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No. 1 Baylor (21-1; 10-0) at UT (14-9; 4-6) Preview & Game Thread

February 9, 2020
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#1 Baylor (21-1; 10-0) travels to Austin to take on Texas (14-9; 4-6) Monday February 10th at 8pm CST. The game will be televised on ESPN.

KenPom/NET Rankings

Texas:  64 overall; 129 offensive efficiency; 46 defensive efficiency; 66 NET

Baylor:  4 overall; 16 offensive efficiency; 4 defensive efficiency; 3 NET

Prediction:  Baylor 66 Texas 59


Coaches

Texas:  Shaka Smart (42); 248-131 (85-75 at Texas) 7 NCAAs; 1 Sweet 16; 1 Elite 8; 1 Final 4

Baylor:  Scott Drew (49); 359-220 overall (339-209 at Baylor); 8 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s


Texas Starters

PG:  Matt Coleman (JR) 6-2 180 lbs; 13 ppg; 3 reb; 4 asst; 45% FG; 41% 3pt; 76% FT

*SG:  Jase Febres (JR); 6-5 180 lbs; 9 ppg; 2 reb; 37% FG; 37% 3pt; 79% FT

SF:  Courtney Ramey (SO) 6-3 185 lbs; 10 ppg; 4 reb; 3 asst; 40% FG; 30% 3pt; 70% FT

PF:  Kameka Hepa (SO); 6-9 225 lbs; 3 ppg; 2 reb; 1 blk; 43% FG; 34% 3pt; 100% FT

C:  Jericho Sims (JR) 6-9 240 lbs; 10 ppg; 8 reb; 1 blk; 66% FG; 59% FT

Texas Bench

G:  Andrew Jones (SO) 6-4 185 lbs; 11 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 41% FG; 38% 3pt; 71% FT

F:  Royce Hamm (JR) 6-8 240 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 47% FG; 81% FT

*F:  Kai Jones (FR) 6-11 210 lbs; 3 ppg; 3 reb; 1 blk; 47% FG; 53% FT

F:  Donovan Williams (FR) 6-6 180 lbs; 3 ppg; 1 reb; 39% FG; 24% 3pt; 83% FT


Baylor Starters

PG:  Davion Mitchell (R-SO) 6-2 195 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 2 st; 42% FG; 33% 3pt; 67% FT

SG:  Jared Butler (SO) 6-3 185 lbs; 15 ppg; 3 reb; 3 asst; 2 st; 42% FG; 37% 3pt; 81% FT

SF:  Macio Teague (JR) 6-3 195 lbs; 15ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 41% FG; 36% 3pt; 81% FT

PF:  Mark Vital (JR) 6-5 230 lbs; 6 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst; 2 steals; 1 blk; 45% FG; 44% FT

C:  Freddie Gillespie (SR) 6-9 245 lbs; 10 ppg; 9 reb; 2 blk; 57% FG; 71% FT

Baylor Bench

G:  Devonte Bandoo (SR) 6-3 195 lbs; 8 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 40% FG; 41% 3pt; 71% FT

F:  Matt Mayer (SO) 6-9 210 lbs; 4 ppg; 2 reb; 35% FG; 43% 3pt; 60% FT

F:  Tristan Clark (JR) 6-10 250 lbs; 4 ppg; 2 reb; 47% FG; 69% FT

*suffered injuries in Saturday’s game (Febres- knee; Jones- ankle); status for Baylor unknown.  Gerald Liddell (Texas) doubtful with back injury.  Hepa returned vs TT (ankle) after missing 2 weeks.


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No. 1 Baylor (21-1; 10-0) at UT (14-9; 4-6) Preview & Game Thread

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wuzzybear
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Regardless of what happens tonight we cannot be happy with this junk we are throwing out on offense. No complaints on D, but when Bandoo and Mayer are your go to guys Houston we have a problem. It's great they step up as they can do so, but we gotta find that overdrive gear on O. Stop taking possessions off and all that. After all we are no.1
HoustonBear15
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Sims gets the "Capital One Rewarding Performance" with his team down 16. Doesn't sound very rewarding to me
Jacques Strap
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Well that sucked

Back to back threes and they have hope again
HoustonBear15
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Chamberman said:

Saddle Up! said:

Contrast that with CKM's attitude and comments about winning conference and winning every game. I just wish Drew had a little Mulkey in him, and ftr, I'm a big CSD fan and backer.


I'm sorry but you cannot compare the level of competition that the Lady Bears play in conference to that of the mens team. Not even close.
But it's not just about the competition. It's about the confidence that you've prepared your team to be successful every time they step on the court. If you don't believe you can win every game, why play it?
Saddle Up!
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Chamberman said:

Saddle Up! said:

Contrast that with CKM's attitude and comments about winning conference and winning every game. I just wish Drew had a little Mulkey in him, and ftr, I'm a big CSD fan and backer.


