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MBB: #5 Baylor vs Texas Tech Preview & Game Thread

#5 Baylor (18-1; 6-1) hosts Texas Tech (14-5; 3-4) Wednesday night 1/23 at 7pm CST. The game will be broadcast on ESPN News
By Ashley Hodge
January 23, 2017
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No. 5 Baylor (18-1; 6-1) hosts Texas Tech (14-5; 3-4) 7 p.m. CT Wednesday, January 25th on ESPN News.  Here's a look at the match-up. 

KenPom Analysis
Rankings:  Baylor (4); Texas Tech (44)
Offensive Efficiency:  Baylor (20); Texas Tech (33)
Defensive Efficiency:  Baylor (3); Texas Tech (86)
Prediction:  Baylor 70 Texas Tech 58

Coaches

Baylor:  Scott Drew (290-184)
  • 46 years old
  • 6 NCAA bids; 1 NIT Title
  • 2 Elite 8s; 3 Sweet 16s

Texas Tech:  Chris Beard (110-35) 

  • 43 years old
  • 1 NCAA bid
Texas Tech Starters
Forward:  6-8 220 lbs Zach Smith (JR):  13 ppg; 8 reb; 2 blks; 58% FG; 70% FT; 39% 3pt

Forward:  6-8 220 lbs Anthony Livingston (SR):  12 ppg; 4 reb; 44% FG; 42% 3pt; 76% FT

Guard:  6-3 185 lbs Keenan Evans (JR):  14 ppg; 3 asst; 49% FG; 48% 3pt; 81% FT

Guard:  6-6 210 lbs Justin Gray (JR): 9 ppg; 6 reb; 58% FG; 69% FT; 17% 3pt

Guard:  6-0 175 lbs Devon Thomas (SR):  6 ppg; 4 asst; 50% FG; 33% 3pt; 75% FT
Texas Tech Bench

Forward:  6-8 215 lbs Aaron Ross (SR):  10 ppg; 3 reb; 48% FG; 46% 3pt; 90% FT

Guard:  6-5 205 lbs Niem Stevenson (JR):  6 ppg; 3 reb; 45% FG; 56% FT; 37% 3pt

Guard:  6-2 195 lbs Shadell Millinghaus (JR):  6 ppg; 49% FG; 15% 3pt; 71% FT

Baylor Starters

Forward:  7-0 220 lbs Jo Lual-Acuil (JR):  10 ppg; 7 reb; 59% FG; 49% FT; 42% 3pt; 3 blks

Forward:  6-10 230 lbs Johnathan Motley (JR): 16 ppg; 10 reb; 51% FG; 67% FT; 33% 3pt

Forward:  6-5 235 lbs Ish Wainright (SR): 6 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 41% FG; 81% FT; 28% 3pt; 2 st

Guard:  6-3 200 lbs Al Freeman (JR):  11 ppg; 2 reb; 46% FG; 40% 3pt; 81% FT

Guard:  5-11 175 lbs Manu Lecomte (JR):  12 ppg; 4 asst; 44% FG; 39% 3pt; 82% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  6-8 230 lbs Terry Maston (JR):  8 ppg; 4 reb; 54% FG; 75% FT

Forward:  6-9 205 lbs Nuni Omot (JR):  5 ppg; 2 reb; 43% FG; 81% FT; 31% 3pt

Guard:  6-5 200 lbs Jake Lindsey (SO):  4 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 49% FG; 48% 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; 42% FG; 30% 3pt; 79% FT
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MBB: #5 Baylor vs Texas Tech Preview & Game Thread

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wolf12339
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9:09p, 1/25/17
I love that were ranked so high. But this team has lots of issues we have got to get corrected.
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In reply to Bears8375 • 9:10p, 1/25/17
BearSince2010 said:
Well a win is a win. That's why I thought it'd be a nail biter because Tech is very solid.

However, going 11 minutes without a FG is just unacceptable for any D1 school. We played awful, but sometimes you have to win like that even against the "lesser" teams in the Big 12.


Scrap this and move on.

#6 FSU scored 15 points in the first half tonight and lost by 22/3/4 (I lost count). Sometimes you don't play well
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9:11p, 1/25/17
Whew! Just whew...
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9:13p, 1/25/17
Worst officiated games of all time:

1. BU vs Dook at Reliant
2. Game 5 2002 WC finals
3. Tonight
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In reply to nein51 • 9:13p, 1/25/17
nein51 said:
BearSince2010 said:
Well a win is a win. That's why I thought it'd be a nail biter because Tech is very solid.

However, going 11 minutes without a FG is just unacceptable for any D1 school. We played awful, but sometimes you have to win like that even against the "lesser" teams in the Big 12.


