{"id":22100,"date":"2012-03-09T14:15:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T19:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/?p=22100"},"modified":"2012-03-09T14:15:58","modified_gmt":"2012-03-09T19:15:58","slug":"baylor-bears-and-kansas-jayhawks-meet-in-big-12-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madduxsports.com\/blog\/baylor-bears-and-kansas-jayhawks-meet-in-big-12-semifinals-22100\/","title":{"rendered":"Baylor Bears and Kansas Jayhawks Meet in Big 12 Semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"

2012 Big 12 Tournament – Semifinals
\n#4 Baylor Bears vs #1 Kansas Jayhawks
\nSprint Center – Kansas City, Missouri
\nFriday, March 9, 2012, 7:30 pm Eastern, TV: ESPNU
\nOpening Line: Kansas -5 1\/2
\nCurrent Line: Kansas -6 1\/2
\nOpening Total: 140
\nCurrent Total: 141
\nOpening Money Line: Kansas -260 \/ Baylor +220
\nCurrent Money Line: Kansas -300 \/ Baylor +250<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks take on the Baylor Bears in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament Friday in Kansas City.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Kansas Jayhawks are #3 in the country with a 27-5 record. They will most likely be a #1 seed in next week’s NCAA tournament if they win the Big 12 tournament. They took the first step towards that goal with an 83-66 win over Texas A&M in the quarterfinals Thursday. It was the 9th straight win for the Jayhawks who finished first in the Big 12 with a 17-2 record. It was the eighth straight title for Kansas. Now the Jayhawks will face #11 Baylor in the semifinals. Baylor is 26-6 this season, and is the 4th seed in the Big 12 tournament with a 13-6 conference record. The Bears beat #5 seed Kansas St in the quarterfinals 82-74.<\/p>\n

Kansas leads the series 18-2 against Baylor. The Jayhawks won both meetings during the regular season by double digits. Kansas won in Lawrence January 16 92-74, and in Waco February 8 68-54. Kansas has won 4 in a row against Baylor.<\/p>\n

Baylor is coached by Scott Drew. The Bears have wins over San Diego St, Northwestern, BYU, St. Mary’s, West Virginia, Mississippi St, Texas A&M twice, Texas Tech twice, Oklahoma St twice, Oklahoma twice, Texas twice, Kansas St and Iowa St. Baylor has additional\u00a0 losses to\u00a0 Missouri twice, along with Kansas St and Iowa St.<\/p>\n

Kansas is coached by Bill Self. The Jayhawks have losses to Kentucky, Duke, Davidson, Iowa St, and Missouri. Kansas has non-conference wins over Georgetown, UCLA, South Florida, Long Beach St, Ohio St, and USC. The Jayhawks swept every team in the Big 12 except Missouri and Iowa St.<\/p>\n

Baylor is outscoring opponents 75-64 this season. The Bears are shooting 47.2% from the field, including 38.5% from 3 point range. Baylor is in the top 40 nationally in both categories.\u00a0 Baylor makes 74.9% from the free throw line. The Bears average 36.5 rebounds a game, and have a rebounding margin of +5. Baylor averages 15 assists, 14.1 turnovers, 7.9 steals, and 4.9 blocks a game. Baylor opponents are shooting 40.7% from the field, including 33.6% from 3 point range. The Bears force 14.7 turnovers a game on defense.<\/p>\n

Baylor has 4 players averaging double digit scoring.\u00a0Pierre Jackson averages 13.5 points, 3 rebounds, 5.6 assists, and 1.7 steals a game to lead the team in the latter two categories. He is shooting 45.3% from 3 point range. Perry Jones III averages 13.1 points, 7.5 rebounds to lead the team, 1.3 assists, and 1 steal a game.\u00a0Quincy Acy averages 12.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1 steals, and 2 blocks a game to lead the team. Quincy Miller averages 11.5 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.6 assists a game. Miller is shooting 37.3% from 3 point range.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brady Heslip averages 9.3 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1 assists a game. He makes 43% of his three point shots.<\/p>\n

Kansas is outscoring opponents 75-61 this season. The Jayhawks are shooting 48.4% from the field, including 35.4% from the three point line. Kansas is #14 nationally in field goal percentage. Kansas makes 69.4% of their free throws. Kansas averages 37.1 rebounds a game and has a rebounding margin of +6.3. The Jayhawks average 15.6 assists, 13.4 turnovers, 7.4 steals, and 5.7 blocks a game. Kansas opponents are shooting 38.2% from the field including 34.5% from 3 point range. Kansas is #7 nationally in opponent’s field goal percentage. The Jayhawks force 14.3 turnovers a game.<\/p>\n

Kansas Forward Thomas Robinson averages 18 points, 11.9 rebounds, 1.8 assists, along with 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks a game. He leads the Jayhawks in scoring and rebounding. Robinson is second in the country in rebounding and is a Naismith Award finalist. Tyshawn Taylor averages 17.2 points, 1.8 rebounds, 4.9 assists to lead the team, and 1.2 steals a game. He is shooting 43.1% from 3 point range.\u00a0Jeff Withey averages 9.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks a game to lead the team. Elijah Johnson averages 8.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, and 1.5 steals a game to lead the team.\u00a0 Travis Releford averages 8.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.2 steals a game.\u00a0 Guard Ben McLemore and forward Jamari Taylor are both ineligible this season.<\/p>\n

Baylor is 11-14 ATS and the total is 13-12 this season. Kansas is 16-14-1 ATS and the total is 11-18-2. Kansas is 3-1 ATS in the last 4 against Baylor, and the over si also 3-1 in those games. Baylor is 18-29 ATS overall, including 12-23 in conference, 11-21 after a conference game, and 4-14 after a conference win.<\/p>\n

Kansas has seemingly had Baylor’s number recently. If the Jayhawks are motivated they should win this game and easily cover the 5.5 point spread.<\/p>\n

Our college basketball handicappers are red hot and releasing winners and key plays every day from now until the national championship game next month in New Orleans.<\/p>\n

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