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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (25-2) vs #3 Arkansas (25-6)

March 28, 2021
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#1 Seed Baylor (25-2) takes on #3 Seed Arkansas (25-6) Monday March 29th at 8:57pm CST in an Elite 8 match-up at Lucas Oil Stadium to determine which team goes to the Final 4 from the South Region.  

Predictions:  

KenPom:  Baylor 79 Arkansas 72

Torvik:  Baylor 79 Arkansas 73

Miyakawa:  Baylor 84 Arkansas 72


Coaching

Arkansas:  Eric Musselman (56) 155-52 (45-18 Arkansas); 2 NCAAs; 2 Sweet 16s; 1 Elite 8

Baylor:  Scott Drew (50); 389-224 overall (369-213 at Baylor); 9 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s

Head to Head:  0-0


Arkansas Starters

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Davonte Davis PG FR 6-3 180 8.3 4.4 2.1 48 18 74
Moses Moody SG FR 6-6 205 17.0 5.8 1.6 43 37 81
Jalen Tate SF SR 6-6 175 10.9 3.8 3.9 48 33 71
Justin Smith PF SR 6-7 230 13.8 7.3 1.7 55 22 63
Jaylin Williams C FR 6-10 245 3.5 4.7 0.8 45 30 74

Arkansas Bench

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Desi Sills G JR 6-2 200 7.6 2.6 1.5 43 33 70
JD Notae G JR 6-1 195 12.8 3.2 1.9 37 33 76

Baylor Starters

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Davion Mitchell PG JR 6-2 205 14.1 2.6 5.3 52 45 67
Jared Butler SG JR 6-3 195 16.6 3.3 4.7 47 40 75
MaCio Teague SF SR 6-4 195 15.7 4.1 1.6 48 39 85
Mark Vital PF SR 6-5 250 5.7 6.8 1.4 48 0 50
Flo Thamba C JR 6-10 245 3.6 3.9 0.1 57 0 61

Baylor Bench

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Adam Flagler G SO 6-3 180 9.0 2.4 1.4 46 41 85
Matt Mayer F JR 6-9 225 8.2 3.8 1.0 49 40 59
Jon Tchamwa F SO 6-8 245 6.2 5.0 0.4 56 0 77

 

Discussion from...

Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (25-2) vs #3 Arkansas (25-6)

57,467 Views | 455 Replies | Last: 3 yr ago by historian
StatMan
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It's winning time, Baylor Bears!
Quinton
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Good practice for uh. Longer guards that really hammer you on the drives. The officiating has been insanely bad.
Johnny Bear
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Dagger by Flagler!!!
vanillabryce
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CaliByWayOfKS said:

Flagler gets fouled twice on that play and the refs choke on the whistle... a body foul and a reach.

Abso-****ing-lutely
historian
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FLAGLER!!
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
BUbackerinET
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Flaggler with the dagger! Musseleman screwed up there letting us take that time off
EvilTroyAndAbed
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StatMan said:

It's winning time, Baylor Bears!
STATMAN!!
Jacques Strap
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Flagler is ICE at end of game FTs
JXL
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Thanks for letting us run clock Arkie.
Jacques Strap
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JXL said:

Thanks for letting us run clock Arkie.


Amen!
DanaDane
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WE DID IT !


WE DID IT !


WE DID IT !


WE DID IT !


WE DID IT !
TechDawgMc
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Arkansas' strategy is odd here. Look like they've given up but then foul after 10-12 seconds
Johnny Bear
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Lmao!! JTT Didn't even touch the guy!
boognish_bear
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My neighbors might be calling 911 with my screams after the Macio 3s and Vital put back dunk

BUbackerinET
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FINAL 4 here we come - wow, it's UH...
CaliByWayOfKS
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Hahaha oh my lord... JTT never touched him at all and the ref on the backside blew the whistle... ****er can't even see anything and makes the call.
IowaBear
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Excuse me while I go have a good crying session. Final 4 bound! See ya Saturday Houston
historian
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Is it me, or did the TV announcers seem to be cheering for Arkansas lately?
“Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain!”
Psalm 119:36
CaliByWayOfKS
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These refs in this game are dumb as **** and blind as a bat to boot.
BUbackerinET
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Won in spite of the refs...
EvilTroyAndAbed
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historian said:

Is it me, or did the TV announcers seem to be cheering for Arkansas lately?
Who cares?
Baylorkid
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Sic'em bears!
TechDawgMc
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Final Four!
BaylorBears_254
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Ugh we should be celebrating two teams in the Final 4
Jacques Strap
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Clutch at the end
Mitchell shredding their defense for layups
Macio's threes
Flagler dagger three
Vital dunk
JTT block
Flagler FTs
JXL
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Final Four! This team deserves it so so much.
brazosplaya
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This is such a long time coming... I'm so happy.
Louise Romano
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Good Drew use 5 guards end game. Good move...English understand?
StatMan
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THE BAYLOR BEARS ADVANCE TO THE FINAL FOUR FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE 1950!
Baylor3216
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Louise Romano said:

Good Drew use 5 guards end game. Good move...English understand?


Well said and absolutely right
Baylor3216
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StatMan said:

THE BAYLOR BEARS ADVANCE TO THE FINAL FOUR FOR THE 1ST TIME SINCE 1950!


Your freshman year?
Jacques Strap
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So did anyone else watch the entire game standing up? I just couldn't take a seat. May not sleep for hours.
mdanderson
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Way to go Bears. Good job. On to the Final Four.
Louise Romano
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Vuoi battere cos tanto Gonzaga. Solo la difesa pu fermarli.
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