#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 |
IowaBear said:
Happy to be up 8, but a massively blown opportunity to step on their throats when we got up 15. In the last 7 minutes Arkansas got any shot they wanted. Not one bad shot that entire stretch. If that doesn't change they may find a way to pull this out
EvilTroyAndAbed said:IowaBear said:
Happy to be up 8, but a massively blown opportunity to step on their throats when we got up 15. In the last 7 minutes Arkansas got any shot they wanted. Not one bad shot that entire stretch. If that doesn't change they may find a way to pull this out
Talk to the refs. They're not allowing any defense.
You're right. We just suck.IowaBear said:
The refs are why Arkansas has about 15 great looks down the stretch?
Interesting take
But you don't point out that Mitchell, who never gets in foul trouble, already has three in one half. The refs are trying to control this game. We are trying not to foul out.IowaBear said:
Where was that said? Oh look Evil putting words in my mouth. Classic Evil! We did not play good defense the last 7 minutes period. Call it what you want. But I never said we suck. So do not put words in my mouth.
That is fair and I hadn't taken that into consideration. Thanks for pointing it out. Getting Mitchell back should be a huge help in that regard. It's almost impossible to drive on him and his pressure makes it very tough to distribute the ball if/when someone gets open in the paintDanaDane said:
To be fair, if you look at the scattergram of shots, only 4 were from outside 8 feet. We gave up easy drive to the basket after easy drive to the basket, so the FG% should be much higher than the season average.
DanaDane said:
An interesting stat is that we had 10 assists and 2 T/O's when Mitchell left the game with 7+ minutes to go. We now have 12 assists and 6 T/O's, which also helps explain some of the compression of our lead.
DanaDane said:
An interesting stat is that we had 10 assists and 2 T/O's when Mitchell left the game with 7+ minutes to go. We now have 12 assists and 6 T/O's, which also helps explain some of the compression of our lead.
Hope Arky slows downStatMan said:
A little surprising that Arkansas shot the basketball better than Baylor in the 1st Half, but they are a streaky team. They will likely cool off in the 2nd Half. Baylor should force more turnovers. I'd like the Bears to knock down at least five 3-points in the 2nd Half. Build a double digit lead, and play solid on both ends of the basketball court in the final 20 minutes, Baylor Bears.
gobears20 said:
Mitchell averages around 33 minutes and has not fouled out this year.
