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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

41,798 Views | 339 Replies | Last: 7 yr ago by Code Green
riflebear
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I hate that ref. WVU guy had Motley's arm and held him but of course that same ridiculous ref calls it on us.
Media Bear
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Gonna just listen to the rest of this on radio and head to gym before it closes ...
Chendrickson
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Zero respect for WVU based on this crowd tonight.

Man this is hard to watch.
Goyco0517
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Ish's decision making has been awful this game... Not what we're used to seeing
Brian Ethridge
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Staff
Has Acuil made a FT tonight?
3ptSpecialist
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put King, Jake and Maston in just like Louisville.
riflebear
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Chuck has to go quick when he gets the ball on the in bounds, he can't wait for the trap to come.
baylrballa
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These calls are ridiculous, wvu does the same every possession.
3ptSpecialist
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Brian Ethridge said:

Has Acuil made a FT tonight?
regressing. Shot 70% plus in juco.
Media Bear
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Gawd these refs are the pits ...
Mitch Henessey
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Brian Ethridge said:

Has Acuil made a FT tonight?

Well, when you're a 50% FT shooter, there are going to be a couple of nights where you go o-fer.
riflebear
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One of those bad nights that we will learn from. Sucks it's right after we go #1 but we can learn a lot from this. Unfortunately it also reveals our weakness. Really disappointed in ISH tonight, he has to lead us as a Senior and he's been as tentative as anyone.
baylrballa
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No call...
jimdue
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I am not concerned that we are losing . We are going to lose some games as is every team is. I am concerned about our back court play. You could see it last week as well
bularry
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If you struggle at home against Ok St, you aren't beating West Virginia on the road. Our play has eroded the past couple of weeks. Need to get our edge back
BaylorBears_254
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Manu is nowhere near Pierre Jackson or Tweety level. he dribbles too much and plays passive.
Media Bear
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So the Neers can just trip our ballhandler and no call ...

OK. Now I know how it works ...
riflebear
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Surprised we haven't flashed Maston or Motley to the high post more. We've gone away w/ what's been working the entire year.
FWBear
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bularry said:

If you struggle at home against Ok St, you aren't beating West Virginia on the road. Our play has eroded the past couple of weeks. Need to get our edge back


Guard play has been vastly mediocre since the OU game.
Media Bear
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jimdue said:

I am not concerned that we are losing . We are going to lose some games as is every team is. I am concerned about our back court play. You could see it last week as well
Yep. It's how we're losing, not that we're losing (well, that too -- lol) ...
S11
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Staff
Tough draw on prep time here. 24 turnovers is unbelievably rare. Kick their butts in Waco.
Bear15
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This game...Ouch.

Go get K-State and then sweep the Texas teams.
riflebear
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Manu falls asleep on D and gives up a wide open 3. Man we are awful tonight - everyone is.
Brian Ethridge
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Staff
8 of 15 from the FT line and more turnovers than anyone in West Virginia has teeth.
Ski8103
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Other teams are sorting out the weaknesses. This is when we really see how good this team is. Can they raise their level and make adjustments of their own?
Mitch Henessey
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I'm getting pretty down on Manu, honestly. He hasn't been good since Xavier.
TheGreatHambino
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W.S.S.
baylrballa
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Lol. The game is just not called the same for both teams.
riflebear
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Of course Adrian has been ice-cold all season from 3 but gets red hot vs us.
dr_marvin
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This is ridiculous. You can't throw the ball in b/c their guards are literally holding our players-preventing them from moving anywhere.
trey3216
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Chendrickson said:

Zero respect for WVU based on this crowd tonight.

Man this is hard to watch.
Why? We should expect that right now. How many times did we do the "Baaaaaaaa Means No!" Against aggy?
Dcheetah
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This game has been coming for a while. I'm surprised how bad they look. Embarrassing. Hope this gets it out of their system.
BaylorBU
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Well I thought we'd lose this game, but we just straight quit tonight
3ptSpecialist
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28 turnovers and counting- sad
Bear-0-Daktyl
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Wow. Can we go running clock and get this over with?
 
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