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FINAL: Baylor 82, USC 78

March 19, 2017
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3 seeded Baylor (26-7) takes on 11 seeded Southern Cal (26-9) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday March 19th at 6:40pm CST.  The game is broadcast on TruTV.  Here's a look at the match-up. 


KenPom Analysis
Rankings: 
Baylor (11); USC (55)
Offensive Efficiency:  Baylor (21); USC (39)
Defensive Efficiency:  Baylor (14); USC (88)
Prediction:  Baylor 72 USC 65

Coaches

Baylor:  Scott Drew (298-189)
  • 46 years old
  • 7 NCAA bids; 1 NIT Title
  • 2 Elite 8s; 3 Sweet 16s

Southern Cal:  Andy Enfield (111-88) 

  • 47 years old
  • 3 NCAA bids; 1 Sweet 16


Southern Cal Starters
Forward:  6-10 230 lbs Bennie Boatright (SO): 15 ppg; 5 reb; 42% FG; 36% 3pt; 91% FT

Forward:  6-11 235 lbs Chimezie Metu (SO):  15 ppg; 8 reb; 2 blks; 54% FG; 73% FT

Guard:  6-5 190 lbs Elijah Stewart (JR):  12 ppg; 4 reb; 1 blk; 43% FG; 38% 3pt; 71% FT

Guard:  6-4 190 lbs De'Anthony Melton (FR):  8 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 44% FG; 70% FT; 28% 3pt

Guard:  6-1 180 lbs Jordan McLaughlin (JR):  13 ppg; 6 asst; 2 st; 46% FG; 40% 3pt; 80% FT
Southern Cal Bench

Forward:  6-11 215 lbs Nick Rakocevic (FR):  5 ppg; 4 reb; 56% FG; 67% FT

Forward:  6-7 190 lbs Shaqquan Aaron (SO):  8 ppg; 3 reb; 39% FG; 72% FT; 34% 3pt

Guard:  6-3 185 lbs Jonah Matthews (FR):  7 ppg; 38% FG; 69% FT; 33% 3pt

Baylor Starters

Forward:  7-0 220 lbs Jo Lual-Acuil (JR):  9 ppg; 7 reb; 55% FG; 49% FT; 33% 3pt; 3 blks

Forward:  6-10 230 lbs Johnathan Motley (JR): 17 ppg; 10 reb; 52% FG; 71% FT; 27% 3pt

Forward:  6-5 235 lbs Ish Wainright (SR): 6 ppg; 5 reb; 3 asst; 41% FG; 67% FT; 2 st

Guard:  6-3 215 lbs King McClure (SO):  5 ppg; 44% FG; 34% 3pt; 73% FT

Guard:  5-11 175 lbs Manu Lecomte (JR):  12 ppg; 4 asst; 43% FG; 42% 3pt; 82% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  6-8 230 lbs Terry Maston (JR):  7 ppg; 4 reb; 54% FG; 81% FT

Forward:  6-9 205 lbs Nuni Omot (JR):  4 ppg; 2 reb; 40% FG; 86% FT; 32% 3pt

Guard:  6-5 200 lbs Jake Lindsey (SO):  5 ppg; 2 reb; 3 asst; 45% FG; 41% 3pt; 69% FT

Guard:  6-3 180 lbs Chuck Mitchell (RFR):  3 ppg; 42% FG; 31% 3pt; 74% FT

Guard:  6-3 200 lbs Al Freeman (JR):  10 ppg; 2 reb; 44% FG; 40% 3pt; 83% FT

FINAL: Baylor 82, USC 78

69,045 Views | 501 Replies | Last: 7 yr ago by Ursus
riflebear
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AWESOME JOB BOYS...

HUGE WIN. NYC here we come.
pacman1201
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Baylor!!!!!! Sweet 16!!!!
Media Bear
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Wooo. Win to advance to Sweet 16 against one TOUGH opponent!

Man we had to earn all of that one.
riflebear
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Love how so many guys stepped up the last 2 games, total team effort. Including the coaches.
BUBearFan
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Thanks, Manu.
snarebear55
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Great finish
jimdue
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IMO, Scott Drew coached the game of his life
nein51
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baylrballa said:

6 point win for the two-way cover....absolutely boned. Lol.

4 pt win. That last bucket by metu counted.

I don't care at all. Just happy to be playing another game.
ET Bear
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SWEET SIXTEEN BABY!!!!!!
Media Bear
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Drew going small made the difference. The man can coach, folks.
Ursus
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Sweet 16 baby!
sicemkentucky
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643 Bears
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Uh oh, we're behind at the buzzer. That means USC is going to win, right?
Media Bear
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And the traditional mussing of the hair!
BaylorBJM
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Lifetime contract please.
Media Bear
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643 Bears said:

Uh oh, we're behind at the buzzer. That means USC is going to win, right?
Yah. Had us right where they wanted us back at half, didn't they?

Turns out ... not so much.
Franko
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nein51 said:

baylrballa said:

6 point win for the two-way cover....absolutely boned. Lol.

4 pt win. That last bucket by metu counted.

I don't care at all. Just happy to be playing another game.


The reason I don't bet on sports. How much money changed hands on that meaningless basket?
BearForce
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jimdue said:

IMO, Scott Drew coached the game of his life
Underrated post...going small midway during the second half was a great gamble.
GoldMind
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I give all the credit to Scott Drew
Roy Rogers
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Good job guys.
"Sic em yesterday, sic em today, sic em forever"
Yeek
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What a game. Congrats to our team and coaches. I'm gonna go take a shower.
BUBearFan
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Sweet 16 and no "I told you so" from XFactor. Priceless.
spot_up
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SupNmBU said:

Was that lace dunn in the crowd?


Yep, was there for Thursday's game too.
Brenden Padilla
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Manu stepped up huge when he was needed
jimdue
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BearForce said:

jimdue said:

IMO, Scott Drew coached the game of his life
Underrated post...going small midway during the second half was a great gamble.


It took big stones to do that. Imagine the criticism if it failed.
Roy Rogers
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Who do we want? Duke or South Carolina?
"Sic em yesterday, sic em today, sic em forever"
Media Bear
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Time to watch Duke-SC
burg0047
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I believe BU is 30-34 from the charity stripe. That's a major factor in how you win games this time of year.
643 Bears
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Media Bear said:

643 Bears said:

Uh oh, we're behind at the buzzer. That means USC is going to win, right?
Yah. Had us right where they wanted us back at half, didn't they?

Turns out ... not so much.
That was the dumbest string of commentary. Let's get behind by double digits so we can win.

Made the win that much more enjoyable.
GoldMind
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We want the **** out of South Carolina.
BU Bears Fan
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Great win when the other team shoots 55% from the field and 90% from the line. That doesn't happen too often. Lots of character. Outstanding coaching.
BU Bears Fan
BearForce
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Roy Rogers said:

Who do we want? Duke or South Carolina?
LOL at UNC fan profiling South Carolina rally towel on TV at the game. I want Duke for revenge plus they are always good for a 3 pointer drought and out. On the other hand if they are hot they will destroy our zone and we may be challenged to man up them.

Long way to say not really sure...
Franko
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Roy Rogers said:

Who do we want? Duke or South Carolina?


Duke. I don't care if SC gives us a better chance to win, I want redemption and a coach K win for Drew.
Ski8103
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I always hated playing Frank Martin's teams when he was at K state. Doesn't matter though. Just win whoever it is.
sicemkentucky
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How do I get sweet 16 tickets? 3rd party vendors the best way?
 
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