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Gameday Thread: No. 1 Baylor (12-0) at No. 8 Iowa State (12-0)

December 29, 2021
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#1 Baylor (12-0) travels to Ames, Iowa to take on #8 Iowa State (12-0) at 1pm CST on January 1st.  The game will be televised on ESPNU.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 69 Iowa State 62

Torvik Prediction:  Baylor 66 Iowa State 62

Evan Miyakawa Prediction:  Baylor 73 Iowa State 68


Coaches

Iowa State:  TJ Otzleberger (44) 111-63; 2 NCAAs

Baylor:  Scott Drew (51); 404-224 overall (383-213 at Baylor); 9 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  0-0 Scott Drew


Iowa State Starters

Guard:  Tyrese Hunter (FR) 6-0 180 lbs; 10 ppg; 5 asst; 2 steals; 35% FG; 21% 3pt; 69% FT

Guard:  Izaiah Brockington (SR) 6-4 195 lbs; 17 ppg; 8 reb; 2 st; 50% FG; 42% 3pt; 76% FT

Guard:  Gabe Kalscheur (SR) 6-4 200 lbs; 11 ppg; 3 reb; 2 st; 33% FG; 24% 3pt; 71% FT

Forward:  Tristan Enaruna (JR) 6-8 220 lbs; 6 ppg; 3 reb; 54% FG; 50% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  George Conditt (SR) 6-9 235 lbs; 6 ppg; 5 reb; 66% FG; 69% FT

Iowa State Bench

Forward: Aljaz Kunc (SR) 6-8 215 lbs; 7 ppg; 5 reb; 58% FG; 54% 3pt; 79% FT

Guard:  Caleb Grill (JR) 6-3 200 lbs; 8 ppg; 2 asst; 48% FG; 46% 3pt; 63% FT

Guard:  Tre Jackson (JR) 6-0 185 lbs; 5 ppg;  46% FG; 41% 3pt


Baylor Starters

Guard:  James Akinjo (SR) 6-1 190 lbs; 13 ppg; 2 reb; 6 asst; 2 st; 41% FG; 36% 3pt; 81% FT

Guard:  Adam Flagler (JR) 6-3 180 lbs; 11 ppg; 2 reb; 4 asst; 42% FG; 35% 3pt; 79% FT

Forward:  Matt Mayer (SR) 6-9 230 lbs; 9 ppg; 5 reb; 2 st; 39% FG; 33% 3pt; 62% FT

Forward:  Kendall Brown (FR) 6-8 205 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 2 asst; 71% FG; 50% 3pt; 70% FT

Forward:  Flo Thamba (SR) 6-10 250 lbs; 5 ppg; 5 reb; 1 blk; 68%; 55% FT

Baylor Bench

Forward:  Jon Tchatchoua (JR) 6-8 250 lbs; 9 ppg; 8 reb; 65% FG; 50% 3pt; 74% FT

Guard:  LJ Cryer (SO) 6-1 190 lbs; 14 ppg; 2 reb; 2 asst; 51% FG; 46% 3pt; 63% FT

Forward:  Jeremy Sochan (FR) 6-9 230 lbs; 9 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst; 48% FG; 34 3pt; 52% FT

Discussion from...

Gameday Thread: No. 1 Baylor (12-0) at No. 8 Iowa State (12-0)

15,343 Views | 167 Replies | Last: 2 yr ago by william
GruntTuff
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Ramp up the defense in the second half. Block out a little better. Great half by the Bears. Not many teams will beat Iowa State at Hilton this year.
boognish_bear
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Been watching on a delay and just got caught up.

Man….the improvement in Thamba has been fun to watch. Does any school develop big men better than BU?
Louise Romano
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What I see right now is ISU trying to push BU way way out on the perimeter. So you MUST drive the ball inside especially with the length of Brown, Mayer, Thamba, JTT, and Sochan. All these guys are capable of making shots around the rim plus our guards should be spaced in case a kick out is needed.

I also do NOT like ISU getting too many easy shots near the basket. A couple times they are in position but just are not fighting hard enough on the block. With our length this should not happen. I expect Drew to make an adjustment bc we have the perimeter covered. Just need to be one step quicker inside so are in position. I also expect ISU to heat up shooting so we cannot back off playing solid switching defense.

Got to stop committing so many fouls as well. That is a result of being a step slow inside.

