#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
BearlySpeaking said:
I turned it off right after the last shot, I was so pissed off.
Did we actually win?
JXL said:
It shouldn't have come down to that though - we have to do better than 5-12 FT's in crunch time.
But that's what refs do, especially basketball refs. They ALL suck (and have a tshirt that says so).wgeralds said:
good lord. this game should be shown to refs as what never, ever to do as a ref which is take the game out of the players and coaches hands and make it about yourself. big 12 should let these three jokers go immediately.
Seriously, a lot of Twilight Zone crap was going on. I'm not gonna judge the team by what happened tonight.JXL said:
It shouldn't have come down to that though - we have to do better than 5-12 FT's in crunch time.
Drew's a classy guy, he won't say a word about the officiating. Besides, everyone watching already knows none of those T's were deserved.jdrs said:
Ready to hear from CSD on the post game!
"I heard you. This team heard you. This is your victory tonight!"
— BaylorProud (@BaylorProud) February 4, 2024
-- @BUDREW addressing the Foster Pavilion crowd after tonight's win over ISU pic.twitter.com/AooFm4b1e2
Stefano DiMera said:
Perfect at line before ejection. Wheels came off after. I watched..it was like we were pushing them up instead of shooting
.@CoachJJakus coached his tail off after the Bears fell behind 71-64. He was subbing RayJ out on D the final three minutes. Enormous shot by Nunn after he missed two FTs. Baylor players thanking the students.
— Matt Mosley (@mattmosley) February 4, 2024
boognish_bear said:
Curious what exactly got CSD tossed
Very good analogy. It really did feel like that infamous debacle!Stefano DiMera said:
Yep Moody Madness but I thought it was going USA vs Russia gold medal game in 72 Olympics.
If you're ever bored watch that documentary or read the Wikipedia
hodedofome said:boognish_bear said:
Curious what exactly got CSD tossed
It was being outside the coaches box. Announcers said he never said a word. Ridiculous.
Stefano DiMera said:
72 Munich Olympics
Baylor had too big a lead.boognish_bear said:
Curious what exactly got CSD tossed
wgeralds said:this. all these games are nuts.boognish_bear said:
Can we sign up for one normal win?
Oldbear83 said:Baylor had too big a lead.boognish_bear said:
Curious what exactly got CSD tossed
Remember that the same crew called a third technical on Baylor right after kicking Drew out.Guitarbiscuit said:hodedofome said:boognish_bear said:
Curious what exactly got CSD tossed
It was being outside the coaches box. Announcers said he never said a word. Ridiculous.
That's it? Coaches are outside the box all the time and don't get called for crap like that.
whitetrash said:
Drew said on postgame he has to go back to watch tape to see what happened when he got tossed because he wasn't trying to.
Scott Drew ejected for… stepping outside the coaching box pic.twitter.com/LXWA2XQmoW
— The Field of 68 (@TheFieldOf68) February 4, 2024
boognish_bear said:BearlySpeaking said:
I turned it off right after the last shot, I was so pissed off.
Did we actually win?
Yep....ball was still in his hands with like a tenth of a second left.
Barely survived. Another end of half luck bank shot would have been such a painful way to lose this one.
Oldbear83 said:Remember that the same crew called a third technical on Baylor right after kicking Drew out.Guitarbiscuit said:hodedofome said:boognish_bear said:
Curious what exactly got CSD tossed
It was being outside the coaches box. Announcers said he never said a word. Ridiculous.
That's it? Coaches are outside the box all the time and don't get called for crap like that.
When I was a ref, we were always reminded not to have 'rabbit ears*'.
Guess tonight's crew missed that lesson.
(* rabbit ears - when an official is angry and looks for something he can whistle to punish a player/coach)
Yep. This was a huge win. We kept them in it late with our missed free throws, but I'm really proud of the way our guys dug in after they went up by five.CHP Bear said:
We really needed this win. The rest of our schedule doesn't get any easier than tonights game.
