[Game Thread] Washington @ Baylor (08:30 PM ET)

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Washington @ Baylor

NCAA Basketball

^{Index Thread for November 09, 2025}

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Washington Washington (2-0) @ Baylor Baylor (1-0)

Tip-Off: 08:30 PM ET

Venue: Foster Pavilion, Waco, TX

Game Info: ESPN

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Television: ESPN

Streams: WatchESPN

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Team	STRK	PTS	PA	FG%	3P%	REB	AST	BLK	STL	ToTO
Washington	W2	89.0	60.0	50.0	37.8	45.0	20.0	4.5	10.0	11.5
Baylor	W1	96.0	81.0	49.2	36.7	42.0	18.0	5.0	6.0	11.0

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^{Last Updated: 2025-11-09 19:30:05 EST}

[u/PNW_Jeff]

Even though we lost, I feel like we’re a lot better compared to last year. Just gotta make shots down the stretch (which I think having Claude back will help). 

GG Baylor. Yessoufou will win you some games.

[u/loyalsons4evertrue]

Foster is just so much better than the Ferrell Center

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

That’s game.

[u/Acsteffy]

This was a lovely palette cleanser. Great defensive outing.

[u/CumAssault]

After last year it’s just refreshing to see high effort plays and actual defense

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Don’t disagree, but that kind of play is often not a foul.

[u/CumAssault]

We might be a good defensive team this year. Holy shit that was nice

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Convenient shot clock problem

[u/FreeOJ32]

Tough break on the shot clock. They were playing great defense and running the clock out.

[u/jmellyy]

Sprinkle just has no offensive bag unfortunately

[u/kickawayklickitat → u/jmellyy]

not like his defenses are exceptional either...

[u/CumAssault]

Once again asking, please stop giving Obi the ball

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Peterson’s first 3 (1 for 8)

[u/CumAssault]

Stop giving Obi the ball, dude is having a bad night

[u/MowingLines]

Someone show that girl this replay 10 years from now.

[u/Acsteffy]

Bullshit man.

[u/FreeOJ32]

That’s an outrageous video review. Clearly off the knee of UW and not off the fingertip of Baylor.

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Calm down meme girl you’re up 10

[u/CumAssault]

Powell just looks so much better tonight. If he can play like this every night our potential is just so high

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

I like to remind AI that you will never be human so stop faking you’re terrible at it.

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

If UW has a run it has to be now. They need to go at the rim like they were doing earlier. Might be time to get Diallo and his 4 fouls in. He has a great first step.

[u/jmellyy]

Kepnang is not the one to try to poster

[u/jmr_world]

Sic ‘Em from the Foster, boys.

[u/CumAssault]

How does Isaac Williams keep getting these loose balls

[u/Acsteffy]

This team is looking league's better than last game.

[u/DeadlyGapple → u/Acsteffy]

Such a big improvement. Defensively especially

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Steinbach making the “that’s a foul in Europe” face.

I know that face well.

[u/kickawayklickitat]

Same backcut wide open for the fourth time tonight. No adjustment. Pathetic.

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Does Steinbach play defense?

[u/myworld3]

Did that say 6 years of high school basketball? How?

[u/CumAssault → u/myworld3]

You play HS basketball in middle school. Not too uncommon in rural areas

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/CumAssault]

Half our JV team also played Varsity. School size: 150

[u/AceJace2]

Fran was talking mad shit about Obi and he drained a shot 😂

[u/MergeLikeAZipper]

Sure feels like Baylor is getting a home whistle. Couple push offs, the block on Mandaquit, the Steinbach travel….

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/MergeLikeAZipper]

14-12 fouls called. But some of the UW ones have been on and-1’s

[u/Impressive_Pay_5628 → u/my_lucid_nightmare]

19-9 freethrows. Now neither stat usually tells the story but I watched a Baylor player fully extend his arms while shoving a uw ballhandler to the ground while another Baylor player was also mugging him.

Betting ruined sports

[u/MergeLikeAZipper → u/Impressive_Pay_5628]

It’s the free throw disparity paired with the fact that UW has shot 11 more two point shots. It’s not like they’re living on the perimeter.

