ISU vs Auburn in Big 12 SEC Challenge
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The real question is will we ever get a home game in this series again?
13-14 Hilton
14-15 Hilton
15-16 away
16-17 away
17-18 Hilton
18-19 away
19-20 away
3 home 4 away but 4 out of last 5 have been away.
The last time we played them...
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2013-12-02-iowa-state.html
Completely different world now, eh?
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/boxscores/2013-12-02-iowa-state.html
Completely different world now, eh?
Tough matchup. But I want to make Bruce Pearl cry
Or sweat...no wait, he's doing that before he walks into the building.
Initial thoughts:
ESPN/Big12/SEC must feel ISU will have a good NCAA tourney seed team to pair with Auburn coming off a Final 4. Definite respect for the program to lose 3 starters and stll get a premium opponent. Fair to say the MBB Cyclone Brand is on solid ground.
Guess KU/TT will get the prime time matchup. but could see Cyclones and Tiger get the lead in game on ESPN.
Finally split up the Kansas vs Kentucky matchup. Makes sense with rise in national profiles of TT and Tenn allowing for some fresh matchups.
Baylor vs Florida may be the best game of the bunch. Both programs could be in the top 15 when they meet.
I was curious, so I looked. Looks like they lost some important guys too, but have some pretty strong returnees in the front court. Helps that we have three dudes who can hold their own down low. Their backcourt looks to be where the fresh faces will mostly be.
https://www.al.com/auburnbasketball...r-outlook-with-nba-draft-deadline-passed.html
How often was Georges Niang outscored by 6 of his teammates and Iowa State still won by 25+?
@ Auburn! Dangnabit! I have cancelled my hotel reservations in Lexington, Baton Rouge and Birmingham!
Much as I love Georges, he was better as a junior and senior than as a sophomore. His PER actually dipped from his freshman year to his sophomore, went up slightly for his junior year, and went through the roof for his senior year. He really carried the team.
He seemed to have had a rough game -- 2/8 from the field, 3 turnovers, did not draw any free throws, and only played 17 minutes. Not his best game out there.
Fouled out in 17 minutes.
But some scrawny kid from Flint put up 12 points, 9 assists and no turnovers in 24 minutes.
