Texas vs Baylor, game 2

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Since losing both Nneka and the game at Waco on January 19, Texas has lost 3 of 4. Count in the Baylor game and Texas is 1-4 in their last five games to enter the rematch with Baylor at 4-6 in Big 12 play. Baylor sits on top the league standings at 10-0. Texas is in tied for fifth with WVU, KSU and Kansas, all with 4-6 records. Texas leads the series 57-30 but trails in Big 12 games, 17-23. Horns have not beaten Baylor since sweeping the series in the 2009-2010 season. Including the loss earlier this season, the Horns have lost nine straight to the Lady Bears. Baylor will be looking to push their longest winning streak over the Horns into double digits. Texas is looking to avoid their first 3 game losing streak of the season and their second loss at home this season.

Baylor has only one player in double figures but she’s a good one: Nina Davis (# 13, 5-11 Soph. F) is averaging 19.1 ppg. That puts her atop the league scorers. Three other playrs are close to hitting the 10 ppg line: Kadijiah Cave (# 55, 6-2 Soph. P) puts up 9.7 ppg; Imani Wright (# 20, 5-9 Soph. G) is at 9.2 ppg and Aussie Kristy Wallace (# 4, 5-11 Fr. G) adds 8.9 ppg. Davis has the best FG% among players that the eight players that have seen action in all ten Big 12 at 54.5%. Overall, Dekeiya Cohen (# 1, 6-2 Fr. F) who has played in 8 games, has the best FG% at 57.9%. Six players at 48% or better make Baylor the top shooting team in the league at 45.2%. Baylor is also the top 3pt shooting team by percentage at 36.5%. The following three players have taken 95 of the 96 3s taken by the Lady Bears: Wallace (16-41, 39.0%), Wright (9-29, 31.0%) and Alexis Prince (# 12, 6-1 RS Soph. G; 10-25, 40.0%). Davis is among the best in the league at getting to the FT line with 79 FT attempts in 10 games. The downside is that she is only making 57.0% (45 FTs made). Wright has the best FT% among players that have more than 5 FT attempts with a percentage of 81.3% on 13 of 16 FTs. Niya Johnson (# 2, 5-8 Jr. G) has the second most FTs made and attempted—22 of 30 (73.3%).

In addition to be the leading scorer, Davis is the top rebounder at 9.4 rpg and has the most steals at 16. Johnson adds 5.7 rpg while Sune Agbuke (# 22, 6-4 Sr. P) averages 5.6 ppg. Off the bench, Cave pulls down 4.6 rpg. Johnson is far and away the best assist maker in the league with an average of 9.0 apg. Five others average at least one assist per game. Agbuke has 23 blocks with Prince having a second best 9. Besides Davis’ team leading 16 steals, Wallace has 15, Wright and Johnson each have 13 and Agbuke pitches in with 10 steals.

Davis, Prince, Johnson and Agbuke have started all ten league games. Wright has joined them in the starting lineup seven times, including the past five games. Cave, Wallace, and Kristina Higgins (# 44, 6-5 Jr. P) have also played in all ten games with Wallace getting three starts. Seven players average in double digit minutes, led by Johnson’s 34.4 mpg and Davis’ 32.6 mpg.

Horns are led by Ariel’s 10.7 ppg. After missing the first four Big 12 games as part of the month she was out, she has averaged 17.3 ppg the last three games. She averaged 4.0 ppg the first three games she played in. Imani has the best FG% at 59.0% with Nekia second at 52.5%. Brady has the most FGs attempted (88) with Kelsey the most made (37). Brady (8-38, 21.1%), Brooke (8-33, 24.2%) and Krystle (4-24, 16.7%) have attempted 95 of the 128 3s Texas has put up. That trio has 20 of the 29 treys made. Krystle has hit 5-6 FTs (83.3%). Imani has the most FTs made and attempted, 18-23 (78.3%). Ariel is second in both at 15-19 (78.9%) but first in average of FTs made (2.5) and attempted (3.2) per game.

Kelsey (6.4 rpg) and Imani (5.5 rpg) lead the team in rebounding with Empress third at 4.8 rpg. Empress is also the leader in assists at 3.0 apg. Brady is second at 2.4 apg with Brooke at 2.0 apg. Brady tops the team in steals with 12 with Krystle second at 10 steals. Imani has 20 blocks with Kelsey second with 13.Kelsey is the only Horn to start all ten games. Nine players have starts in Big 12 games. Nine players have played in at least 8 games. Ten players average at least 11 minutes per with Brady’s 32.8 mpg topping the squad. With Empress out the last two games due to a shoulder injury, the starting line has been Ariel, Imani, Kelsey, Brady and Brooke. Texas will at least nine deep, perhaps ten deep. with four others also available.

