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No. 2 Baylor (2-0) faces No. 5 Illinois (3-0) in Jimmy V Classic

November 30, 2020
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#2 Baylor (2-0) squares off against #5 Illinois (3-0) Wednesday night at 9pm CST as part of the Jimmy V Classic.  The first game will feature #1 Gonzaga (2-0) vs #11 West Virginia (3-0).  The games are televised on ESPN.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 76 Illinois 70


Coaches

Illinois:  Brad Underwood (56); 159-75 overall (50-49 at Illinois); 4 NCAAs

Baylor:  Scott Drew (50); 366-222 overall (345-211 at Baylor); 8 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s

Head to Head:  Drew 4-0


Illinois Starters

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Ayo Dosunmu PG JR 6-5/200 25.7 7.7 6.7 56 43 77
Trent Frazier SG SR 6-2/175 9.3 3.7 2.7 40 47 63
Adam Miller SF FR 6-3/180 18.0 2.3 1.0 59 47 80
Da’monte Williams PF SR 6-3/215 7.3 8.0 3.3 54 67 67
Kofi Cockburn C SO 7-0/285 15.0 11.7 0.3 64 0 68

Illinois Bench

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Giorgi Bezhanishvili C JR 6-9/245 5.0 3.7 1.3 50 0 25
Andre Curbello G FR 6-1/175 9.7 3.7 2.3 40 47 63
Jacob Grandison F JR 6-6/205 4.0 5.0 1.3 50 50 0

Baylor Starters

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Davion Mitchell PG JR 6-2/205 12.0 4.5 6.5 53 43 50
Jared Butler SG JR 6-3/195 18.5 3.0 4.5 60 58 0
MaCio Teague SF SR 6-4/195 18.0 6.5 2.5 50 39 50
Mark Vital PF SR 6-5/250 6.5 8.5 3.0 60 0 33
Flo Thamba C JR 6-10/245 3.0 4.5 0 40 0 33

Baylor Bench

Name Pos Class Ht/Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Adam Flagler G SO 6-3/180 14.5 3.0 4.0 55 50 0
Jon Tchamwa F SO 6-8/245 9.0 8.0 0.5 50 0 100
Matt Mayer F JR 6-9/225 7.0 3.5 1.5 43 33 50
LJ Cryer G FR 6-1/185 8.5 1.0 0.5 67 71  

 

 

 

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No. 2 Baylor (2-0) faces No. 5 Illinois (3-0) in Jimmy V Classic

25,272 Views | 196 Replies | Last: 3 yr ago by Mafia Bear
vanillabryce
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I'm still a little young... but has any Baylor player ever had a crossover like Butler. It's just beautiful.
DanaDane
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Ok. Gonna have to seal it at the FT line tonight.

Let's go Butler!
DanaDane
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74-65

2:02
DanaDane
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Flagler hits 2

76-65
1:58
EatMoreSalmon
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Nice free throw test
ImABearToo
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Vinnie Johnson comes to mind. That's going way back though.
EatMoreSalmon
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Ouch
DanaDane
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There is NO team in America with quicker hands on D than the Baylor Bears
EatMoreSalmon
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Mr. Mitchell!
Jorkel
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Butler and Teague not very efficient tonight.
ImABearToo
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Ready for the Zags.
TheDaiyaanKing
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We're battle tested and ready. If we play like this we can beat Gonzaga as well
bear2be2
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This team's pretty damn good. This is going to be a really fun season.
whitetrash
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Any first half worries of not meeting the over/under were unfounded.
IowaBear
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MUCH better from JTT and Thamba in the second half! Way to show some guts fellas!!! Onto Gonzaga
TheDaiyaanKing
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Everyday John is MVP
9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2
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wow. If some 3's dropped in the 1st half that would be a ~20 point win over #5
VaeBear
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Great win!!!!
Johnny Bear
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What a great win!!

Bring on the Zags!!!!
Michibear
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That was a fun game to watch. Second half play was outstanding.

Johnny Bear
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Jorkel said:

Butler and Teague not very efficient tonight.

All the more reason it was an impressive double-digit win!
TheDaiyaanKing
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If we beat the Zags we going undefeated fasho lol
jdrs
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Wow! We are good!
DanaDane
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Flagler is a much better Bandoo.
9b1deb4d-3b7d-4bad-9bdd-2
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this is literally the first Baylor team that made me confident we'd win
vanillabryce
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High quality hoop in second half.
Big_Pumpin
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Vital and Butler sitting down the stretch. We have many ways to beat you.
HoustonBear15
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DanaDane said:

Flagler is a much better Bandoo.
And Bandoo wasn't bad!
DanaDane
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HoustonBear15 said:

DanaDane said:

Flagler is a much better Bandoo.
And Bandoo wasn't bad!
No he wasn't. That's what makes Flagler even more amazing as a pickup from a small school.
CTbruin
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Mayer was a big part of the run in second half.

So many weapons.
Illinois Bear
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Really impressive 2nd half and overall solid performance.

Will be a fun matchup against the Zags.

This is going to be another exciting season. Soak it all in Baylor fans! SIC EM
chorne68
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TheDaiyaanKing said:

If we beat the Zags we going undefeated fasho lol
No way any team is going undefeated. Three losses would be fantastic. Everyone has off nights and plays teams that cannot miss. Lower your expectations a little. A few losses is no big deal but national champs is a very big deal. I am going to hope for a final four and be very happy with a national championship.
BaylorHistory
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Mayer is stronger this year and it's helping his game.
Noooo evidence for that, babeeyyy, just maaade it up.
IowaBear
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CTbruin said:

Mayer was a big part of the run in second half.

So many weapons.

That sequence by Mayer with around 6 minutes was just unreal. Very few D1 players could have done what he did in those 10 seconds
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chorne68 said:

TheDaiyaanKing said:

If we beat the Zags we going undefeated fasho lol
No way any team is going undefeated. Three losses would be fantastic. Everyone has off nights and plays teams that cannot miss. Lower your expectations a little. A few losses is no big deal but national champs is a very big deal. I am going to hope for a final four and be very happy with a national championship.
I wouldn't say NO WAY. We are coming off an incredible season. If we get past Zags we will be in a position where we might not have a loss. We have enough depth that we can rotate out anyone having a poo poo game.
 
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