*** Official Lipscomb vs #15 IOWA STATE Game(Day) Thread ***

danvillecyclone

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Couple of observations about Lipscomb:

Really only play 7 guys - 4 guards and 3 bigs. 8th guy is a big guard (6'6") who has played every game, but averages 2ppg in 8 minutes a game.

The key group - the guards Pruitt(#2) and Anderson(#22) plus leading scorer Ognacevic (#41) basically don't come out of the game. They also basically never foul - all 3 of those average less than 2 fouls per 40 minutes.

Can they withstand our physical play, hold up for 40 minutes and not commit fouls? That's the real question of the game to me.

They don't force many turnovers, but don't commit many either (especially unforced)
They don't get many offensive rebounds, but they are good on the defensive glass
They don't get to the FT line much, but are top 10 in keeping opponents off the line
Everything is correct.

I will point out in most of their losses, the other team gobbled up tons of offensive rebounds
 

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Hate to see 2024-25 sports season come to an end! While there have been some disappointments in basketball as well as football and women's basketball due to some unprecedented expectations, win or lose these are special times to be a Cyclone. Go State!
 

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I’d feel a lot better if I knew Lipsey is 80-90%. He’s the key.

This is what worries me. 1 quick explosive move to change directions and he could be done for the tournament. Unfortunately I am kind of anticipating this exact scenario playing out as these injuries take more than 1 wk to heal. If Lipsey goes down, I think our size can still get us through Lipscomb, but without our 2 best defensive guards on the floor we prob can't get by Ole Miss or NC
 

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I get he's not a pg, but I really think we should get Watson some time just to spread out some minutes a bit more. Common fan hot take I know.
 
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I get he's not a pg, but I really think we should get Watson some time just to spread out some minutes a bit more. Common fan hot take I know.

I'd like to see him out there to provide some length and rebounding, maybe a breather for Jefferson.
 

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Couple of observations about Lipscomb:

Really only play 7 guys - 4 guards and 3 bigs. 8th guy is a big guard (6'6") who has played every game, but averages 2ppg in 8 minutes a game.

The key group - the guards Pruitt(#2) and Anderson(#22) plus leading scorer Ognacevic (#41) basically don't come out of the game. They also basically never foul - all 3 of those average less than 2 fouls per 40 minutes.

Can they withstand our physical play, hold up for 40 minutes and not commit fouls? That's the real question of the game to me.

They don't force many turnovers, but don't commit many either (especially unforced)
They don't get many offensive rebounds, but they are good on the defensive glass
They don't get to the FT line much, but are top 10 in keeping opponents off the line
So they don't waste energy crashing Off boards and just get back on Def.

No they can not hold up to ISU's bigger and better Team. All this talk about they play like BYU; the key point is they are not Big12 players. If ISU plays their game they win
 

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Hate to see 2024-25 sports season come to an end! While there have been some disappointments in basketball as well as football and women's basketball due to some unprecedented expectations, win or lose these are special times to be a Cyclone. Go State!
Amen. And I understand it in the moment. It's crazy we are at the entitled fan point where losing a Big XII Champ game in football (in a season we won 11 games & bowl game vs Miami) and having both our men's and women's bball team in the NCAA tournament can still fill some of us with a bit of disappointment.

The present and the future are really bright for Iowa State athletics. Fun times. Go STATE! Win or lose, love March Madness!
 

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Lol BYU is very athletic. I think a lot of fans/pundits assume because they have a lot of white guys that they're just highly skilled. But Saunders, Stewart, Mag, and Keita have high-level athleticism. And then Demin is a 6'9" PG who can handle and pass. Lipscomb ain't BYU.
Umm, I think that's pretty much what I said. ;)