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Gameday Thread: #18 Baylor (15-5; 4-3) vs #12 Iowa State (16-4; 5-2)

February 2, 2024
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#18 Baylor (15-5; 4-3) welcomes #12 Iowa State (16-4; 5-2) to Foster Pavilion Saturday February 3rd at 7pm CST.  The game will be televised on ESPN2.  

KenPom Prediction:  Baylor 75 Iowa State 72

Torvik Prediction:  Iowa State 74 Baylor 73

Evan Miyakawa:  Baylor 75 Iowa State 73

Haslametrics:  Baylor 73 Iowa State 72


Coaches

Iowa State:  TJ Otzleberger (46) 156-93 (57-31 at ISU); 4 NCAAs; Sweet 16

Baylor:  Scott Drew (53); 456-248 overall (436-237 at Baylor); 11 NCAAs; 5 Sweet 16s; 3 Elite 8s; FF; 1 National Championship

Head to Head:  3-2 Otzleberger


Iowa State Starters

Guard:  Tamin Lipsey (SO) 6-1 200 lbs; 14 ppg; 5 reb; 6 asst; 3 st; 44% FG; 37% 3pt; 67% FT

Guard:  JKeshon Gilbert (JR) 6-4 200 lbs; 14 ppg; 5 reb; 4 asst; 47% FG; 26% 3pt; 72% FT

Forward: Tre King (SR) 6-7 230 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 54% FG; 30% 3pt; 80% FT

Forward:  Milan Momcilovic (FR) 6-8 220 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 47% FG; 41% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Robert Jones (SR) 6-10 255 lbs; 9 ppg; 4 reb; 67% FG; 52% FT

Iowa State Bench

Guard:  Curtis Jones (SR) 6-4 190 lbs; 10 ppg; 3 reb; 2 steals; 39% FG; 34% 3pt; 76% FT

Forward:  Hason Ward (SR) 6-9 230 lbs; 7 ppg; 4 reb; 62% FG; 53% FT

Forward:  Demarion Watson (SR) 6-7 220 lbs; 2 ppg; 2 reb; 50% FG; 100% 3pt; 58% FT


Baylor Starters

Guard:  RayJ Dennis (SR) 6-3 180 lbs; 13 ppg; 4 reb; 7 asst;  49% FG; 36% 3pt; 69% FT

Guard:  Jayden Nunn (JR) 6-3 190 lbs; 9 ppg; 3 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 41% 3pt; 67% FT 

Guard:  Ja’Kobe Walter (FR) 6-5 185 lbs; 15 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 40% FG; 36% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Jalen Bridges (JR) 6-9 225 lbs; 11 ppg; 5 reb; 2 asst; 44% FG; 37% 3pt; 85% FT

Forward:  Yves Missi (FR) 6-11 220 lbs; 10 ppg; 6 reb; 2 blocks; 64% FG; 51% FT

Baylor Bench

Guard:  Langston Love (SO) 6-5 210 lbs; 12 ppg; 3 reb; 47% FG; 50% 3pt; 84% FT

Forward:  Caleb Lohner (JR) 6-8 235 lbs; 3 ppg; 2 reb; 55% FG; 29% 3pt; 75% FT

Forward:  Josh Ojianwuna (SO) 6-10 240 lbs; 5 ppg; 3 reb; 79% FG; 65% FT

Guard:  Miro Little (FR) 6-4 185 lbs; 2 ppg; 50% FG; 44% 3pt; 77% FT

Discussion from...

Gameday Thread: #18 Baylor (15-5; 4-3) vs #12 Iowa State (16-4; 5-2)

41,709 Views | 551 Replies | Last: 2 mo ago by Killing Floor
MrGolfguy
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Just win Bears!
william
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go bears!

- kkm

fight!!

win!!!
Oldbear83
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Don't miss bunnies

No naps on D

Coaches need to ride the officials all night long to make sure the calls don't drift against us the way they seem to be doing lately

IowaBear
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Headed out to the ice shanty for the weekend. Gonna miss this battle.
Go Bears bring home the W!
ImABearToo
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3's and a lot of D! Sic em!
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
bear2be2
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ImABearToo said:

3's and a lot of D! Sic em!
It would be really nice to have one of the three or so games every team has every season where everything they throw up falls. We haven't had one of those in a while.

It would be awesome to get off to a fast start and put some serious pressure on Iowa State early tonight -- not unlike Kansas did to Houston.
ScottS
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DanaDane
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Are you sure? Or can you just not see the floor or scoreboard due to the angle?
Crawfoso1973
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Can we have a game thread tonight without bashing our one-and-done players and griping about the camera angle? Ha ha.
historian
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You know people will be doing both all night long.
historian
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Don't forget: our last game of regular season is in Lubbock.
bear2be2
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Missi has been more active than normal on the defensive end tonight. That's good to see.

He always plays with effort, but he's struggled at times with his defensive positioning. That hasn't been the case at all so far.
Buforlife
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I wouldn't bash any of the players. Now for the camera angle, well it sucks
Buforlife
bear2be2
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I think the zone is a good fit for Missi. It allows him to play to his defensive strengths and mitigates his weaknesses.

Anything that keeps him and Josh closer to the paint and farther from the perimeter is a good thing.
whitetrash
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4 minutes in and the 2 teams have combined for 3 made baskets and 7 turnovers.
DanaDane
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Love our defensive intensity. Announcer guy is right though. You can't be sloppy with ball handling against Iowa St or you'll get it taken away pretty quickly.
bear2be2
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whitetrash said:

4 minutes in and the 2 teams have combined for 3 made baskets and 7 turnovers.
Pretty ugly so far.
bear2be2
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Why is Josh dribbling the ball at the top of the key?
BearFan33
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bear2be2 said:

I think the zone is a good fit for Missi. It allows him to play to his defensive strengths and mitigates his weaknesses.

Anything that keeps him and Josh closer to the paint and farther from the perimeter is a good thing.


I think it helps Walter too
bear2be2
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We've moved/shot the ball well when we aren't turning it over.
bear2be2
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Missi is a force in the zone. It's night and day.

It's amazing what happens when you let a long, shot-blocker focus on being a long shot-blocker.
ImABearToo
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Miro?
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
BearFan33
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I don't know if we are going to win but I'm glad we are trying something different on defense.
Oldbear83
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Great start but we gotta find a way to score in the paint.
Stefano DiMera
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Lonher points a bonus.
ImABearToo
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Why does Nunn seem to always end up on a 6'9 guy?
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
DanaDane
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Drew trying to be an additional defender? Is that what caused the T?
ImABearToo
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He was almost to the 3 pt line.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
whitetrash
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Totally bogus moving screen called on EJ. Ref took offense to having his error pointed out to him.
bear2be2
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They're starting to attack our zone a little better with the post passer at the free-throw line.

They'll probably force us out of it eventually, but it's been solid to start.
DanaDane
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Wow. Good move there by Nunn!
bear2be2
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Great finish by Nunn. He seems to have one of those every game.
ImABearToo
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"Ref you suck" cheer coming through loud and clear.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
DanaDane
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The ref just warned Jonathan if he taps the ball again it's gonna be a T.
bear2be2
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I love the mixing and matching we're doing on defense. Don't let them get comfortable.

I'd like to see us do this the rest of the year, honestly.
 
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