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MBB: #1 Baylor @ #25 KSU Preview & Game Thread

January 14, 2017
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No. 1 Baylor (15-1; 3-1) travels to Manhattan, KS to take on No. 25 Kansas State (13-3; 2-2) 3:30 p.m. CT Saturday, January 14th on ESPNU.  Here's a look at the match-up. 

KenPom Analysis
Rankings:  Baylor (8); Kansas State (28)
Offensive Efficiency:  Baylor (20); Kansas State (32)
Defensive Efficiency:  Baylor (6); Kansas State (39)
Prediction:  Baylor 65, Kansas State 64

Coaches

Baylor:  Scott Drew (287-184)
  • 46 years old
  • 6 NCAA bids; 1 NIT Title
  • 2 Elite 8s; 3 Sweet 16s

Kansas State:  Bruce Weber (405-212) 

  • 60 years old
  • 10 NCAA bids
  • 1 Final Four; 1 Elites 8; 3 Sweet 16s
Kansas State Starters
Forward:  6-10 230 lbs Dean Wade (SO):  11 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 45% FG; 70% FT; 32% 3pt

Forward:  6-9 240 lbs DJ Johnson (SR):  12 ppg; 6 reb; 1.5 blks; 62% FG; 70% FT

Forward:  6-7 205 lbs Wesley Iwundu (SR):  12 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 48% FG; 34% 3pt; 77% FT

Guard:  6-3 195 lbs Barry Brown (SO):  12 ppg; 3 asst; 2 st; 43% FG; 60% FT; 32% 3pt

Guard:  6-0 165 lbs Kamau Stokes (SO):  11 ppg; 5 asst; 41% FG; 44% 3pt; 69% FT
Kansas State Bench

Forward:  6-5 210 lbs Xavier Sneed (FR):  9 ppg; 4 reb; 51% FG; 37% 3pt; 82% FT

Guard:  6-3 200 lbs Carlbe Ervin (SR):  3 ppg; 2 asst; 52% FG; 58% FT; 36% 3pt

Baylor Starters

Forward:  7-0 220 lbs Jo Lual-Acuil (JR):  11 ppg; 7 reb; 63% FG; 51% FT; 40% 3pt; 3 blks

Forward:  6-10 230 lbs Johnathan Motley (JR): 15 ppg; 9 reb; 52% FG; 66% FT; 40% 3pt

Forward:  6-5 235 lbs Ish Wainright (SR): 6 ppg; 5 reb; 4 asst; 41% FG; 81% FT; 2 st

Guard:  6-3 200 lbs Al Freeman (JR):  11 ppg; 2 reb; 47% FG; 42% 3pt; 87% FT

Guard:  5-11 175 lbs Manu Lecomte (JR):  12 ppg; 5 asst; 43% FG; 38% 3pt; 81% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  6-8 230 lbs Terry Maston (JR):  8 ppg; 5 reb; 54% FG; 74% FT

Forward:  6-9 205 lbs Nuni Omot (JR):  5 ppg; 3 reb; 40% FG; 82% FT; 38% 3pt

Guard:  6-5 200 lbs Jake Lindsey (SO):  5 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 54% FG; 50% 3pt; 60% FT

Guard:  6-3 180 lbs Chuck Mitchell (FR):  4 ppg; 47% FG; 29% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  6-3 215 lbs King McClure (SO):  4 ppg; 43% FG; 31% 3pt; 79% FT

MBB: #1 Baylor @ #25 KSU Preview & Game Thread

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Lance_smith15
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5:37p, 1/14/17
Hopefully we can keep the 3 pt shooting hot
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5:38p, 1/14/17
Gigantic win.

Refs were truly garbage and crooked tonight. How is it that WVU can play as physical as they do for 40 min and we get this bull**** reffing every game?
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In reply to Bears8375 • 5:39p, 1/14/17
BearSince2010 said:
Jake is our best PG.
OK don't take this wrong way, because you are clearly a big fan, but you have to stop these over-reactive posts! Manu just dropped 26 on 8-13 and Jake had 2 points on 1-5 shooting and 2 assists.

I love what Jake brings to the table, but this team goes as Manu goes. he, along with Ish, is the true key to this team and how high our ceiling can be.
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In reply to Hambone • 5:41p, 1/14/17
Hambone said:
BearSince2010 said:
Jake is our best PG.
OK don't take this wrong way, because you are clearly a big fan, but you have to stop these over-reactive posts! Manu just dropped 26 on 8-13 and Jake had 2 points on 1-5 shooting and 2 assists.

I love what Jake brings to the table, but this team goes as Manu goes. he, along with Ish, is the true key to this team and how high our ceiling can be.


That was in the first half before Manu was killing it in the 2nd. Manu may be a better overall player, but in terms of being a pure PG, I do think Lindsey is better.

Manu can play like this any game, but he's been very inconsistent. Hopefully he builds off this one.
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5:42p, 1/14/17
Proud of our team. On the road against a Top 25 team with a great home court. Terrible officiating. Key players in foul trouble. We hung in there and gritted this one out. Good job, #1 Bears!
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5:43p, 1/14/17
Yes!!!
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5:46p, 1/14/17
That is how we got to #1. Great job today.
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In reply to Bears8375 • 5:48p, 1/14/17
BearSince2010 said:
Hambone said:
BearSince2010 said:
Jake is our best PG.
OK don't take this wrong way, because you are clearly a big fan, but you have to stop these over-reactive posts! Manu just dropped 26 on 8-13 and Jake had 2 points on 1-5 shooting and 2 assists.

I love what Jake brings to the table, but this team goes as Manu goes. he, along with Ish, is the true key to this team and how high our ceiling can be.


That was in the first half before Manu was killing it in the 2nd. Manu may be a better overall player, but in terms of being a pure PG, I do think Lindsey is better.

Manu can play like this any game, but he's been very inconsistent. Hopefully he builds off this one.
the beauty of Jake is that he's efficient within his role, as he is asked to be. if he were to expand that role, you wouldn't like the results.

Manu and Jake are incomparable players.

an example of why: Manu is 23% in percentage of possessions used, Jake is 12.3%. that stat is only counted when they play, a guy that averages 4 minutes could have a 50% usage rate if he comes in and chucks a lot of shots/makes a ton of assists
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5:49p, 1/14/17
Game ball award is a tie in this one between Ish and Manu. Ish did Ish things including getting more aggressive on offense but what I will remember is that incredible put back where he came from nowhere for the in your face jam. Manu hit big shot after big shot. When he gets his feet under him, his is very "Heslip" on his 3 ball stroke.

Most improved award goes to Freeman. He played within himself for most of the game and his confidence in his shooting stroke came back. We do not need Freeman to carry this team but to just take what the other team gives him.
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6:07p, 1/14/17
All road wins are good
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