ever. Now they just say, "Drew revived the team from scandal", and never mention the details.
 
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