*** Official #3 IOWA STATE vs Texas Tech Game(Day) Thread ***

Pope

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Looks like this game is a coin toss with ISU picked as a 1.5 point favorite and a 51% chance to win.

We don't match up very well with them as our trapping/no middle defense tends to allow open 3's while Tech's offense spreads the court with high volume 3 point shooters. However, Tech will have challenges defending us at the other end of the court.

Tech has one of the best home court advantages in country. Yeah, they were upset at home by UCF, but UCF had an extremely hot shooting night.

This game feels a lot like the Iowa game. If we can make some tweaks to our defense to contain Tech's perimeter shooting (like we did against Iowa in the second half), I believe we'll come out on top. If we can't do this, I'm afraid it will be a long trip home.
 

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My prediction is when your entire team is shooting 40% on three-pointers, driven largely by one guy shooting 50% who is a career ~40% shooter, you are shooting out of your a$$ and are due for a regression to the mean.
 

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I don’t believe the TT defense can slow down the Cyclones offense. Defensively, I think that ISU does what they did in the second half against Iowa. It’s basketball and on the road, anything can happen, but I believe that the grit that ISU has shown prevails.

ISU 82-71
 
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Hang in there Rulzzz my prayers are with you I’m nervous about this game the clones pull out a dinger 85-79
 
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