*** Official #1 Baylor vs #8 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[ISU_Guy]

would be really helpful if they were not shooting close to 100% and the shots they are missing they are getting offense rebounds. ugh! I don't see many teams beating baylor.

 

[simply1]

Hard to see those shots going down after guarding that tough.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Fran got his OU games mixed up.

They weren't No. 1 in the 'mercy' game.

Yeah, they were. Cousins blocks a shot, says "get that **** outta here" to the ISU bench, and draws a technical. Georges lights up and the rest is history.

Iowa State 82-77 Oklahoma (Jan 18, 2016) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Iowa State Cyclones vs. Oklahoma Sooners NCAAM game, final score 82-77, from January 18, 2016 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[GTO]

Guy who shoots 54% from the free-throw line: nothing but net in every attempt so far.

 

[Hoggins]

Any run this ISU team makes will be mitigated by Drew’s timeouts. Going to take something insane to win this game

 

[bosco]

Don't think we are playing that bad. Hopefully law of averages come into play the second half.

 

[Urbandale2013]

Moral from the first half is we belong. We aren’t going to win the National title or anything but we belong in the conversations of ranked teams.

 

[Malone]

They good…whaddyado *shrug*

Kalscheur barely playable at this point

 

[Skyh13]

Glad ISU is in it, but man, if Baylor's gonna keep hitting shots like that, there's not a lot you can do. I'm pleased to see them in the game, though.

 

[cyfanatic]

Any run this ISU team makes will be mitigated by Drew’s timeouts. Going to take something insane to win this game

Yeah...he is a damn good coach!

 

[ZuriCyclone]

Don't think we are playing that bad. Hopefully law of averages come into play the second half.

They are not playing Bad, they are getting outmatched. This is a Final four team you are playing against.

 

[HFCS]

Seriously, how the hell were those fouls? Did they breath on the guys or something?

Jaz’s block was perfect D and a 2 point ref gift when their bad ft shooter lucked into making both.

Baylor got plenty of breaks, need to keep same level of intensity and see what happens.

 

[NENick]

Fighting hard. Hope one of Grill, Gabe or Kunc can get hot from 3, although Baylor is so good defensively, not a lot of open shots.

 

[DeereClone]

We are in a pretty decent spot overall.

Need to clean up a few TOs, get Thamba to miss a free throw, and get a few threes to fall.

 

[cycophagus]

Stats of the Half

Stat	BU	ISU​
FG%	48%​	46%​
3FGs	4-11​	1-8​
PtsOffTO	8​	3​
PtsPaint	10​	22​
FstBkPt	2​	4​
Blocks	4​	1​
Assts	7​	4​

 

[CYDJ]

They’re hitting every tough shot

We have been making them take tough shots. AND. They have been making them. Just gotta hope we can keep it up and we get into them a little more and make them miss a few.

 

[simply1]

would be really helpful if they were not shooting close to 100% and the shots they are missing they are getting offense rebounds. ugh! I don't see many teams beating baylor.

48% to 46%.
Turnovers and 3s.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Can't lie, makes me a little sad to have Fran in the building praising the other team so much. (Deservedly so, obviously.)

Yeah, same here...but it's why I respect him.

 

[davegilbertson]

Can't lie, makes me a little sad to have Fran in the building praising the other team so much. (Deservedly so, obviously.)

There's no one better if they come out the second half and make something happen.

I feel oddly confident about our chances.

 

[cyfanbr]

Like the defensive effort. Baylor did hit lots of tough shots. If we we can minimize turnovers, hit a few more threes, and keep the defensive intensity then I think we have a pretty good chance.