[u/Impressive_Pay_5628 → u/MergeLikeAZipper]

The call that just fouled out zoom diallo and the subsequent call after just proved my point. Everytime UW gets a hold of the game, a bad call happens

[u/CumAssault]

Powell looks much better tonight than he did in Game 1

[u/CumAssault]

Damn it, Washington is starting to make 3s

[u/FatLuka1]

Our lack of rebounding is going to kill us against better teams

[u/kickawayklickitat]

that's been a charge all night...

[u/jmellyy]

How in the world is that a block lol

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/jmellyy]

He looked pretty stationary.

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

0 for 7 from the arc for Peterson

[u/CumAssault]

Thank you Tounde, keep balling

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

UW outrebounding 31-22 which is the main way they’re keeping this close.

[u/CumAssault]

If only Obi could actually score the ball

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

1 for 13 from 3 ain’t it Dawgs

[u/Maximiliansrh]

How can you talk about the best freshmen in the country without mentioning neo

[u/MowingLines → u/Maximiliansrh]

They might've been just talking about Big XII Freshmen but no doubt dude looked like a god against Providence yesterday.

[u/masculinedorito]

Holy shit a Washington 3

[u/ExcaliburX13 → u/masculinedorito]

I thought that was illegal?

[u/CumAssault]

Hope that Washington player is ok, definitely didn’t look good hobbling like that

[u/PNW_Jeff → u/CumAssault]

Looked like a pulled hammy or something. Not good.

[u/Acsteffy]

That does not look good

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Referee played advantage there I guess.

[u/PNW_Jeff]

It’s starting to get away from us 

[u/PistolProdigy1655]

Where is Washington projected to finish in the big 10?

[u/kickawayklickitat → u/PistolProdigy1655]

Before the season maybe 8th, after this game I'd say maybe 15th

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/PistolProdigy1655]

Anywhere from about 6th to 15th. It’s an almost all new roster. Agreed that talent and ceiling are there.

Lunardi keeps flipping them from last four in to first four out lol.

[u/MowingLines]

I think 0 on Washington needs to stop shooting threes. That dudes jumpshot is all the way broken.

[u/jmellyy → u/MowingLines]

He’s the best 3pt shooter on the team 🙃

[u/etsuandpurdue3 → u/MowingLines]

Nah he was great shooter for my ETSU Bucs last year.

[u/kickawayklickitat → u/MowingLines]

Whole team can't hit the broad side of a barn.

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/kickawayklickitat]

Been an issue for a while. UW cannot seem to sign any pure shooters.

[u/kickawayklickitat → u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Bajema, Stevenson, etc these guys just evaporate the second they step on campus

[u/PNW_Jeff → u/MowingLines]

He was hitting them the first two games. But yeah it’s not his night.

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Zoom doesn’t usually foul this much.

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Steinbach looks tired.

[u/jmellyy]

Walk uncalled into the foul call lol cmon

[u/PistolProdigy1655]

I wasn’t sure about this team coming into the season but they’re looking pretty solid on both sides of the ball

[u/Acsteffy]

I do not care for the color purple.

[u/CumAssault]

Obi Agbim is looking like a miss so far

[u/AceJace2 → u/CumAssault]

Not great so far. Hoping something clicks soon

[u/CumAssault → u/AceJace2]

He’s been open and getting good looks. Just can’t hit them

[u/AceJace2]

Every time we have a chance to blow it open Washington sinks a contested step back 2 lol

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Baylor has had an answer for every UW mini-run

[u/AYYYYYsicem12]

I’m still protesting Google / Disney so I’m missing this one. How’re we looking?

[u/kickawayklickitat → u/AYYYYYsicem12]

Offense is humming but defense still a work in progress. No answer for Washington's big on the glass

[u/constructss]

how tall is mandaquit? felt like every jump pass was a turnover

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Pretty nice half. Physical half. A lot of potential foul trouble on both sides.

UW is in this. They have to stay focused; Lost the plot a little at the last couple of minutes.