I'm sorry but you cannot compare the level of competition that the Lady Bears play in conference to that of the mens team. Not even close.


Absolutely true, but you dang sure can contrast tone, narrative, expectations, standards, and coaching, which is what I was referring to.
gobears20
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Staff
Great Baylor Merchandise -> https://bit.ly/2M8DuHk
CHP Bear
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We just gave them 6 points. Time for a run.
BearBuck
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Man we can sure play stupidly on some possessions. Unforced turnovers elevate my blood pressure.
gobears20
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Staff
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bear2be2
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HoustonBear15 said:

Chamberman said:

Saddle Up! said:

Contrast that with CKM's attitude and comments about winning conference and winning every game. I just wish Drew had a little Mulkey in him, and ftr, I'm a big CSD fan and backer.


I'm sorry but you cannot compare the level of competition that the Lady Bears play in conference to that of the mens team. Not even close.
But it's not just about the competition. It's about the confidence that you've prepared your team to be successful every time they step on the court. If you don't believe you can win every game, why play it?
We have won every game. Most of them convincingly. I swear, some people just like to *****.
Saddle Up!
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HoustonBear15 said:

Chamberman said:

Saddle Up! said:

Contrast that with CKM's attitude and comments about winning conference and winning every game. I just wish Drew had a little Mulkey in him, and ftr, I'm a big CSD fan and backer.


I'm sorry but you cannot compare the level of competition that the Lady Bears play in conference to that of the mens team. Not even close.
But it's not just about the competition. It's about the confidence that you've prepared your team to be successful every time they step on the court. If you don't believe you can win every game, why play it?


This!
Jack Bauer
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Lord help us at the FT line
DanaDane
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Just boneheaded mistakes there. Horns back in it.
CHP Bear
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OK now what?
Johnny Bear
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And just like that UT back in the game
Jack Bauer
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W
T
F
DanaDane
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Baylor 45
Horns 38

5:02
EvilTroyAndAbed
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HoustonBear15 said:

Chamberman said:

Saddle Up! said:

Contrast that with CKM's attitude and comments about winning conference and winning every game. I just wish Drew had a little Mulkey in him, and ftr, I'm a big CSD fan and backer.


I'm sorry but you cannot compare the level of competition that the Lady Bears play in conference to that of the mens team. Not even close.
But it's not just about the competition. It's about the confidence that you've prepared your team to be successful every time they step on the court. If you don't believe you can win every game, why play it?
What on earth are you talking about?
CHP Bear
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That helped
Jack Bauer
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9-0 run for UT
DanaDane
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BUTLER!!!!!


Baylor 48
Horns 38

4:39
bear2be2
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We're up by three possessions and they have 38 points in 35 minutes. Some of you guys need to relax.
bear2be2
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bear2be2 said:

We're up by three possessions and they have 38 points in 35 minutes. Some of you guys need to relax.
Make that four possessions.
gobears20
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Staff
Tech up 80-39. 3:33 left
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DanaDane
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Good lord Mitchell has soap on his fingers tonight.
bear2be2
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gobears20 said:

Tech up 80-39. 3:33 left
TCU is just awful again. It's crazy what's happened to that program.
Jacques Strap
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DanaDane said:

Good lord Mitchell has soap on his fingers tonight.


Bears 13 turnovers 9 assists tonight
DanaDane
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Baylor 48
Horns 38


3:55

timeout
Big12Bear
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gobears20 said:

Tech up 80-39. 3:33 left
Yet they're only gonna split with Frog.
wuzzybear
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If you wanna win it all you cannot take possessions off and that is exactly what we are doing. Really good teams will work you to death. TT definitely getting their legs at the right time. We'll see. This is crazy what we are doing.
MidWestBear2010
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bear2be2 said:

We're up by three possessions and they have 38 points in 35 minutes. Some of you guys need to relax.
Yeah the score is deceiving with this team. Being up by 10 when the other team is only scoring 40 to 50 points is a much bigger lead than being up by 10 when the other team is putting up 80 or 90.
DanaDane
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48-40

2:55
CHP Bear
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Better answer here
bear2be2
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wuzzybear said:

If you wanna win it all you cannot take possessions off and that is exactly what we are doing. Really good teams will work you to death. TT definitely getting their legs at the right time. We'll see. This is crazy what we are doing.
We're not taking possessions off. We're just not an elite offensive team. We're a good one for the same reasons past Scott Drew teams were -- offensive rebounds. When a team shuts down our second-chance opportunities, we're going to be in for a slog. But that's fine. Slogs favor our team.
EvilTroyAndAbed
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wuzzybear said:

If you wanna win it all you cannot take possessions off and that is exactly what we are doing. Really good teams will work you to death. TT definitely getting their legs at the right time. We'll see. This is crazy what we are doing.
They played three good halves. Pump the breaks a little.
 
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