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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (24-2) vs #5 Villanova (18-6)

March 25, 2021
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#1 Seed Baylor (24-2) faces off against #5 Seed Villanova (18-6) in a Sweet 16 match-up at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis Saturday March 27th at 4:15pm CST.  The game will be televised on CBS.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 77 Villanova 73

Bart Torvik:  Baylor 76 Villanova 72

Evan Miyakawa:  Baylor 81 Villanova 72

Spread:  Baylor -7


Coaches

Villanova:  Jay Wright 609-272 (489-189 at Nova); 17 NCAAs; 7 Sweet 16s; 4 Elite 8s; 3 FFs; 2 NCs

Baylor:  Scott Drew (50); 388-224 overall (368-213 at Baylor); 9 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 2 Elite 8s

Head to Head:  Drew 1-0


Villanova Starters

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
C Arcidiancono PG SO 6-5 195 0.8 1.0 0.7 20 20 60
Justin Moore SG SO 6-4 210 12.8 4.1 3.0 44 32 78
Caleb Daniels SF JR 6-4 210 9.9 2.1 1.3 43 40 79
Jermaine Samuels PF SR 6-7 230 11.9 6.5 2.5 48 38 81
Jeremiah Earl C SO 6-9 230 16.0 8.3 2.2 50 28 72

Villanova Bench

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Cole Swider F JR 6-9 225 5.9 2.9 1.1 43 41 75
Brandon Slater F JR 6-6 210 3.8 2.2 0.5 49 42 60
Bryan Antonine G SO 6-5 180 2.6 1.2 0.7 41 39 80

Baylor Starters

Name Pos  Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Davion Mitchell PG JR 6-2 205 14.1 2.7 5.4 52 46 67
Jared Butler SG  JR 6-3 195 16.9 3.3 4.8 48 42 78
MaCio Teague SF SR 6-4 195 16.1 4.1 1.6 48 40 85
Mark Vital PF SR 6-5 250 5.7 6.7 1.5 48 0 50
Flo Thamba C JR 6-10 245 3.6 4.0 0.5 59 0 61

Baylor Bench

Name Pos  Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Adam Flagler G SO 6-3 180 8.7 2.3 1.4 45 40 82
Jon Tchamwa F SO 6-8 245 6.4 5.1 0.4 57 0 77
Matt Mayer F JR 6-9 225 8.3 3.8 1.0 49 42 59
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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (24-2) vs #5 Villanova (18-6)

28,201 Views | 334 Replies | Last: 3 yr ago by EvilTroyAndAbed
IowaBear
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Or attack the rim to open things up for better looks. Their guards are slow. Drive into the paint a create better looks for 3 or get some easy ones at the rim
Adriacus Peratuun
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To me, the biggest issue is settling in half court O. Wanting to keep the pace up, shooting too quickly before D breaks down. Unable to,do,quickly, but feel certain that the later in the shot clock we shoot, the greater the shooting %.
Oldbear83
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Nova all over the back but no call
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
PaperBear89
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Wright has 2 Nattys and it shows with his best player out. Not a shot at Drew, BTW. Just respect for what appears to be a pretty solid coaching effort so far.
Chamberman
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Noice!
BUbackerinET
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Clear uncalled lane violation
IowaBear
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Not having a big worth a hoot is crushing this team. How many missed layups by the bigs!? Come on
SIC EM 94
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Our bigs cannot score inside 5'
beardown55
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these ref$ are bought and paid for.
DanaDane
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We are so weak at the 5 offensively. It's like we play 4 against 5 every game when we have the ball.
Gobearsone
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I thought it was 3 seconds not ****ing 5
ilbb990912
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cant hit 3s. cant hit layups
Johnny Bear
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JTT picked today to be terrible also. And Butler is just killing us.
Yeek
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First half is on Butler
Big_Pumpin
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We suck!
Big_Pumpin
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We look like the inexperienced team.
Jacques Strap
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2-12 from three we ain't winning unless that changes pretty soon
Yeek
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Just keep forcing it Butler!!!
PaperBear89
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And now we are apparently terrified to play defense down low?
VaeBear
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Getting killed in the paint on both ends.
BUGWBBear
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They just won't play up for 40 minutes. Play with their food is all I see. Lollygagging
Big_Pumpin
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Why did we bring 4 guards in and proceed to throw the ball in the post
BUbackerinET
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It's a contagious disease transferred from the ladies today!
Oldbear83
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Jacques Strap said:

2-12 from three we ain't winning unless that changes pretty soon
Problem is the only way to fix it is to keep trying 3s.

And God help us if the refs won't call Nova when they ride up the back every time we go for a layup.
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
sj2
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19-5 run since we were ahead 18-11. Shooting 16% from three. Nova shooting 52 percent overall. Glad this half is almost over.
Johnny Bear
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Big_Pumpin said:

We look like the inexperienced team.

We look like the the team that lost its star point guard.
IowaBear
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Nova wants it more that's clear as day. Also Drew Co better be hunting the transfer market for a big who can score. Thamba/JTT aren't the solution. They're bad period
Yeek
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Pointless to go to the post. Wasted possessions. I just don't get it
boognish_bear
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VaeBear said:

Getting killed in the paint on both ends.


Yep.....combine that with piss poor 3 point shooting and I really don't know how we are not down 15 or more
Adriacus Peratuun
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Both Baylor teams today:

Too much ISO, not enough movement, bad shooting.

The men need to realize it is a No Blood No Foul game.
BUbackerinET
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Yes - this is where we have missed Tristian Clark so much. Puts too much pressure and importance on the 3-ball
Jacques Strap
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If we shoot 10 more threes and make our average of 40% we'll be 6-22 or 27%
DanaDane
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We went up 18-11 with 8:34 to play in the half. From that point forward we were outscored 19-5.
IowaBear
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Can loveday make a layup ? If so he's our best big.
BUGWBBear
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"So should I forfeit the rest of the game so y'all can go home?", should be the question in the locker room
 
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