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One of two streaks will come to a half Sunday. Texas (17-7, 8-4) seeks their seventh league home win. They are currently 6-0 at home in Big 12 games. Baylor (21-3, 11-1) is looking to extend their winning streak over Texas to 8 straight. Texas has not beaten Baylor since Brittany Griner’s sophomore year. The top two rebounders in league play will be on the floor Sunday. Texas’ Nneka Enemkpali averages 11.7 ppg and 10.1 rpg as the only player in league play to average a double double. Baylor’s Nina Davis is close to matching that with a scoring average of 12.9 ppg and a rebounding average of 9.4 rpg.
Horns are led in scoring by a couple of players: Nneka at 11.7 ppg and Imani at 10.9 ppg. Chas averages 9.8 ppg while Brady adds 8.8 ppg. Nneka is first in FGs attempted at 104 while Imani is second with 102 attempts. Imani is tops with 54 made FGs while Nneka is close behind with 48 FGs made. Nekia has the highest FG percentage (23-10; 57.5%) among players that have taken at least 10 shots. Kelsey (31-55; 56.4%) and Imani (54-102; 52.9%) rank two & three in FG percentage. Nekia is the leader in 3pt FG% at 45.5% (5-11) while Gigi is the other player hitting over 40% from BTA at 42.1% (8-19). Brady leads the team in 3s made and taken (16-42; 38.1%). Three others are at least 35% from BTA. Nneka has made and taken the most FTs (44-63; 69.8%). Brady is second in both categories at 23-26 (88.5%). Kelsey just beats out Brady for the team lead in FT% at 88.9% (8-9).
Imani ranks second in rebounding at 5.9 rpg to Nneka’s 10.1 rpg. Kelsey (4.7 rpg) and Empress (4.1 rpg) are third and fourth. Celina has a half a hundred assists in Big 12 games. Empress (32), Brady (26) and Krystle (22) all have topped 20 assists. Imani, despite having played in only 11 league games, leads in blocks with 24. Nneka and Kelsey each has 12 blocks. Celina (14), Brady (13) and Nneka (10) are at double digits steals in league play.
Brady leads the team in minutes played 369, a 30.8 mpg average. Nneka with an average of 27.0 mpg, is the only player five minutes of Brady’s average. Chas, Empress and Celina all average over 20 mpg. Four others average between 12 and 19 mpg. Two freshmen, Brianna and Nekia, average just over 9 mpg. The rotation seems to be set at 11 with Ashley, Lillie and Helen also haven seen action in league games. Brady and Celina have started all 12 league games with Nneka starting 11 of the 12. Chas has started 6 of 8 games. Five others have at least one start in league play.
The Baylor Lady Bears are led by two in double figure scoring: Odyssey Sims (# 0, 5-8 Sr. G) and Nina Davis (# 13, 5-11 Fr. F) who average 31.1 and 12.9 ppg, respectively. Sims leads the team in the three shooting categories: FGs made & attempted (128-277); 3pters made and attempted (40-81) and FTs made and attempted (77-98). Khadijiah Cave (# 55, 6-2 Fr. P) has the best FG % at 52.3%. Davis is second at 52.1%. Sims also the best percentage of the three Lady Bears that have taken more than one 3 pter at 49.4%. Together with Makenzie Robertson (# 14, 5-9 Sr. G; 22-63, 34.9%) and Imani Wright (# 20, 5-9 Fr. G; 10-38, 26.3%), those three have taken 182 of BU’s 184 3s. Two Lady Bears have hit every FT they have attempted in league play: Wright (10-10) and Ieshia Small (# 24, 6-0 Fr. G; 5-5 FTs). Davis has attempted the second most FTs behind Sims. She is 31-51 (60.8%). Sune Agbuke (# 22, 6-4 Jr. P) has hit on 87.9% (29-33) from the FT line.