Scrap this and move on.

#6 FSU scored 15 points in the first half tonight and lost by 22/3/4 (I lost count). Sometimes you don't play well
Yeah. And once again a win is a win.

But we have got to figure out something with turnovers and shooting inconsistencies.
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9:14p, 1/25/17
What a game. Thankful for a W!
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9:15p, 1/25/17
If you want to see some major salt and laugh at a bunch of losers:


http://www.scout.com/college/texas-tech/forums/1651-basketball/15349194--official-red-raiders-vs-bears-game-thread?s=188&page=9
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9:16p, 1/25/17
We would have lost that game in the past shooting 35% but our D stepped up again holding Tech to 60pts which is around their avg in B12 play. If we can just find our shooting now.
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9:18p, 1/25/17
So why did we get the ball after that inadvertent whistle? Did they rule that Manu had possession?
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In reply to wolf12339 • 9:19p, 1/25/17
wolf12339 said:
I love that were ranked so high. But this team has lots of issues we have got to get corrected.
We should decide to make shots instead of miss them.
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9:21p, 1/25/17
I love Ish, but our scoring droughts demand more Omot and Maston in his place.
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9:22p, 1/25/17
Why we are a good team: we win games playing like that.
Why we aren't a great team: we play like that and the refs hate us.
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In reply to Bears8375 • 9:23p, 1/25/17
BearSince2010 said:
So why did we get the ball after that inadvertent whistle? Did they rule that Manu had possession?

We had the possession arrow.
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9:24p, 1/25/17
Speaking of Maston I noticed he didn't play at all in the last 10 or 15 minutes of the game. Granted, Omot was playing very very well but he had to be totally wiped out tired. Can't imagine why someone as gifted offensively as Maston wouldn't have played some there at the end unless he was injured. Did anybody see him walk off the court? I was looking at it on TV when they were doing the handshakes and I never could find him. Anybody have any idea what was going on there?
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9:28p, 1/25/17
Manu is starting to become like AL where you either get good or really bad. But he has the clutch gene though. Starting to think King could be the difference for this team if he finally gets into a rhythm.
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9:29p, 1/25/17
Tech hit a lot of difficult shots, I'm not sure we hit any.
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In reply to baylrballa • 9:32p, 1/25/17
baylrballa said:
Tech hit a lot of difficult shots, I'm not sure we hit any.
For 11 minutes Baylor didn't.
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In reply to baylrballa • 9:33p, 1/25/17
baylrballa said:
Tech hit a lot of difficult shots, I'm not sure we hit any.
Hell they hit that 30 foot prayer with 1 second left on the shot clock that didn't count.
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In reply to baylrballa • 9:34p, 1/25/17
baylrballa said:
Tech hit a lot of difficult shots, I'm not sure we hit any.
True, when they are banking in shots you know it's going to be a tough night. That's how they got back into the game in the 1st half.
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9:34p, 1/25/17
Also, I thought we'd split vs. Tech this year. Very relieving to pull that one out.
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9:45p, 1/25/17
Won with defense. We are giving up 63 points a game; best in the Big 12. Kansas is second best at 73 points per game.
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9:48p, 1/25/17
Big Jo and Maston got the hook tonight it looked like. Definitely Maston. He just didn't look like he was all there tonight.

Al Freeman definitely got benched after that careless turnover on the fast break.
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9:51p, 1/25/17
On a totally unrelated note, who knew David Wesley does post game commentary for the Pelicans?
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9:56p, 1/25/17
Tech played their absolute best and lost to a team that played mediocre.
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10:24p, 1/25/17
And on a really unrelated note, I just found some Balcones Rumble at Luke in New Orleans.
New bottle
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In reply to Bears8375 • 10:32p, 1/25/17
BearSince2010 said:
If you want to see some major salt and laugh at a bunch of losers:


http://www.scout.com/college/texas-tech/forums/1651-basketball/15349194--official-red-raiders-vs-bears-game-thread?s=188&page=9

That is some real butthurt right there.
I almost feel sorry for them
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11:33p, 1/25/17
Apparently the refs gifted the game to us.

http://www.scout.com/college/texas-tech/forums/1651-basketball/15349564-same-as-last-year
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8:28a, 1/26/17
So, we've proved Tech fans are idiots, but I'm sure that isn't breaking news to anyone.
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12:56p, 1/26/17
I really don't know who hates us more between Tech and TCU fans.
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In reply to Bears8375 • 2:35p, 1/26/17
BearSince2010 said:
I really don't know who hates us more between Tech and TCU fans.
Speaking of which - I wonder where that Barncastle girl is these days?
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