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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (27-2) vs #1 Gonzaga (31-0)

April 4, 2021
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#1 Seed Baylor (27-2) takes on #1 Seed Gonzaga (31-0) in the National Championship Game Monday April 5th at 8:20 pm CST in Indianapolis.  The game will be televised on CBS.

KenPom Prediction:  Gonzaga 85 Baylor 81

Torvik Prediction:  Gonzaga 85 Baylor 80

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  Gonzaga 92 Baylor 87

KenPom Prediction (Dec 2020):  Gonzaga 79 Baylor 78

Coaches

Gonzaga:  Mark Few (58) 628-124; 21 NCAAs; 10 Sweet 16s; 4 Elite 8s; 2 Final 4s

Baylor:  Scott Drew (50); 390-224 overall (370-213 at Baylor); 9 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF

Head to Head:  Few 3-0

Gonzaga Starters

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Andrew Nembhard PG JR 6-5 195 9.2 2.3 4.4 48 33 78
Jalen Suggs SG FR 6-4 205 14.1 5.5 4.6 50 33 77
Joel Ayayi SF JR 6-5 180 12.2 7.0 2.8 58 39 79
Corey Kispert PF SR 6-7 220 18.8 5.0 1.8 53 45 88
Drew Timme C SO 6-10 235 19.2 7.1 2.3 65 29 69

Gonzaga Bench

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Anton Watson F SO 6-8 225 7.0 3.4 1.2 64 15 64
Aaron Cook G SR 6-1 180 4.4 1.6 1.7 50 35 66

Baylor Starters

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Davion Mitchell PG JR 6-2 205 14.0 2.6 5.5 52 45 63
Jared Butler  SG JR 6-3 195 16.6 3.3 4.7 47 42 77
MaCio Teague SF SR 6-4 195 15.8 4.0 1.7 48 39 84
Mark Vital PF SR 6-5 250 5.6 6.5 1.3 49 0 50
Flo Thamba C JR 6-10 245 3.7 3.9 0.2 59 0 61

Baylor Bench

Name Pos Class Ht Wt PPG RPG APG FG% 3pt% FT%
Adam Flagler G SO 6-3 180 9.0 2.3 1.4 45 42 86
Matt Mayer F JR 6-9 225 8.3 3.8 1.0 49 40 59
Jon Tchamwa F SO 6-8 245 6.4 5.1 0.4 57 0 77
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Gameday Thread: #1 Baylor (27-2) vs #1 Gonzaga (31-0)

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BearlySpeaking
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8:30p, 4/5/21
Gonzaga is rattled!
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8:30p, 4/5/21
Meh. We let them score.
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8:30p, 4/5/21
Way to go! Way to go!
An Objective Fan of The Former Baylor Lady Bears.
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8:30p, 4/5/21
Getting second chance points.
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8:31p, 4/5/21
Nice start. Keep it up guys.
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8:31p, 4/5/21
Don't let up Baylor
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8:31p, 4/5/21
Gonzaga looks like they have never seen a defense like ours ... but then, nobody has a defense like ours.
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In reply to JXL • 8:32p, 4/5/21
JXL said:
Gonzaga looks like they have never seen a defense like ours ... but then, nobody has a defense like ours.
They haven't.
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8:32p, 4/5/21
Let's finish the first half like we did against UH if not better.
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8:32p, 4/5/21
Keep on them Bears!!!
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8:34p, 4/5/21
Bam!

GU timeout.
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8:34p, 4/5/21
Damn son!!!
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8:34p, 4/5/21
Pedal to the metal Bears!!
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8:35p, 4/5/21
Woo hoo love that 3 point shooting!
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8:35p, 4/5/21
This is the best start we could have hoped for!
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8:35p, 4/5/21
My wife says Kispert wears eye liner.
Illigitimus non carborundum
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In reply to jdrs • 8:37p, 4/5/21
jdrs said:
This is the best start we could have hoped for!
Call me greedy but I want the whole game to be like this!
That which does not kill me, will try again and get nastier
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8:37p, 4/5/21
Foot on their throats Bears.
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8:37p, 4/5/21
JTT's footwork to stick with the pivots of Timme was fantastic. Keep it up man!
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8:38p, 4/5/21
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8:40p, 4/5/21
"Gonzaga's defense has no answers" - that's what I like hearing.
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8:40p, 4/5/21
They are already defeated - run them out of the gym - NO MERCY! They are gassed! Hammer down!
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8:41p, 4/5/21
Under 16 to Under 12: BU 12, GU 7
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In reply to JXL • 8:41p, 4/5/21
JXL said:
"Gonzaga's defense has no answers" - that's what I like hearing.

May it stay that way!
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8:41p, 4/5/21
Wow... both announcers "That was all ball," but refs inserting themselves...
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In reply to CaliByWayOfKS • 8:41p, 4/5/21
CaliByWayOfKS said:
Wow... both announcers "That was all ball," but refs making inserting themselves...


Announcers were exactly right.
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8:41p, 4/5/21
Staff
Five turnovers for the zags and none for us.
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8:42p, 4/5/21
Staff
Baylor leads 7-3 on total boards
Offensive Bu 5
Zags 0
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8:42p, 4/5/21
JTT is definitely frustrating Timme.
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8:42p, 4/5/21
Didn't believe it would start like this! This is awesome.
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In reply to JXL • 8:42p, 4/5/21
JXL said:
CaliByWayOfKS said:
Wow... both announcers "That was all ball," but refs making inserting themselves...


Announcers were exactly right.


This was what I was most concerned with for this game!
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In reply to JXL • 8:42p, 4/5/21
Was clearly a clean block
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8:43p, 4/5/21
As long as we keep taking care of the ball, we will be golden.
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In reply to BUbackerinET • 8:43p, 4/5/21
BUbackerinET said:
Was clearly a clean block
Suggs gets mostly elbow and hand on Saturday and no call
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8:45p, 4/5/21
Get so far up any run immaterial
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