*** WBB at #15 Kansas State (Wed., 6:30) ***

[theshadow]

Who: Iowa State (16-10, 10-6 Big 12) at No. 15 Kansas State (23-5, 12-4 Big 12)
Where: Bramlage Coliseum – Manhattan, Kansas
When: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. CT
Senior Night for Gabby Gregory (12), Ayoka Lee (50), and Rebekah Dallinger (14)

The Links
WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
PxP: Brian Smoller
Analyst: Missy Heidrick

LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates
PxP: Noah Wolf
Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson

GAME NOTES: Iowa State | Kansas State

LIVE STATS

BIG 12 SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Tuesday, Feb. 27
Baylor 74, Cincinnati 53 (at Cincinnati)
Oklahoma State 68, West Virginia 61 (at Stillwater)

Wednesday, Feb. 28 (all games on ESPN+)
5:00 - Kansas at UCF
6:00 - Texas at Oklahoma
6:30 - Texas Tech at TCU
6:30 - Iowa State at Kansas State
8:00 - Houston at BYU

BIG 12 STANDINGS (in current seed order)

	F 28	M 2	M 3
OKL (14-2)**	vs TEX	vs KAN
TEX (13-3)**	at OKL	vs BYU
KSU (12-4)*	vs ISU	at TTU
BAY (11-6)*			vs OSU
WVU (11-6)*		vs TCU
ISU (10-6)*	at KSU	vs CIN
KAN (9-7)*	at UCF	vs OKL
OSU (7-10)*			at BAY
TCU (5-11)	vs TTU	at WVU
TTU (5-11)	at TCU	vs KSU
BYU (5-11)	vs HOU	at TEX
CIN (5-12)		at ISU
HOU (4-12)	at BYU	vs UCF
UCF (3-13)	vs KAN	at HOU

**clinched double byes
*clinched at least single bye

​

 

[theshadow]

Tiebreakers rounding into form.

Iowa State owns HTH over Baylor (1-0)
Baylor owns HTH over West Virginia (2-0)
West Virginia over Iowa State due to record vs OU

In a 3-way tie, WVU gets kicked to the bottom of the round-robin (1-3). Baylor and ISU are both 2-1 in the round-robin, so it goes back to HTH (ISU 1, BU 0).

There's also a way that ISU can still end up with the #3 seed, which is crazy.

 

[ICCYFAN]

Tiebreakers rounding into form.

Iowa State owns HTH over Baylor (1-0)
Baylor owns HTH over West Virginia (2-0)
West Virginia over Iowa State due to record vs OU

Thank you for laying out the ramifications of the remaining schedule so succinctly! Go Cyclones!

 

[NWICY]

Well big opportunity for the ladies tonight. Hope they steal one on the road, always a tough thing to do.

 

[carvers4math]

Seems like the double overtime was just a few days ago instead of two weeks ago. Haven’t followed them to see if Lee has increased her minutes much. The second round battle for Audi will be interesting. Can’t figure out a way to split screen ESPN+ on the TV so going to have to put this on my laptop.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Seems like the double overtime was just a few days ago instead of two weeks ago. Haven’t followed them to see if Lee has increased her minutes much. The second round battle for Audi will be interesting. Can’t figure out a way to split screen ESPN+ on the TV so going to have to put this on my laptop.

You made me look. Lee is only averaging 26 minutes a game for the season. She played 33 vs ISU in that 50 minute game. Played 26 and 29 in the other two games back. Struggled from the field, 36%, in both games versus another post, Crooks and Jackson of Kansas. She can't be 100%. Wondering if she ever will be. I remember watching her limp around her junior year.

 

[kcdc4isu]

She has struggled since coming back and you have to wonder if she may just really hurt her chances to go high in the WNBA draft.

 

[BoxsterCy]

She has struggled since coming back and you have to wonder if she may just really hurt her chances to go high in the WNBA draft.

That might be a bit of an overreach hot take in my opinion. It's been only three games and she wasn't actively practicing on a broken ankle bone with a screw in it so it's a bit of a quick reentry to games.

I'd be more worried about the conference tournament and back-to-back games. Not worth it for her or KSU (IMHO), it's just exhibition before the big March Madness invite and they are already guaranteed a good seed and conference tournaments don't move the needle for top seeds. Heck, they don't move the needle much for anyone barring an upstart winning it.

With her history of injury I do wonder if she can stand up to playing year round in the WNBA and overseas both. She's seemingly had chronic knee issue since her first ACL in Minnesota HS play. She isn't a first round pick in any event. Someone will take a chance at her after the first round.

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

Go Cyclones!

 

[rosshm16]

One of the worst three-point shooting teams in the conference is of course 4/8 against us in the first six minutes of the game.

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

I’d like it if we defended the three

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

One of the worst three-point shooting teams in the conference is of course 4/8 against us in the first six minutes of the game.

We don’t really put much pressure on them tbf

 

[acoustimac]

Ugly start on both ends

 

[Ms3r4ISU]

Refs seem to favor playing through fouls. So I hope we do that.

 

[rosshm16]

For a moment I was concerned we aren't calling any fouls on K State in this game.

 

[swclone11]

BELANGER!

 

[rosshm16]

I'll take 15-18 for a quarter where K State shoots like that.

 

[acoustimac]

Nice that KSU starts to miss and ISU is aggressive on the boards.

 

[acoustimac]

Posts have been a non-factor so far.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Nice bounce back from that first five minutes.