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MBB: #2 Baylor at #3 Kansas Preview & Game Thread

January 30, 2017
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No. 2 Baylor (20-1; 7-1) travels to Kansas (19-2; 7-1) 8 p.m. CT Wednesday, February 1st on ESPN2.  Here's a look at the match-up. 


KenPom Analysis
Rankings: 
Baylor (8); Kansas (7)
Offensive Efficiency:  Baylor (21); Kansas (5)
Defensive Efficiency:  Baylor (5); Kansas (30)
Prediction:  Kansas 73 Baylor 69

Coaches

Baylor:  Scott Drew (292-184)
  • 46 years old
  • 6 NCAA bids; 1 NIT Title
  • 2 Elite 8s; 3 Sweet 16s

Kansas:  Bill Self (611-189)

  • 54 years old
  • 18 NCAA bids
  • 2 Final 4s; 8 Elite 8s; 11 Sweet 16s

Kansas Starters
Forward:  6-10 250 lbs Landen Lucas (SR):  8 ppg; 8 reb; 1 blk; 64% FG; 68% FT

Forward:  6-8 210 lbs Josh Jackson (FR):  16 ppg; 7 reb; 3 asst; 50% FG; 33% 3pt; 55% FT

Guard:  6-8 205 lbs Svi Mykhailuik (JR):  11 ppg; 4 reb; 45% FG; 42% 3pt; 66% FT

Guard:  6-2 185 lbs Devonte Graham (JR): 14 ppg; 5 asst; 2 st; 47% FG; 71% FT; 39% 3pt

Guard:  5-11 190 lbs Frank Mason (SR):  20 ppg; 5 assts; 52% FG; 51% 3pt; 72% FT
Kansas Bench

Forward:  6-9 240 lbs Dwight Coleby (JR):  1 ppg; 2 reb; 46% FG; 38% FT

Forward:  6-8 210 lbs Mitch Lightfoot (FR):  1 ppg; 1 reb; 50% FG; 17% FT

Guard:  6-5 175 lbs Lagerald Vick (SO):  8 ppg; 3 reb; 46% FG; 91% FT; 40% 3pt


Baylor Starters

Forward:  7-0 220 lbs Jo Lual-Acuil (JR):  10 ppg; 7 reb; 59% FG; 53% FT; 39% 3pt; 3 blks

Forward:  6-10 230 lbs Johnathan Motley (JR): 16 ppg; 10 reb; 51% FG; 71% FT; 33% 3pt

Forward:  6-5 235 lbs Ish Wainright (SR): 6 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 41% FG; 80% FT; 28% 3pt; 2 st

Guard:  6-3 200 lbs Al Freeman (JR):  10 ppg; 2 reb; 44% FG; 37% 3pt; 82% FT

Guard:  5-11 175 lbs Manu Lecomte (JR):  12 ppg; 5 asst; 44% FG; 41% 3pt; 82% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  6-8 230 lbs Terry Maston (JR):  7 ppg; 4 reb; 55% FG; 75% FT

Forward:  6-9 205 lbs Nuni Omot (JR):  6 ppg; 2 reb; 43% FG; 83% FT; 36% 3pt

Guard:  6-5 200 lbs Jake Lindsey (SO):  5 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 47% FG; 42% 3pt; 71% FT

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

Guard:  6-3 215 lbs King McClure (SO):  4 ppg; 41% FG; 30% 3pt; 81% FT
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MBB: #2 Baylor @ #3 Kansas Preview & Game Thread

81,392 Views | 550 Replies | Last: 7 yr ago by gaet
jimdue
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Sometimes I wish Motley would be a little more selfish on offense
auvich
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12-7 fouls on the half, but the last one was good
S11
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Staff
If BU pulls this out with a 20 point ref handicap it will be extremely sweet
baylrballa
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Somehow the 3 point shooting team that plays man has shot 19 freethrows and the low post team that plays zone has shot 4. Haha.
BUBearFan
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FTs:

Kansas 19
Baylor 6
Bears8375
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Oh god here comes the press.
McBearenstein
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This is our game, dominate the glass and no stupid turnovers and we can steal this one
3ptSpecialist
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56-56 with 6:20 left. Motley has to step up. Disappeared the 2nd half.
Baylor Biker
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We've shot no free throws. With or size we're either not doing it right or getting screwed/ those with better basketball eyes, which is it???
3ptSpecialist
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BUBearFan said:

FTs:

Kansas 19
Baylor 6
joker refs
baylrballa
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**** these refs.
Bears8375
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It's an absolute joke. They called that foul are you serious????
DukeNukem
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Seriously these refs lol
0xdeadbeef
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Baylor fouled twice on that, Jackson of course goes to the line.
BeeCaveBear
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4 on Ish crap
Bears8375
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All BALL.
Bear-0-Daktyl
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Unreal.
BUBearFan
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Even Vitale had to admit the refs suck
Media Bear
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Another phantom foul on BU
3ptSpecialist
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screw these refs. What a joke
sipembeers
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baylrballa
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5 seconds in lane...
S11
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Staff
He grabbed him literally by the FACE!
DukeNukem
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Of course no foul on Ku on that rebound
Media Bear
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KU ALWAYS answers it seems.

Always
RedBear
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tv locked up?
Bears8375
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Manu f'ing Lecomte.
Media Bear
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MANU!
baylrballa
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It's manu-matic.
GoldMind
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Manu Ginobili is a good PG glad he plays for us
Bauctalk
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The Big 12 should seriously look into this officiating. It is truly bad for the conference.
Bears8375
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What is the point of Al Freeman?
lancebu
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Freeman is freaking killing us!
BeeCaveBear
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Has freeman made a shot
Media Bear
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lancebu said:

Freeman is freaking killing us!
Yep
 
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