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MBB: #1 Baylor at #10 West Virginia Preview & Game Thread

January 9, 2017
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No. 1 Baylor (15-0; 3-0) travels to Morgantown, WV to take on No. 10 West Virginia (13-2; 2-1) 6 p.m. CT Tuesday, January 10th on ESPN2.  Here's a look at the match-up. 


KenPom Analysis
Rankings: 
Baylor (7); West Virginia (2)
Offensive Efficiency:  Baylor (13); West Virginia (6)
Defensive Efficiency:  Baylor (5); West Virginia (9)
Prediction:  West Virginia 72 Baylor 67

Coaches

Baylor:  Scott Drew (287-183)
  • 46 years old
  • 6 NCAA bids; 1 NIT Title
  • 2 Elite 8s; 3 Sweet 16s

West Virginia:  Bob Huggins (804-322) 

  • 63 years old
  • 22 NCAA bids
  • 2 Final Fours; 4 Elites 8s; 7 Sweet 16s

West Virginia Starters
Forward:  6-9 235 lbs Nathan Adrian (SR):  10 ppg; 7 reb; 4 asst; 40% FG; 76% FT

Forward:  6-9 225 lbs Brandon Watkins (SR):  8 ppg; 4 reb; 68% FG; 48% FT

Forward:  6-8 225 lbs Esa Ahmad (SO):  13 ppg; 5 reb; 55% FG; 39% 3pt; 65% FT

Guard:  6-2 200 lbs Jevon Carter (JR):  11 ppg; 5 asst; 3 st; 44% FG; 78% FT; 32% 3pt

Guard:  6-3 200 lbs Daxter Miles Jr (JR):  11 ppg; 2 st; 54% FG; 45% 3pt; 52% FT
West Virginia Bench

Guard:  6-3 195 lbs Tarik Phillip (SR):  8 ppg; 3 asst; 2 st; 47% FG; 37% 3pt; 54% FT

Guard:  6-2 185 lbs Tevon Myers (SR):  8 ppg; 44% FG; 78% FT; 50% 3pt

Forward:  6-8 215 lbs Lamont West (FR):  7 ppg; 45% FG; 39% 3pt; 77% FT

Forward:  6-8 250 lbs Sagaba Konate (FR):  6 ppg; 3 reb; 2 blks; 58% FG; 57% FT

Forward:  6-9 240 lbs Elijah Macon (JR):  5 ppg; 3 reb; 51% FG; 59% FT


Baylor Starters

Forward:  7-0 220 lbs Jo Lual-Acuil (JR):  11 ppg; 7 reb; 62% FG; 52% FT; 40% 3pt; 4 blks

Forward:  6-10 230 lbs Johnathan Motley (JR): 16 ppg; 9 reb; 54% FG; 67% FT; 40% 3pt

Forward:  6-5 235 lbs Ish Wainright (SR): 6 ppg; 5 reb; 4 asst; 39% FG; 85% FT; 2 st

Guard:  6-3 200 lbs Al Freeman (JR):  11 ppg; 3 reb; 48% FG; 43% 3pt; 86% FT

Guard:  5-11 175 lbs Manu Lecomte (JR):  12 ppg; 5 asst; 43% FG; 38% 3pt; 80% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  6-8 230 lbs Terry Maston (JR):  8 ppg; 5 reb; 53% FG; 76% FT

Forward:  6-9 205 lbs Nuni Omot (JR):  6 ppg; 3 reb; 41% FG; 82% FT

Guard:  6-5 200 lbs Jake Lindsey (SO):  5 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 55% FG; 50% 3pt; 60% FT

Guard:  6-3 180 lbs Chuck Mitchell (FR):  4 ppg; 47% FG; 27% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  6-3 215 lbs King McClure (SO):  5 ppg; 43% FG; 31% 3pt; 82% FT
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MBB: #1 Baylor @ #10 West Virginia Preview & Game Thread

41,799 Views | 339 Replies | Last: 7 yr ago by Code Green
baylrballa
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Poor transition 3 leads to terrible stretch.
3ptSpecialist
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not ready to compete tonight- very disappointing. Older, mature team and not ready to compete.
SupNmBU
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They are fouling the ever living **** out of us and not one is being called.
riflebear
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Ish with stupid mistakes. Had a chance to cut it to 3 or 4 pts and he throws it away on an inbounds play. Unreal.
Bear15
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manu just quit on that last TO.
WILLIS
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Make it stop
Media Bear
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Some awful ball being played now. I thought they were figuring things out -- but they've simply reverted to their first half tightness and nonagression again.

To be honest, I'm not sure they even WANT to be No. 1. They sure don't act or play like it.
BaylorBU
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Well this has been embarrassing as #1
GoldMind
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Media Bear said:

Some awful ball being played now. I thought they were figuring things out -- but they've simply reverted to their first half tightness and nonagression again.

To be honest, I'm not sure they even WANT to be No. 1. They sure don't act or play like it.


I got made a fool of last night saying the same thing

Ain't over
The X Factor
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What type of game plan is this? Why wouldn't we be hammering the post with motely.

Can't stand posters who blame the refs. Weak effort by everyone on the Baylor hoops program tonight.
riflebear
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7 pts 8 TOs for our starting trio of guards.
BaylorBU
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Chuck is having a nice game though
BaylorBU
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Chuck has outplayed Manu

Minus that last pass lol
BUBearFan
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GoldMind said:

Media Bear said:

Some awful ball being played now. I thought they were figuring things out -- but they've simply reverted to their first half tightness and nonagression again.

To be honest, I'm not sure they even WANT to be No. 1. They sure don't act or play like it.


I got made a fool of last night saying the same thing

Ain't over
Don't change now. It worked last night.
3ptSpecialist
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Chuck needs to work on his alley oops
baylrballa
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Jake on that dude tho....
GoldMind
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BUBearFan said:

GoldMind said:

Media Bear said:

Some awful ball being played now. I thought they were figuring things out -- but they've simply reverted to their first half tightness and nonagression again.

To be honest, I'm not sure they even WANT to be No. 1. They sure don't act or play like it.


I got made a fool of last night saying the same thing

Ain't over
Don't change now. It worked last night.


Hell no
riflebear
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Have we gotten a 50/50 call tonight?
baylrballa
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Wvu scores at a high clip on poor end of shot clock shots.
baylrballa
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So much reaching, no calls.
Media Bear
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Damn lazy a$$ bounce pass. Get it there or dont pass it at all!
GoldMind
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They could dunk it. Easy 2 points.
riflebear
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Ish catches it on the break wide open. Doesn't look to shoot or drive and passes it back out. That kills our press break. If he isn't going to look to score or help he needs to sit. He's solid on D but we need scorers now.
jimdue
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What is miraculous is that we are only down 12
3ptSpecialist
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get it to 8 by 10 minutes
baylrballa
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Lol, eff that ref.
Bear15
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damn Manu
baylrballa
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Manu
The X Factor
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Embarassing
jimdue
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Mitchell can handle the press better than Manu.
BUBearFan
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Can anyone tell them how to beat a press?
Media Bear
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WTH Manu ... and WTH with his teammates for not coming to help.

I'll add WTH to the coaching as well for not adequately preparing them for this.
riflebear
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Let Jake and Ish bring it up and put Manu on the wing as a shooter. Having 2 bigs is good for D but isn't but helping us break the press.
Ron Swanson
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Someone explain that offensive foul on Mitchell to me
3ptSpecialist
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I'm kind of baffled by Drew's decision to play Mitchell. You can see the talent but the net positives are not there yet.
 
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