Projected starters based on the last game:
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Texas BU
Imani (6-7 Jr.C) Agbuke (6-4 Sr. P)
Kelsey (6-5 Soph. C) Davis (5-11 Soph. F)
Brady (5-11 RS Jr. G) Wright (5-9 Soph. G)
Brooke (5-4 Fr. G) Johnson (5-8 Jr. G)
Ariel (5-11 Fr. G) Prince (6-1 RS Soph. G)

One of the most exciting matchups, when they do match up, will be Ariel vs Prince. The two quick and athletic guards are among the most exciting players to watch. The key matchup for Texas will be containing Davis, the leading scorer and rebounder. She is tied with OSU’s Martin in rebounding. Kelsey or Imani will draw that assignment initially with Ariel, Brianna, Brady and Empress also rotating on her. Cave has been an effective post coming in off the bench. Baylor will look to pressure the Texas guards to force TOs after the Horns have had 19, 25 and 19 TOs in their last three games. That will also keep the ball out of the Texas posts which will negate their height advantage. With Texas guards averaging 32% from the field and 22% from BTA in conference play, collapsing inside when the posts get the ball is also likely to be a Baylor strategy. This time around, Ariel has settled into her game whereas the first Texas-BU game was her second game back from injury and she was still not as effective as she is now playing. The ability of the Texas guards to make their open shots will be key in this game.


TEAM STATISTICS Texas (4-6) BU (10-0)
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SCORING.................. 607 718
Points per game........ 60.7 71.8
Scoring margin......... -1.1 +17.6
FIELD GOALS-ATT.......... 232-607 281-622
Field goal pct.......... .382 .452
FG made per game. 23.2 28.1
FG att. per game… 60.7 62.2
2 POINT FG-ATT,,,,,,,,,,, 203-479 246-526
2-point FG pct………... .424 .468
2-pt FG made per game.. 20.3 24.6
2-pt FG att. per game…. 47.9 52.6
3 POINT FG-ATT........... 29-128 35-96
3-point FG pct.......... .227 .365
3-pt FG made per game.. 2.9 3.5
3-pt FG att. per game….. 12.8 9.6
FREE THROWS-ATT.......... 114-162 121-200
Free throw pct.......... .704 .605
F-Throws made per game. 12.8 12.1
FTs attempted per game... 16.2 20.0
REBOUNDS................. 424 426
Rebounds per game...... 42.4 42.6
Rebounding margin...... +8.7 +8.3
ASSISTS.................. 142 185
Assists per game....... 14.2 18.5
TURNOVERS................ 169 122
Turnovers per game..... 16.9 12.2
Turnover margin........ -3.3 +4.9
Assist/turnover ratio.. 0.8 1.5
STEALS................... 70 86
Steals per game........ 7.0 8.6
BLOCKS................... 49 59
Blocks per game........ 4.9 5.9
Conf. Winning Streak.......... -0- 10
Conf. Home win streak...... 1 5
Conf. Road win streak…… -0- 5
ATTENDANCE............... 15684 34921
Home games-Avg/Game.... 5-3137 5-6984 [/pre]


Ave. Score by Period: 1st 2nd OT 2OT Total
------------------ ---- ---- ---- ----- ------Texas............... 28.9 29.9 0.9 1.0 60.7
BU....... 35.5 36.3 -0- -0- 71.8


Both teams rely heavily on theirpost players for scoring. No guard for Baylor averages more than 9.2 ppg. No Texas guard connects on more than 36.5% other that Celina’s 44.4% from the field and she only averages 1.8 shots per game. Texas’ second and third leading scorers are their starting posts. Neither is big on shooting the 3. But the Lady Bears hit 36.5% while Texas is at 22.7%. Baylor averages 1.5 more FG attempts per game than does Texas. But Baylor is near the top on the offensive stats while Texas is having issues hitting shots. In the past five games, Texas has turned the ball over an average of 19 times per game. Baylor, third in the league in steals, will try to capitalize by forcing TOs. Texas and Baylor are one and two in rebounding margin. The Horns should be able to neutralize the Baylor post scoring with their own post scoring. Getting to the FT and making shots from the perimeter will be crucial for the Horns to pull off the upset on their home court. While Texas has ended up with the rebounding edge in 20 of 21 games, Baylor is as good as the Horns on the boards and will provide a tough test if the Horns are to win the battle of the boards.

Don’t forget that this is Alumni Weekend and alumni will be honored at halftime.

From Baylorbears.com: No. 3/3 WBB Travels to Take on No. 20/13 Texas

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Game that has definitely lost its luster. A loss by Texas will pummel them out of the Top 25 rankings. Baylor will have a chip on their shoulder playing the pre-season projected #1 Longhorns, even if it is a "home" game. Baylor fans tend to travel well and their presence will no doubt be felt in the Drum. Horns are certainly wounded, and at 4-6, this Coaching staff deserves a boo to the "T" for the Horns Big XII performance thus far. Excuses are not Texas standards. No adjustments, poor coaching and just a "deer in headlights" situation.

Horns are now just playing for Pride. You want to avoid being seeded #4 in the Tourney to avoid playing Baylor again. At this rate, ISU and even TCU may trump Texas at the #4. We'll see.

Disappointed at the season thus far. Nothing other than a Big XII Tournament championship will redeem the season. A beating of Baylor is a pipe dream. why should a Texas victory be expected when you can't beat teams you're supposed to beat.

Baylor 82 Texas 60. Hook em.
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Can't be there. My tickets are in the hands of Bears. Hoping for a reverse jinx (not sure what that is) and by giving them to BU fans it will somehow result in a miracle victory. At this point I'd settle for a non-blowout.
 
Statesman indicated that Empress is questionable for the game, but Nekia Jones won't play due to injury.
 
First bad mistake -- Imani trying to go for the block on Baylors drive and getting the foul. It just isn't worth one possible block. Now she'll be on the bench possibly the rest of the entire half.
 
Mulkey working refs constantly. They have 4 fouls. Karen silent. We have 8 fouls. Wtf?
 
Another team is in the bonus with 13+ minutes again. Clean defense without fouling. And horrible charge there from Rodrigo.
 
Sitting in spitting distance of the Waco witch and she has crawled into the pants of every ref multiple times. Karen, I think, might have raised an eyebrow. And this is our home!
 
I can hardly take my eyes off Kim's shoes. Had to have something for that national audience.

The person in charge of this team's offense should be canned.
 
Score is respectable but the most disappointing thing is to see that the offense produces some open looks, but guards who can't knock down shots.
 
Good turnout by the Horn fans. Lots of Baylor here too but we significanly outnumber them in body count as well as teeth count.
 
as much as i like her, horrible game all-around for mccarty. that's the third rebound where she failed to squeeze it and got it taken away, and she's missed almost every shot she's taken.
 
Looked like Brooke had the option of either driving, or kicking it back to Lang. She saw the lane open, but Baylor quickly shut that down. Kelsey was open, and it always looks bad afterward, but Brooke took what she initially saw. The team played with a lot of heart today. Credit to Baylor's defense on that last play.
 
Kelsey has had one fantastic game. Too bad Atkins has had a horrible shooting day. We looked better than in Waco, anyway. Imani shouldn't bother to suit up against Baylor, it seems. Wonder if Nekia would have made a difference. We just can't get a good outside shooting day. Taylor has played great.
 
Consistency. It's been an issue for several years now. If we had played like this every game, I can think of at least three L's that would be W's. And if we could get those easy shots to drop... Oh well. Wishful thinking...

I still wish I saw more variety in our game. Our offense is so damn predictable and our defense comes and goes. I suspect that is more about the coaches and less about the players but you never know. Everything seems easier to solve when you are a fan.

Great heart today.
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As I noted earlier, tough day for McCarty. Stat sheet shows 3 for 13 and Atkins 2 for 14. Another play who really has lost her shot is Davenport. She back irons everything and the stat sheet shows 0 for 6.
 
Just watched the replay and I am pretty pissed. What was that last play??? Brooke goes almost scoreless the whole game. Lang is standing there sitting on a career high and we have Brooke take it to the basket where she gets blocked. No ****. Poor coaching at the end of the game again.

And three stupid turnovers in the first four minutes of the second half leading to 6 easy points for Baylor.
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Really proud of the team. This is the way they played earlier in the season. Horns still are not shooting as well as they are capable of but did much better than in the previous games. Something they also did was get to the FT line and convert. Kelsey was a monster in the paint scoring and rebounding. Her 11 rebounds was the game high. Imani played well when in but took herself out of the game with foul trouble, playing only 11 minutes. Couple of those seemed questionable, especially her fourth. If they can maintain this intensity over the rest of the season, they will be tough to beat. Kudos to Brady and Brianna for having solid all around games. I believe they mentioned that this was Kelsey’s first double double. She was getting physical on some of those rebounds. She needs to get double digit shots every game.
 
people do realize that, while the staff may call the play, there are options off each play call that the ballhandler reads based on what the defense shows? Brooke made a read. But it is hard to fault her decision when it is made in a split second. I do wish Kelsey had been closer to the basket rather than at the FT line, making her a more viable option. I also wish Brianna hadn't slipped when she was driving to the basket a few seconds earlier.

I sure hope that we run into Baylor at the Big 12 tournament.
 
Understood, but it's a basic inbound play. One that pretty much every team practices to death. We had two tries at it and plenty of time. I am pretty confident having the shortest player run into three trees wasn't ever part of the plan... Then again throwing up an unnecessary three at the end of another close game.... No big in to rebound at the end of another close game... It's hard to keep ignoring. That ball should have been in the hands of Lang (7-9), Taylor (4-6) or Sanders (3-6) - not McCarty (3-13). Hell, Stafford (2-5) was on the bench. Don't get me wrong. Love McCarty. She's a joy to watch. But there was no way she was getting a shot under the basket with Baylor's lineup. And if you watch the replay, Lang was wide open calling for the ball and McCarty never looked at her which is odd if the play is not for McCarty to take it in. We had plenty of time to set up a play. And in the end, McCarty is quite literally flat on her back with the ball blocked away and Lang still wide open.

This team is more talented than that and it is just too deep into the season to not have that play down to perfection. It is maddening to watch. These women deserved a win today and in my personal (and probably way wrong) opinion , our coaching staff let them down.
 
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