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Game Thread: Bears Hope to Shock No. 7 Cyclones on the Road

Baylor travels to Iowa State.
By Ashley Hodge
February 6, 2026
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AMES, Iowa – Baylor (13-9; 3-7) travels to take on No. 7 Iowa State (20-2; 7-2) on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 1 p.m. CT, at Hilton Coliseum. The game will be televised on ESPN. 

Computer Models

  • Torvik: Baylor (51), Iowa State (5)
    • Prediction: Iowa State 86, Baylor 69
  • KenPom: Baylor (47), Iowa State (4)
    • Prediction: Iowa State 85, Baylor 69
  • Haslametrics: Baylor (47), Iowa State (4)
    • Prediction: Iowa State 82, Baylor 66
  • Evan Miyakawa: Baylor (45), Iowa State (7)
    • Prediction: Iowa State 86, Baylor 68

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard: Obi Agbim (5Sr.) 6-3, 185 (12 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Isaac Williams IV (So.) 6-1, 190 (10 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Guard: Tounde Yessoufou (Fr.) 6-5, 215 (18 ppg; 6 reb; 2 steals)
  • Guard: Cameron Carr (RSo.) 6-5, 175 (19 ppg; 6 reb; 3 asst)
  • Center: Caden Powell (Sr.) 6-9, 225 (6 ppg; 7 reb)

Baylor Bench

  • Forward: Michael Rataj (Sr.) 6-8, 230 (9 ppg; 6 reb; 2 asst)
  • *Forward: Dan Skillings (Sr.) 6-7, 200 (10 ppg; 7 reb; 2 asst) 
  • Center: James Nnaji (Fr.) 7-0 250 (1 ppg; 3 reb)

*questionable with knee injury*

Projected Lineups

Iowa State Starters

  • Guard: Tamin Lipsey (Sr.) 6-1, 200 (13 ppg; 6 asst; 2 steals)
  • Guard: Killyan Toure (Fr.) 6-3, 205 (10 ppg; 3 asst)
  • Forward: Milan Momcilovic (Jr.) 6-8, 225 (19 ppg; 3 reb)
  • Forward: Joshua Jefferson (Sr.) 6-9, 240 (17 ppg; 8 reb; 5 asst)
  • Forward: Blake Buchanan (Jr.) 6-10, 235 (9 ppg; 6 reb)

Iowa State Bench

  • Guard: Nate Heise (Sr.) 6-5, 210 (5 ppg; 4 reb)
  • Guard: Jamarion Bateman (Fr.) 6-3, 195 (6 ppg)
  • Forward: Dominykas Pleta (Fr.) 6-11, 240 (5 ppg)
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Game Thread: Bears Hope to Shock No. 7 Cyclones on the Road

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saucebob
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1:56p, 2/7/26
Tang beating frogs!


Oops...talked too soon. Up 14, down to 4 at half.
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In reply to gbfell • 1:59p, 2/7/26
Hope Aranda's watching.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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2:03p, 2/7/26
It's nice to see former Baylor Bear King McClure propelling himself on the ESPN network.
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2:16p, 2/7/26
Baylor on a 9-2 start in the second half!

42-41! Timeout ISU
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2:16p, 2/7/26
is this a different team?
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2:20p, 2/7/26
Hope i don't jinx things showing up in the game thread now...but holy crap BU has been way more competitive than I was expecting so far in this one
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In reply to boognish_bear • 2:22p, 2/7/26
Yup a W is just the cherry on top. They've played good sound ball against a strong team. That alone is a step forward imo
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2:33p, 2/7/26
No moral victories
a W or bust
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In reply to boognish_bear • 2:34p, 2/7/26
You will be 100% blamed if we lose now
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2:42p, 2/7/26
Why don't we get home officiating like this?
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2:43p, 2/7/26
Been battling hard, but it's looking like fatigue from our 7 man rotation (with the two off the bench essentially offering little to nothing on the offensive end) is kicking in.
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2:43p, 2/7/26
And just like that, our offense has dried up completely
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 2:45p, 2/7/26
Johnny Bear said:
Been battling hard, but it's looking like fatigue from our 7 man rotation (with the two off the bench essentially offering little to nothing on the offensive end) is kicking in.


