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*** Official #24 IOWA STATE vs #20 BYU Game(Day) Thread ***

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I'll not sure what to make of this game. BYU supposedly has the #11 defense but I've seen them play Cinncy and Baylor and they look like a slightly less soft version of Iowa who just runs around jacking up 3s.

That being said they'll probably hit about 10 of them, I dont see this as a game we win for any reason.

BYU 70-67.
 
NoCreativity said:
I'll not sure what to make of this game. BYU supposedly has the #11 defense but I've seen them play Cinncy and Baylor and they look like a slightly less soft version of Iowa who just runs around jacking up 3s.

That being said they'll probably hit about 10 of them, I dont see this as a game we win for any reason.

BYU 70-67.
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It's no secret our biggest weakness on defense has been guarding the 3 point line. They will hit their share in their building for sure.

Need a big game from Milan shooting the rock to keep the discrepancy manageable.
 
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Thomasrickj said:
Our defense is great, so let's hope we can prevent them from getting too many open looks. On KenPom we have the number two defense in the nation behind Houston. BYU's defense is number seven, so scoring 65 will likely win the game.
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Our defense has been steadily improving as well, so Im going to go with the good guys winning a close one tonight.
 
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We don't play on ESPN+ again until after Valentine's Day. The Ok State game got bumped to ESPN+ because of the weather.

Playing against the conference newbies will often be on the Plus.
 
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If BYU hits those 3s, then we better be not missing any bunnies. Can't misfire from 3 feet away and come away with nothing.
 
Looked deeper at the stats of their 3 conf games (Cincy, at Bay, at UCF).

They turned it over a lot- 18, 14, 13 in those three games. That's a big key for ISU to win.
vs Cincy, they shot 13 of 46(!) from 3; 8 of 18 from 2.
at Baylor, they shot 9 of 24 from 3; 17 of 29 from 2.
at UCF, they shot 9 of 26 from 3; 12 of 26 from 2.

Defensively, Cincy & Baylor shot about 43%, UCF only 29% (at home, yeesh, how did these guys beat Kansas?). So maybe that 7th rated defense is inflated from beating up on bad teams?

To me it's a toss up game. There's a path for either team to win, for sure. BYU - shoot well, don't turn it over, home court advantage. For the Clones, turn BYU over a lot and wear them down in the paint, let them shoot 3s and hope they miss enough they can't keep up.

I think the Iowa comp is decent - but with far better athletes, and they can at least spell 'defense'.
 
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I worry about their 3 point shooting. If they get hot, it could be a long night. Seems like the often get hot at home. We'll really have to improve the backside help.
 
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