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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
Discussion from...

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

34,351 Views | 334 Replies | Last: 3 yr ago by EvilTroyAndAbed
IowaBear
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Just 1, early in first half I believe
Yeek
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Agreed no one can stop butler on the drive, just wish he'd hit one
Louise Romano
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3's and BU avanti 10-12. Loco. Molti modi per vincere!
BearlySpeaking
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We're winning the tournament if we keep playing like this.
BUbackerinET
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Nice run - keep it rolling! Keep pressing the defense!
saucebob
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NOVA only has 1 timeout left...run 'em hard!
EatMoreSalmon
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Baylor defense at work

Jacques Strap
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Revert to the mean on three pointers over the last 7 bears!!
gobears20
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Staff
They are going to call that junk on vital
DanaDane
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Is that 4 on Vital?
BUbackerinET
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RUN RUN RUN!
vanillabryce
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Refs are trash
JXL
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I like it!

The defensive pressure that is, not the bogus fouls.
IowaBear
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Flagler!!!
DanaDane
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Davion F'n Mitchell is the best defender to suit up for the Bears in my lifetime!

YES!!!!!
IowaBear
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3
BUbackerinET
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Flaggler is a pure shooter - keep feeding him!
beardown55
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ref$$$$$
historian
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FLAGLER!!!
CaliByWayOfKS
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What did Flagler do on that foul? Couldn't tell
historian
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We need to rebound!!!
Jacques Strap
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We have shot 2 FTs despite all our driving unbelievable!
DanaDane
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Ok, that was as bad as the Zoubek call.
gobears20
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Staff
Anybody that takes threes here on out should be Flagler
beardown55
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ref$$$$$ obvious charge, instead Vitals 4th.
gobears20
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Staff
Nova up to 14 turnovers
Baylor 5
DanaDane
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12 fouls to 6 seems awfully odd in a game where two teams are playing equally as physical.
Yeek
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gobears20 said:

Anybody that takes threes here on out should be Flagler



Yep
vanillabryce
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In terms of points... these refs are worth what? 12 points? More?
CaliByWayOfKS
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Are you ****ing kidding me ref? shoulder lowered and elbow into Vital and Vital does nothing, but absorb and he's called for a bull**** block.
Yeek
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We're shooting like crud from outside but the low turnovers make up for it
IowaBear
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Haven't seen a single nova guard who can stay in front of Mitchell or Butler. Hope they attack the rim the rest of the game and don't settle for jump shots
boognish_bear
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Gritty.....nasty....filthy D by the Bears....active hands and just all in their grill....love it
historian
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That's because the refs are on the take
IowaBear
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Well we agree there. Some truly horrendous calls down the stretch
 
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