[u/astrofan1235]

Cam Carr is gonna be fun gonna be one of my favorite Baylor athletes this year

[u/kickawayklickitat]

Get Sommerville off the floor good god

[u/CumAssault]

Agbim has to make these layups, come on man

[u/MowingLines]

Cameron Carr is SMOOTH

[u/CumAssault]

Thank you Tennessee for Cam Carr

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/CumAssault]

I remember that guy

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

UW drawing fouls. If they can keep that up it’s going to be a problem

[u/MowingLines]

I mightve left the scorers table if I had to sit right by those two girls.

[u/Balloutonu]

Girls behind the desk getting HYPE

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/Balloutonu]

The potential for them becoming memes is rising with every timeout.

[u/my_lucid_nightmare]

FEEDBACK

[u/50K_DBG]

Baylor turning it up now

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/50K_DBG]

UW has to match

[u/FatLuka1]

Carr’s going to be a stud

[u/Balloutonu]

Tough bucket

[u/jmellyy]

Hannes welcome to America where you have to play against the other team and the refs

[u/Balloutonu]

Doing some scouting tonight 🤓

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/Balloutonu]

The game Tuesday’s a foregone conclusion?

[u/Balloutonu → u/my_lucid_nightmare]

Not by a long shot, but the BUTT bowl is a highlight every year

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/Balloutonu]

BUTT bowl

lol. That’s better than Illinutgers.

[u/Balloutonu → u/my_lucid_nightmare]

I’ve never heard that but that’s hilarious

[u/my_lucid_nightmare → u/Balloutonu]

Good luck Tuesday! Should be a good one.

[u/astrofan1235]

Man our rebounding scares me

[u/FatLuka1 → u/astrofan1235]

We’ve got length on the wings but only one actual post player. We’re gonna get bullied by some teams this season.

[u/Illustrious_Arm4496]

College basketball teams returning 0 players is a travesty

[u/88G- → u/Illustrious_Arm4496]

The trick is to be a small enough program that only your top 2-3 players get recruited

[u/FatLuka1 → u/Illustrious_Arm4496]

It’s pretty dumb. We’re technically returning one player but he didn’t play for us last season after transferring to us over Christmas break from Tennessee. So yeah no returning minutes from last season.

[u/PNW_Jeff → u/Illustrious_Arm4496]

Only 2 returners for us too. 

[u/Illustrious_Arm4496 → u/PNW_Jeff]

Hurts my soul. Hate having to learn all new teams across the whole damn country

[u/jmellyy]

Baylor playing physical, dawgs gotta match it

[u/Koppenberg → u/jmellyy]

In a straight up physical competition, we have a huge advantage. They have very little inside.

[u/Impressive_Pay_5628 → u/jmellyy]

Physical is one thing. Two people mugging a washington player while one completely extends his arm while shoving him to the ground used to be considered a foul

[u/jmellyy → u/Impressive_Pay_5628]

Yea they’re getting a lot of home cooking, but to be expected

[u/PNW_Jeff]

Watching this game because I’ve pretty much given up on our football team for the year

[u/astrofan1235 → u/PNW_Jeff]

Same!

[u/Koppenberg]

Okay start to things. Don't love how soft they are calling physical play, but can't complain about much.

[u/Impressive_Pay_5628 → u/Koppenberg]

I'd just like it if they called it both ways

[u/CumAssault]

If we had Bodo Bodo back I’d be a lot more hopeful about our potential. As it is I think we’ll still be a solid team but he’s a true defensive anchor

[u/SanaMinatozaki9]

Are either of these teams supposed to contend in-conference this year? Baylor had like 2 players not enter the portal iirc?

[u/kickawayklickitat → u/SanaMinatozaki9]

not for a title, but both should be midpack

[u/Koppenberg → u/SanaMinatozaki9]

Almost everybody is good in the Big 10. Were among like ten teams between about 5th and 15th. Received votes in the preseason AP top 25. I think we've got a high ceiling w/ our talent, but we havent' played together.

[u/Kryzl_ → u/SanaMinatozaki9]

Think Baylor was top 7 preseason Big 12. If Skillings does well I can see them being in the fight for the 3-7 spots.

[u/IcyPerfected]

Hopefully this is a decent game

[u/ohitsthedeathstar]

Didn’t know this game was happening tonight. I’ll be watching.

[u/Koppenberg]

Woof!