Overall a pretty good half, but if we bring it the 2nd half I expect a double digit win. Cannot let ISU get a lead bc the crowd will go nuts and that could carry them.
Married A Horn
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Keep them off the offensive boards and this is a 15 to 20 point lead.

ISU is playing aggressive good defense. We are just better.
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GruntTuff
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Thamba might not play in today's NBA, but he can have a 10+ year career in Europe.
Married A Horn
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Been happy with Mayer today. Good to see him playing well.
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boognish_bear
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GruntTuff said:

Thamba might not play in today's NBA, but he can have a 10+ year career in Europe.


I never thought of him as a potential NBA player….but now I'm starting to wonder.

But you may be right that he doesn't fit the new prototype of an NBA big man.
vanillabryce
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Akinjo has been amazing, Flo as well. Mayer has been really good.

We've given up some second chance points, but we've hit tough shots.
boognish_bear
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Married A Horn said:

Been happy with Mayer today. Good to see him playing well.


If he starts dropping his shot watch out.
Jacques Strap
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Bears with 2 fouls
Thamba, JTT, Flagler, Sochan
CHP Bear
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Good point re: last paragraph.
Jacques Strap
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vanillabryce said:

Akinjo has been amazing, Flo as well. Mayer has been really good.

We've given up some second chance points, but we've hit tough shots.

Amen. Without Akinjo I don't think we are #1 and undefeated. Great addition.

Hope the Bears play steady & solid on the road in the second half and ISU does not get hot.
Louise Romano
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Would like to see KB put his stamp on this game like vs Oregon. He really hasn't been a factor so far. I expect Drew to draw some moves up for him before long.
boognish_bear
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Jacques Strap said:

vanillabryce said:

Akinjo has been amazing, Flo as well. Mayer has been really good.

We've given up some second chance points, but we've hit tough shots.

Amen. Without Akinjo I don't think we are #1 and undefeated. Great addition.

Hope the Bears play steady & solid on the road in the second half and ISU does not get hot.


Drew seems like a magician pulling impact transfer guards out of his hat
BUBradley
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Anyone else hearing a mildly annoying buzz from the audio feed?
Jacques Strap
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Cryer a little quiet in the first half. Would love to see Cryer and Flager just go off from three in the second half.
Married A Horn
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There was a thread early in the season where he (Akinjo) was catching a lot of heat...he seems like our season MVP now.
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Hutto Hippo
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CHP Bear
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Good point re: last paragraph.
Jacques Strap
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Married A Horn said:

There was a thread early in the season where he (Akinjo) was catching a lot of heat...he seems like our season MVP now.
Yep. He had one kinda bad shooting game in the Bahamas but he would up tournament MVP and has really been great this year considering he had no exerience with this offense.
Louise Romano
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Inside defense has got to get better. They are fundamentally pretty good.
CHP Bear
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We're about to play 8 on 5.
CHP Bear
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Interior defense isn't getting the job done.
True Grit
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Man, there are a lot of fouls being called.
Jacques Strap
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JTT and Thamba have 3 fouls so our defense may get a little soft from now on.

This is why the number of fouls on each team at the end of the game does not tell the story. Foul calls will impact how the Bears play for the next 14 minutes.
mcleod66
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On US
Illinois Bear
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mcleod66 said:

On US
Louise Romano
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Got to get KB down on the block. I'm not sure what it is but we are just not hustling like ISU is. They are playing harder. We aren't bad but just that they are better in that area right now. I keep looking for KB to come flying in on the lob. Its there!!!
BUCANDOIT82
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Iowa State is easily the best team we have played this year. I could see them making a strong run in March Madness.
CHP Bear
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So why was that not a foul on State?
Baylorbears111
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CHP Bear said:

So why was that not a foul on State?


Because the Refs are caught up in"Hilton Magic".
CaliByWayOfKS
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CHP Bear said:

So why was that not a foul on State?


No idea... Apparently ISU can run through and tackle you with no call made.
Louise Romano
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They want to play zone and force to make shots. I will take that. They want us taking one shot and get the rebound they think. That could be their strategy for next few minutes. So Flagler, Mayer, Brown, Cryer need to make them if that what it comes to.
CHP Bear
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Sounds good to me.
CHP Bear
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Yep
Jacques Strap
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JTT with 4 fouls is a big handicap
 
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