Game preview: Virginie-Western against Baylor Men’s Basketball
Virginia-Western heads towards Baylor as they seek to stop their recent shift of losses.
WVSPORTS.COM offers an overview of certain key elements of correspondence to prepare for tips.
SERIES:: Baylor leads 17-8
Last meeting: February 17, 2024 in Morgantown – Baylor 94, WVU 81
TELEVISION: ESPN2 (Kempf / King McClure chuckie)
Advice: 2: 00 h
Coaches
Darian Devries, Virginie-Western
15-9 (1st season in WVU), 165-64 (7th season in total)
Scott Drew, Baylor
459-253 (22nd season in Baylor), 479-264 (23rd season in total)
Last time
Baylor arrives Saturday after a 76-65 defeat against Houston. The Bears were only preceded by three points in the second half, but they had an eight-point deficit at halftime. Baylor went 9 for 15 beyond the arc and made 58% of their shots. They returned the ball more than 15 times, which led to 28 points for Houston.
The Mountaineers enter a 73-69 home loss on Saturday against Byu. WVU led by two at halftime, but their attack had trouble at the end of the competition, while Byu made 56% of their shots on the second period. The Mountaineers were led by Toby Okani who had 16 points.
By figures-team (15-9, 7-6 Big 12)
Baylor has one of the best Big 12 offenses. The Bears are on average 79.3 points per game this season, while they shoot 46.2% of the field. Moreover from the arc, Baylor has the third best percentage of goals on the field of 3 points in the league at 37%, when they made the fourth more than 3 points this year.
During their last five games, the Bears are 2-3. In the two victories, they went combined by 31% beyond the arc. In their three defeats, they experienced 44% combined at a distance of 3 points.
Defensively, Baylor is 10th in the Big 12 in score defense, granting 69.8 points per game. From the field, Baylor is 14th as a percentage of goals on the opponent’s field, allowing opponents to make 44% of their shots on the ground. Baylor is 8th in the league on the sidelines of rebound and 5th in Big 12 on the sidelines of turnover.
During their last five games, their most frequent range on the ground has been Robert O Wright, Jayden Nunn, VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier and Josh Ojianwuna. This programming has played 13.1% of the time together in their last five games.
Omier leads Baylor by scoring at 15.7 points per game, which is also seventh in the Big 12. He scored at least 16 points in each of his last four games. Edgecombe is just behind Omier at 15.0 points per game this season, and he also has an average of 5.1 rebounds per game. Against Houston, Edgecombe collected 14 points and six rebounds. He has scored 20 or over four times this season.
Baylor enters the game ranked 26th in the net and 28th by Kenpom. This is considered a Quad 2 game for TCU. They have a 4-0 sheet in these games this season, and are 4-8 in Quad 1. Baylor has a 5-1 file at home Big 12 this season.
By figures-Virginie-Western (15-9, 6-7 Big 12)
The attack by Virginie-Western has reached its highest points in consecutive matches in their last two games since they scored 79 and 84 against NC Central and Bethune-Cookman in December. The Mountaineers are 15th in the Big 12 in score attack at 69 points per game, but have scored 72 and 69 points in their last two games respectively, after scoring more than 64 points in a match since they faced Colorado January 12.
WVU is second in Big 12 in terms of defense and fourth in percentage of goals on the field of the opponent. From beyond the arc, WVU continues to excel because they hold opponents at 29.2% on 3 points, which is second in Big 12. WVU is the last in margin rebound with -3.6 as an average margin per game. Their turnover margin is fourth in the league at +2.67.
During their last five games, their most frequent range on the floor was Javon Small, Sencire Harris, Jonathan Powell, Toby Okani and Amani Hansberry. This range was used 23.9% of the time in this period.
WVU’s top scorer is small, who is on average 18.5 points per game. He is currently second in Big 12 in a score because he has scored 23 points combined in the last two WVU games. Hansberry leads WVU in rebounding at 6.0 rebounds per game this season. Small is second among players active on the list with 4.4 per game.
Virginia-Western is classified 43rd in the net and 47th by Kenpom. This is considered a Quad 1 match for WVU, because the Mountaineers have a 5-6 sheet in such games this year, their last victory being on the road against Cincinnati.
Implications for the classification
Baylor is currently an advance game on WVU in the Big 12. Baylor ranking has a 11-1 file at home this season, while the Mountaineers have a 3-4 file on the road.
Baylor is one of the three 7-6 teams in the League, because they are tied for sixth place. WVU is equally in a double sense with TCU at 6-7 for 9th place. The two teams tied with Baylor (Byu and Kansas State) are played, while TCU faces Arizona State on the road.
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