Purdue vs. Iowa State Predictions

[cprh9u]

Alright, who do you got? I think 99% of us expected a win over Vermont, and thankfully, we got that monkey off our back after 5 years without an NCAA tourney win.

Tomorrow nights game would seem a lot tougher. Looking back at their games, they lost to Gonzaga, Cincy, at Baylor, and Kansas by a combined 8 points. They have some strange losses like Iowa (on the road, but by 14) TCU and Texas. They also won AT Kansas, neutral court vs. West Virginia to clinch the B12 championship and at home against Baylor. ISU is athletic, can shoot, and is playing their best basketball of the year lately (lost 1 of last 11, at WVU which they later "avenged").

I'm leaning ISU due to their relative homecourt advantage and the fact that athletic teams that can shoot give us fits, plus they've knocked off 3 top 10 type teams (Baylor, KU, WVU). But if Biggie can dominate (25 and 15 type of game), we hit open shots, and Vince plays like he did last night, Purdue can definitely pull this one out.

What do you think?

 

[*4purdue*]

I'm leaning ISU due to their relative homecourt advantage and the fact that athletic teams that can shoot give us fits, plus they've knocked off 3 top 10 type teams (Baylor, KU, WVU). But if Biggie can dominate (25 and 15 type of game), we hit open shots, and Vince plays like he did last night, Purdue can definitely pull this one out.

What do you think?

???WL is about 2 hours closer to Milwaukee than Ames, Iowa

 

[TopSecretBoiler]

Good defense and limit throwing the ball to the other team and we will take it.

 

[rgarlitz]

???WL is about 2 hours closer to Milwaukee than Ames, Iowa

It sure looked and sounded like ISU had the largest contingent there last night.

For some reason, my gut feel is that this won't be a score-a-thon even though both teams shoot well. I also think Purdue might feel more comfortable playing against another power-conference team.

I'll go with Purdue, 73-71.

 

[BoilerGal74]

Is this a trick question....ever faithful, ever true. BTFU!!!! Purdue, of course!!!

 

[FLAG HUNTER]

Boilers 78 Iowa St 64

 

[jadeezra]

Pretty much a crap shoot I'll have to be the homer and go 83-81 Purdue

I agree this team could give us fits if they are hitting their shots

 

[cprh9u]

???WL is about 2 hours closer to Milwaukee than Ames, Iowa

I never checked the actual distance, but was reading about a few of the ISU players who are from the Milwaukee area and that ISU seemed to have the most fans there last night. Maybe it will be a wash.

 

[samcboiler]

If we don't turn it over almost every time the ball goes inside to Haas and play as good as we can, I like our chances over 40 minutes. For about 7 minutes in the first half of the ISU / Nevada game, ISU was flat out unstoppable (the lefty Horton scares me as he as a beast around the hoop). And don't tell me Nevada sucks and they don't play D because they were balling also. Both teams were twice as athletic as we are, so we have to play smart and not get into a running game. We have to minimize big ISU runs, call timeouts as soon as they get hot, manage the game and we'll pull out a squeaker. Would I bet on it, Hell No... Per Vegas, looks like we are favored by 1 point so its a total pickem. Whoever shows up big tomorrow night goes to the Sweet 16. Oh, how good this sounds. GO BOILERS!!!!!!

 

[jadeezra]

They are streaky Iowa st can put up 20 points in 5 minutes from what I've seen after not scoring for several