Davis is the leader in rebounding at 9.4 rpg while Agbuke adds 7.6 rpg. Sims is third (5.3 rpg) while Robertson contributes 4.8 rpg. Niya Johnson (# 2, 5-8 Soph. G) has a team high 67 assists while Sims has 49.Four others have between 14 and 19 assists. Agbuke is the only Lady Bear with double digit blocks (22). Cave with 7 is second on the team in blocks. Davis (20), Sims (19) and Johnson (15) are the top three in steals for Baylor.
Sims (34.9 mpg), Robertson (32.8 mpg) and Davis (29.8 mpg) are the leaders in minutes played. Johnson (27.0 mpg) and Agbuke (22.6 mpg) are the only others that average at least 20 mpg. Baylor has four players coming off the bench that average double digit minutes: Wright (14.0 mpg), Cave (11.6 mpg), Small (11.3 mpg) and Kristina Higgins (# 44, 6-5 Soph. P; 12.1 mpg). Sims, Davis, Robertson, Agbuke and Johnson have started all 12 league games for Baylor. Wright, Cave, Small and Higgins provide a four player bench with Chardonae Fuquá (# 3, 6-0 Soph. F) and Mariah Chandler (# 11, 6-2 Grad. Student P/F) have seen action in nine league games, averaging about 4 mpg.Projected starting lineups:Texas
#2, Celina Rodrigo, 5-8 Soph. G
#3, Nneka Enemkpali, 6-1 Jr. F
#24, Chassidy Fussell, 5-10 Sr. G
#32, Brady Sanders, 5-11 Soph. G
#40, Kelsey Lang, 6-5 Fr. C
Baylor
#22, Sune Agbuke, 6-4 Jr. P
#13, Nina Davis, 5-11 Fr. F
#2, Niya Johnson, 5-8 Soph. G
#14, Makenzie Robertson, 5-9 Sr. G
#0, Odyssey Sims, 5-8 Sr. G
Neither team spared the bench in the first game as Texas had 10 players that went at least 6 minutes while Baylor countered with 9 that played at least 6 minutes. Each had a post with an outstanding game. Texas’s Nneka went for 19 pts and 15 rebs while BU’s Davis countered with 15 pts and 17 rebs. Sims took over half of her team’s shots (34-63) and made 12. She got 18 pts from 20 FT attempts. Cave added a huge 11 pts off the bench for Baylor. Texas’ Empress and Brianna were on the bench after 14 and 6 minutes with five fouls each.
Horns will need to guard Sims without putting her on the FT line. Controlling the 3pt line will also be critical. As a team, Baylor hits 39% of their 3s. Texas held them to 22% but gave them 44 chances at the FT line which were converted into 37 of Baylor’s 87 pts. Both will work on stopping the other’s post: BU’s Davis and Texas’ Nneka. For Baylor, better defense of the 3 will be critical. They gave seven 3s which allowed Texas to partially offset all those FTs. Texas will need Empress and Brianna to stay out of foul trouble in order to defend Sims. Baylor is one of the few teams to outrebound Texas. That will need to change for Texas. Horns had only 15 TOs, one of their better games but Baylor only had 2. Horns will need to force a few more TOs while minimizing theirs. Can’t wait to see how round two of Nneka vs Nina turns out. Sims will be a show all by herself as befits a player who may be the best in the nation. Empress and Brianna will have their work cut out slowing her down. Of course, neither can the Horns forget about Robertson camping out in the corner, waiting for a pass from a penetrating Sims. The Lady Bears will have that same problem, but with a number of Texas players, most notably, Brady and Gigi. Gonna be a fun game.
It will be interesting to see the adjustments both coaches make. They know each other so that plays into it as does the fact that both will be able to study what worked and didn’t in the first game. Baylor seems to be not quite as dependent on Sims although she is the main scorer. Texas has improved as well. This game should be a thriller with Texas having a chance to pull off the upset at home.
The game is at noon Sunday with Fox Sports 1 carrying the game. KVET 1300 will do the radio broadcast.
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Horns are led in scoring by a couple of players: Nneka at 11.7 ppg and Imani at 10.9 ppg. Chas averages 9.8 ppg while Brady adds 8.8 ppg. Nneka is first in FGs attempted at 104 while Imani is second with 102 attempts. Imani is tops with 54 made FGs while Nneka is close behind with 48 FGs made. Nekia has the highest FG percentage (23-10; 57.5%) among players that have taken at least 10 shots. Kelsey (31-55; 56.4%) and Imani (54-102; 52.9%) rank two & three in FG percentage. Nekia is the leader in 3pt FG% at 45.5% (5-11) while Gigi is the other player hitting over 40% from BTA at 42.1% (8-19). Brady leads the team in 3s made and taken (16-42; 38.1%). Three others are at least 35% from BTA. Nneka has made and taken the most FTs (44-63; 69.8%). Brady is second in both categories at 23-26 (88.5%). Kelsey just beats out Brady for the team lead in FT% at 88.9% (8-9).
Imani ranks second in rebounding at 5.9 rpg to Nneka’s 10.1 rpg. Kelsey (4.7 rpg) and Empress (4.1 rpg) are third and fourth. Celina has a half a hundred assists in Big 12 games. Empress (32), Brady (26) and Krystle (22) all have topped 20 assists. Imani, despite having played in only 11 league games, leads in blocks with 24. Nneka and Kelsey each has 12 blocks. Celina (14), Brady (13) and Nneka (10) are at double digits steals in league play.
Brady leads the team in minutes played 369, a 30.8 mpg average. Nneka with an average of 27.0 mpg, is the only player five minutes of Brady’s average. Chas, Empress and Celina all average over 20 mpg. Four others average between 12 and 19 mpg. Two freshmen, Brianna and Nekia, average just over 9 mpg. The rotation seems to be set at 11 with Ashley, Lillie and Helen also haven seen action in league games. Brady and Celina have started all 12 league games with Nneka starting 11 of the 12. Chas has started 6 of 8 games. Five others have at least one start in league play.
The Baylor Lady Bears are led by two in double figure scoring: Odyssey Sims (# 0, 5-8 Sr. G) and Nina Davis (# 13, 5-11 Fr. F) who average 31.1 and 12.9 ppg, respectively. Sims leads the team in the three shooting categories: FGs made & attempted (128-277); 3pters made and attempted (40-81) and FTs made and attempted (77-98). Khadijiah Cave (# 55, 6-2 Fr. P) has the best FG % at 52.3%. Davis is second at 52.1%. Sims also the best percentage of the three Lady Bears that have taken more than one 3 pter at 49.4%. Together with Makenzie Robertson (# 14, 5-9 Sr. G; 22-63, 34.9%) and Imani Wright (# 20, 5-9 Fr. G; 10-38, 26.3%), those three have taken 182 of BU’s 184 3s. Two Lady Bears have hit every FT they have attempted in league play: Wright (10-10) and Ieshia Small (# 24, 6-0 Fr. G; 5-5 FTs). Davis has attempted the second most FTs behind Sims. She is 31-51 (60.8%). Sune Agbuke (# 22, 6-4 Jr. P) has hit on 87.9% (29-33) from the FT line.
Davis is the leader in rebounding at 9.4 rpg while Agbuke adds 7.6 rpg. Sims is third (5.3 rpg) while Robertson contributes 4.8 rpg. Niya Johnson (# 2, 5-8 Soph. G) has a team high 67 assists while Sims has 49.Four others have between 14 and 19 assists. Agbuke is the only Lady Bear with double digit blocks (22). Cave with 7 is second on the team in blocks. Davis (20), Sims (19) and Johnson (15) are the top three in steals for Baylor.
Sims (34.9 mpg), Robertson (32.8 mpg) and Davis (29.8 mpg) are the leaders in minutes played. Johnson (27.0 mpg) and Agbuke (22.6 mpg) are the only others that average at least 20 mpg. Baylor has four players coming off the bench that average double digit minutes: Wright (14.0 mpg), Cave (11.6 mpg), Small (11.3 mpg) and Kristina Higgins (# 44, 6-5 Soph. P; 12.1 mpg). Sims, Davis, Robertson, Agbuke and Johnson have started all 12 league games for Baylor. Wright, Cave, Small and Higgins provide a four player bench with Chardonae Fuquá (# 3, 6-0 Soph. F) and Mariah Chandler (# 11, 6-2 Grad. Student P/F) have seen action in nine league games, averaging about 4 mpg.Projected starting lineups:Texas
#2, Celina Rodrigo, 5-8 Soph. G
#3, Nneka Enemkpali, 6-1 Jr. F
#24, Chassidy Fussell, 5-10 Sr. G
#32, Brady Sanders, 5-11 Soph. G
#40, Kelsey Lang, 6-5 Fr. C
Baylor
#22, Sune Agbuke, 6-4 Jr. P
#13, Nina Davis, 5-11 Fr. F
#2, Niya Johnson, 5-8 Soph. G
#14, Makenzie Robertson, 5-9 Sr. G
#0, Odyssey Sims, 5-8 Sr. G
Neither team spared the bench in the first game as Texas had 10 players that went at least 6 minutes while Baylor countered with 9 that played at least 6 minutes. Each had a post with an outstanding game. Texas’s Nneka went for 19 pts and 15 rebs while BU’s Davis countered with 15 pts and 17 rebs. Sims took over half of her team’s shots (34-63) and made 12. She got 18 pts from 20 FT attempts. Cave added a huge 11 pts off the bench for Baylor. Texas’ Empress and Brianna were on the bench after 14 and 6 minutes with five fouls each.
Horns will need to guard Sims without putting her on the FT line. Controlling the 3pt line will also be critical. As a team, Baylor hits 39% of their 3s. Texas held them to 22% but gave them 44 chances at the FT line which were converted into 37 of Baylor’s 87 pts. Both will work on stopping the other’s post: BU’s Davis and Texas’ Nneka. For Baylor, better defense of the 3 will be critical. They gave seven 3s which allowed Texas to partially offset all those FTs. Texas will need Empress and Brianna to stay out of foul trouble in order to defend Sims. Baylor is one of the few teams to outrebound Texas. That will need to change for Texas. Horns had only 15 TOs, one of their better games but Baylor only had 2. Horns will need to force a few more TOs while minimizing theirs. Can’t wait to see how round two of Nneka vs Nina turns out. Sims will be a show all by herself as befits a player who may be the best in the nation. Empress and Brianna will have their work cut out slowing her down. Of course, neither can the Horns forget about Robertson camping out in the corner, waiting for a pass from a penetrating Sims. The Lady Bears will have that same problem, but with a number of Texas players, most notably, Brady and Gigi. Gonna be a fun game.
It will be interesting to see the adjustments both coaches make. They know each other so that plays into it as does the fact that both will be able to study what worked and didn’t in the first game. Baylor seems to be not quite as dependent on Sims although she is the main scorer. Texas has improved as well. This game should be a thriller with Texas having a chance to pull off the upset at home.
The game is at noon Sunday with Fox Sports 1 carrying the game. KVET 1300 will do the radio broadcast.
Bevo’s Bargains:
Shoot for a Cure: Wear pink and support breast cancer awareness with Texas Women's Basketball.
Family Packs: For only $9 get a general admission ticket and a $5 food voucher to be used at the game (minimum purchase of 3 required); advance sale only. Order online at TexasSports.com or call 512-232-3865.
Fast Break: Join Texas Women's Basketball for a postgame wrap-up in the Lone Star Room (open to all fans).
game preview from baylorbears.com