Was just thinking the same thing
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2:51p, 2/7/26
Gonna squeeze in some yard work before lady bears at 5pm. See y'all in a couple of hours. This one's over with.
“Life is short, eat desert first!”
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2:54p, 2/7/26
RATaj is such a liability
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2:55p, 2/7/26
Rataj remains such a joke
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2:56p, 2/7/26
Can we cut him or send him to some instructional league?
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2:57p, 2/7/26
Too bad final score is going to end up being the blow out we all expected.
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In reply to Johnny Bear • 2:59p, 2/7/26
Johnny Bear said:
Too bad final score is going to end up being the blow out we all expected.

……well, maybe not…..
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2:59p, 2/7/26
Well not the result we wanted but a lot of positives to move forward with.
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In reply to BUBradley • 3:01p, 2/7/26
BUBradley said:
Well not the result we wanted but a lot of positives to move forward with.
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In reply to canoso • 3:04p, 2/7/26
If a 3 point loss to a juggernaut team at their place isn't positive then not sure what would be for a team like we have this season.
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3:06p, 2/7/26
The end of game possessions were atrocious. Doesn't look like we've even practiced what to do in a close game
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3:07p, 2/7/26
Anything even close to this effort wouldve beaten them in Waco.
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3:08p, 2/7/26
A loss is a loss
At least they showed some fight and that they're capable of playing some decent ball
Really just makes this season so maddening; if they had played like this all year no way they're 3-8
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In reply to BUBradley • 3:08p, 2/7/26
BUBradley said:
If a 3 point loss to a juggernaut team at their place isn't positive then not sure what would be for a team like we have this season.
My bad. Thanks. So yes, we did "shock" them.
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3:09p, 2/7/26
That ISU run around the 10 min mark did us in. We were settling for threes, they attacked.

Otherwise a pretty solid effort.

I can't help but feel mostly frustration that we are going to waste another season w/ standout players...this time TWO of them!
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3:24p, 2/7/26
We are getting better. Let's see what happens in these next two.
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3:39p, 2/7/26
Technical, missed front end of 1 and 1 down stretch, 3 TOs leading to layups, saving an airball out of bounds to them leading to 2 points.

The one that slipped away even with many trash possessions last 10 min offensively

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3:39p, 2/7/26
Boognish=StatMan
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4:18p, 2/7/26
Made the turn, checked the score and was pleasantly shocked! I'm not one for moral victories but at a quick glance we must have played well, including another game (which is now a positive trend) where the Agbim we signed continues to show. I may actually flip on the DVR and watch this one tonight.
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5:03p, 2/7/26
Arizona up 40 on Cowboys... Ouch
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5:20p, 2/7/26
Earlier this year I said Tang likely won't be back at Baylor because he would likely get an offer from a mid-major, at minimum, to be a head coach because of several positive traits.

Scratch that prediction. Given the mindboggling number of missteps he's made not only from a team assembly and coaching standpoint the past couple of years but also the PR gaffes in handling a difficult situation, he's basically put himself in a position where even mid majors would pass for a year or two. K State AD and administration have put themselves in a situation where they have no choice but to buy him out at the end of the year. So, I think there is a pretty significant probability Tang is back on the Baylor staff next year in some capacity.
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5:36p, 2/7/26
Scott drew and brother bryce Drew with technicals same day.

That wont ever happen again. You lived to see it. What a time to be alive.
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In reply to Big12Fan2024 • 5:43p, 2/7/26
Big12Fan2024 said:
but also the PR gaffes in handling a difficult situation

What happened?
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