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Gameday Thread: #3 Baylor (18-1; 10-1) at #6 WVU (17-6; 10-4)

March 1, 2021
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#3 Baylor (18-1; 10-1) travels to #6 West Virginia (17-6; 10-4) March 2nd at 4:00pm CST.  The game will be televised on ESPN.

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 78 West Virginia 74

Coaches:

West Virginia:  Bob Huggins (67); 898-378 (308-167 at WVU) 24 NCAAs; 8 Sweet 16s; 4 Elite 8s; 2 Final 4s

Baylor:  Scott Drew (50); 382-223 overall (362-212 at Baylor); 8 NCAAs; 4 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s

Head to Head:  Scott Drew 11-9

West Virginia Starters

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Deuce McBride PG SO 6-2 200 15.5 4.0 4.6 43 43 80
Sean McNeil SG JR 6-3 210 11.7 1.9 0.7 41 40 89
Taz Sherman SF SR 6-4 190 13.0 2.0 0.9 41 36 86
Emmitt Matthews PF JR 6-7 215 7.7 3.9 1.2 41 29 79
Derek Culver C JR 6-10 255 15.0 10.1 1.1 50 0 59

West Virginia Bench

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Jalen Bridges F FR 6-7 220 5.0 2.8 0.3 51 42 53
Gabe Osabuohein F SR 6-7 235 1.7 4.6 2.3 33 50 39
Jordan McCabe G JR 6-0 190 2.5 1.3 1.5 30 21 85

Baylor Starters

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Davion Mitchell PG JR 6-2 205 13.4 2.7 5.6 51 47 69
Jared Butler SG JR 6-3 195 16.4 3.2 4.9 48 43 74
MaCio Teague SF SR 6-4 195 14.8 4.2 1.6 46 35 87
Mark Vital  PF SR 6-5 250 5.8 5.9 1.3 47 0 49
Flo Thamba C JR 6-10 245 4.0 4.5 0.2 64 0 57

Baylor Bench

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Adam Flagler G SO 6-3 180 10.5 2.1 1.5 49 43 80
Jon Tchamwa F SO 6-9 245 7.5 6.0 0.3 59 0 76
Matt Mayer F JR 6-9 225 7.5 3.6 1.1 51 45 55
LJ Cryer G FR 6-1 185 4.4 0.6 1.0 43 41 67
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Gameday Thread: #3 Baylor (18-1; 10-1) at #6 WVU (17-6; 10-4)

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Johnny Bear
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5:23p, 3/2/21
Loss number two in a row on the way
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In reply to vanillabryce • 5:23p, 3/2/21
It's the old Gary Blair "foul every posession, eventually they will get tired of calling it" strategy.
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5:23p, 3/2/21
Not good...
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5:23p, 3/2/21
Also anyone who thinks we're gonna get a better whistle against OSU or Tech is fooling themselves
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In reply to vanillabryce • 5:24p, 3/2/21
vanillabryce said:
Yeah. They bump, reach, push enough to make the refs almost numb to it

That's exactly what the other Big 12 teams say about us.

WVU is just playing us tough. Other than 2 calls, I think the officiating is fine.
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5:24p, 3/2/21
Mitchell got doubled and we had two guys stand and watch.

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5:24p, 3/2/21
About to find out something about guts here...
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5:24p, 3/2/21
My fear was we'd run out of gas by the last 3-5 minutes. Started much earlier. Guard the white kid bears.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 5:25p, 3/2/21
Yup that B12 title is gonna slip right out of their hands
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5:26p, 3/2/21
11 for WV is a foul machine - finally got called
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5:27p, 3/2/21
Looking better now. Love the tenacity.
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5:27p, 3/2/21
We're making some of the dumbest ****ing plays. Not hustling back on defense twice today
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5:28p, 3/2/21
Maybe Flagler is the difference maker today.
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5:28p, 3/2/21
Huge play by Vital to grab that and stay on balance
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5:29p, 3/2/21
They still have it and we are seeing something work now.

Flagler!!
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5:30p, 3/2/21
Just checking in to guage the give up amongst our fans on this thread...i see several posts guaranteeing a loss...as i expected!
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5:30p, 3/2/21
FTs: 3 vs 14 - just ridiculous, refs need to get a clue
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In reply to whitetrash • 5:30p, 3/2/21
whitetrash said:
StatMan said:
Buckle, up for the 2nd Half, SicEm354 members!
You shorted us 11 there.
Would have been better to type 254, then I'd have the right area code for Waco. LOL
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5:32p, 3/2/21
I think their legs get tired. Too many missed 3s early in the game, but I'll take this so far.
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5:32p, 3/2/21
C'mon Flaggler
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5:32p, 3/2/21
Back in it!
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5:32p, 3/2/21
Win or lose the effort and legs look better today then they did Saturday
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In reply to Stefano DiMera • 5:32p, 3/2/21
Yea, I don't understand how a Baylor fan can just give up like that when there still is lots of game left and we are seeing some great things. The game is definitely winnable.

I'm just glad they are not there in person. That could negatively impact the team.
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5:32p, 3/2/21
Vital just guarded his ass off and got called for a foul that I didn't see
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5:33p, 3/2/21
What was the call there - exhaling too hard on the shooter?
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5:33p, 3/2/21
And 1 baby!!!!
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In reply to vanillabryce • 5:34p, 3/2/21
No replay but he never touched the shooters hand.
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In reply to ImABearToo • 5:34p, 3/2/21
Yep
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5:34p, 3/2/21
Mark Vital just being Mark Vital. Great finish from Mayer!!
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5:35p, 3/2/21
Flagler has to shoot that
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5:36p, 3/2/21
Refs sucking worse as the game goes on.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 5:38p, 3/2/21
Johnny Bear said:
What was the call there - exhaling too hard on the shooter?

No foul and that ref had no angle to see one. That one was bad.
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5:40p, 3/2/21
Culver over the back there - with contact - no call
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5:40p, 3/2/21
Nice to see Baylor stay close to WVU on the scoreboard. We'll see if there is a fatigue factor for Baylor in the final 4-5 minutes of the 2nd Half.
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5:40p, 3/2/21
Culver 0-3 from the field with three points
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