Previewing Iowa State Basketball

by ccmachine on Jan 27, 2010 3:47 PM CST in Basketball Comment 1 comment

Iowa State, like Oklahoma, isn't one of the Big 12's top teams this year but just how good they may be is still a bit uncertain when you take a look at their conference schedule. They've got home losses to Texas and Kansas and a road loss at Texas Tech. Their lone conference win this season game at Nebraska earlier this month. The Cyclones have a 12-7 overall record and a 1-3 mark in the Big 12.

Cyclones Basketball Schedule

Next 5 Games

@ Oklahoma	Wed 01/27	8:00 PM CST
Colorado	Sat 01/30	8:00 PM CST
@ Baylor	Wed 02/03	6:30 PM CST
Kansas St.	Sat 02/06	1:00 PM CST
@ Missouri	Wed 02/10	6:30 PM CST

Last 5 Games

Kansas	Sat 01/23	L 61 - 84
@ Texas Tech	Wed 01/20	L 71 - 78
@ Nebraska	Sat 01/16	W 56 - 53
Texas	Wed 01/13	L 83 - 90
North Dakota St.	Sat 01/09	W 73 - 71

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Craig Brackins	19	34.3	5.8	13.1	44.2	0.9	2.1	43.6	3.5	4.8	73.6	1.9	5.9	7.8	2.6	1.9	0.6	1.3	1.8	16.0
Marquis Gilstrap	19	29.6	5.3	11.2	46.9	1.3	2.8	44.4	3.3	5.1	65.6	2.6	6.6	9.2	1.3	2.5	0.6	1.0	2.2	15.1
Lucca Staiger	17	26.5	3.0	7.1	42.5	2.8	6.6	42.5	0.5	0.7	75.0	0.2	1.6	1.8	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.1	1.6	9.4
Diante Garrett	19	29.5	3.2	7.4	42.9	0.4	1.1	35.0	1.3	1.9	67.6	0.4	2.1	2.5	5.4	2.6	1.4	0.3	1.8	8.0
LaRon Dendy	14	16.6	2.9	5.3	55.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.8	4.2	42.4	1.9	2.0	3.9	0.4	0.7	0.6	1.6	1.7	7.6
Scott Christopherson	19	22.3	2.5	5.2	48.5	1.2	2.4	50.0	0.8	1.0	78.9	0.1	1.8	1.9	0.9	1.1	0.4	0.1	1.4	7.1
Justin Hamilton	18	17.8	2.1	2.9	71.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.7	63.3	1.7	2.1	3.7	0.4	0.8	0.2	1.0	1.9	5.3
Jamie Vanderbeken	10	13.2	1.5	2.5	60.0	0.8	1.6	50.0	0.3	0.9	33.3	0.6	2.2	2.8	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.4	4.1
Charles Boozer	16	9.7	1.1	2.8	40.0	0.3	1.3	23.8	0.9	1.5	62.5	0.7	0.8	1.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.6	3.5
Chris Colvin	16	12.6	1.1	3.1	34.7	0.1	0.4	16.7	0.7	1.6	44.0	0.4	0.8	1.1	2.1	2.1	0.6	0.1	1.3	2.9
Dominique Buckley	14	7.1	0.6	1.6	39.1	0.4	0.9	46.2	0.3	0.4	66.7	0.1	0.5	0.6	1.1	0.6	0.2	0.0	0.8	2.0
L.A. Pomlee	8	4.0	0.4	0.6	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.6	20.0	0.5	0.6	1.1	0.1	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.8	0.9
Alex Dorr	11	2.6	0.3	0.5	60.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.4	75.0	0.4	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.8

Iowa State averages 75 points per game (8^th in the Big 12) and are shooting 47% from the floor (5^th in the Big 12). They are making 42% of their 3-point shots (1^st in the Big 12) which should strike fear in the hearts of a Sooner team that has struggled to defend the perimeter. However, the loss of guard Lucca Staiger to a professional league in Germant last week could significantly hurt the Cyclones from long range. Staiger had been a starter who led the team with 48 three-point shots made and was good for 43% from long range. The Cyclones are relatively weak from the charity stripe where they only converting 62% (11^th in the Big 12) of their free throw opportunities.

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
2009 - Craig Brackins	19	34.3	5.8	13.1	44.2	0.9	2.1	43.6	3.5	4.8	73.6	1.9	5.9	7.8	2.6	1.9	0.6	1.3	1.8	16.0

Junior forward Craig Brackins and senior forward Marquis Gilstrap lead the Cyclones in scoring and rebounding. Brackins is living up to his preseason All-American status by leading the team with 16.0 points per game and is second on the squad with 7.8 rebounds per game. For the year Brackins has scored in double figures in all but two game this season and has recorded six double-doubles. Meanwhile, Gilstrap averages 15.1 points per game and leads the team with 9.3 boards per game. In conference play he's leading the Big 12 in rebounds per game with 12.3 and his 18 points per game in conference play gives him a double-double average. Oklahoma could catch a break here though because Clone Chronicles is reporting that Gilstrap is questionable. In the backcourt, junior point guard Diante Garrett is averaging 8.0 points per game and leads the team in assists (5.4) and steals (1.4) per game.

As disappointing as the season has been for the Sooners a top four finish in the conference is still within Oklahoma's grasp at this point. There is very little room for error though and the OU must protect the home court. Texas A&M and Texas Tech were winnable games for the Sooners last week but they just couldn't close them out on the road. So far that hasn't been the case at home this year where OU remains perfect. This is a game that the could win, it's a game that they need to win and it's a game that they should win.

Category	Oklahoma	Iowa State
Record	11-8	12-7
Points Per Game	74.2	75
Points Allowed	70.9	67.9
Rebounds Per Game	36.3	38.2
Opponents Rebounds	35.6	36.5
Field Goal Percentage	.436	.466
Opponents Field Goal %	.428	.409
3-Point Percentage	.346	.420
Opponents 3-Point %	.361	.339
Free Throw Percentage	.740	.624
Fouls Per Game	15.9	15.2
Assists Per Game	12.7	15.5
Turnovers Per Game	12.6	13.8
Blocked Shots Per Game	2.9	5.5
Steals Per Game	5.7	5.3

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This will be interesting

My guess is that Warren either doesn’t play or is seriously limited. Reports were that he was barely walking as of Tuesday, so to expect him to be ready to go tonight is pretty sketchy.

Gilstrap being out would be HUGE because I think we’re going to have enough trouble with Brackins. Who is guarding that guy? Normally I’d say Crocker, but Brackins is listed at 6’10" which means he’s got at least four inches on him. My guess would be Capel plays a healthy amount of zone, which could also present a problem because I seem to remember Garrett having a pretty good game against us last year.

I’d hate to see them drop a “winnable” game at home like this, but if they’re without Warren this could be a much tougher game that originally expected.

by jtesooner on Jan 27, 2010 4:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs