*** Official #25 Baylor vs #3 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

[danvillecyclone]

Baylor's defense is pretty bad metrics-wise, #63 on kenpom (we're the #3 offense) and #65 on torvik (we're the #7 offense).

The computers love the Cyclones!

 

[danvillecyclone]

Good to get back in Hilton against a good opponent. Feels like the team is going to be really dialed in today.

I think TJ mentioned twice after the Colorado game about the opportunity to play in Hilton today.

 

[CyNews]

I think we win. Always concerned and I know where my nutcup is but I would love to put it away.

 

[RezClone]

Which lots are free for basketball right now??

 

[FarmClone]

We didn’t lose at home in 24, let’s keep that through 25. Leaving soon to see my childhood heroes at halftime.

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Crap, that's right! Thanks for the correction. Guess Gilbert (or Lipsey) will have to shut down Roach instead!

Easy to confuse because he switched teams but stayed in conference.

 

[ClubCy]

This has close game but we pull away in the last 8ish again written all over it.

82-74 good guys

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

First Rulzzz game day thread of 2025!

If my math is correct, Rulzzz posted 50 game-day threads in 2024, MBB and football combined, an average of one every 7.3 days.

(It’s possible my count is off, correct me if I’m wrong).

Not to mention bracket threads, contest threads, our otn threads and general holiday threads.

 

[Acer88]

This has close game but we pull away in the last 8ish again written all over it.

82-74 good guys

Cyclones team depth will prevail!

 

[danvillecyclone]

Outside of Iowa

CuJo 17+
Iowa State ML

 

[Cyinthenorth]

Excited to see how we fare facing a legit lottery type player in Edgecombe

 

[Remo Gaggi]

I’m in section 210 today. Let’s beat these dirty bears!

 

[RagingCloner]

Outside of Iowa

CuJo 17+
Iowa State ML

Hate the fact we can’t bet on ISU props in state

 

[Cyclones8824]

Josiah Harrington is here

 

[barometriclow]

Dang! Is ND game going to be over by 1?

 

[RagingCloner]

Dang! Is ND game going to be over by 1?

Tv shows 1:12 tip time now

 

[4cy16]

Dang! Is ND game going to be over by 1?

No way. It will be closer to 1:15.

 

[Urbandale2013]

I’m excited to start conference play against a team I respect but despise. I still have PTSD from those Niang years when Baylor would come into Hilton and steal one from us. As I remember they did that a few times.

Baylor always plays well at Hilton. ISU gonna need to bring their A game.

I mean Baylor had never won in Ames until 2015. 4 of 6 wins by them in Ames were Prohm teams. The others were Fred’s last year and TJs first year.

Still going to be a tough game but it isn’t really a team that has played overly well in Ames.

Baylor 79-70 Iowa State (Feb 25, 2015) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the Baylor Bears vs. Iowa State Cyclones NCAAM game from February 25, 2015 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

Looking back at the recap it also looks like they needed an incredible run to do it in 2015. In 2022 they were ranked number 1 and we were still competitive.

Baylor 77-72 Iowa State (Jan 1, 2022) Game Recap - ESPN

Expert recap and game analysis of the Baylor Bears vs. Iowa State Cyclones NCAAM game from January 1, 2022 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[bawbie]

Josiah Harrington is here

Who?

 

[Sigmapolis]

Reporting in! I have a surprising amount of range, control, and stamina today! And still turned all the way up to 11!

Beat the Bears!