College Basketball Preview: Iowa State Cyclones vs Oklahoma Sooners
Written By David Hess (Follow me on Twitter @DavidHess311)
When: 9:30 PM ET, Thursday March 10, 2016
Where: Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri
Lines: Oklahoma -4.5
Total: 161
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The Oklahoma Sooners come in at 24-6 overall and they are the 3rd seed in the Big 12 Tournament. This is a team that has spent some time at number one in the country and despite going just 4-3 in their last 7 games they are still number 6. Oklahoma is led by the best player in the nation in Buddy Hield, who averages 25.1 ppg. Hield has hit the 30 point mark 8 times this year and has averaged 24.5 ppg in his two games vs ISU this year. He is also one of the best long range shooters in the nation, hitting 47.3% of his shots from downtown. Isaiah Cousins (13.0 ppg), Jordan Woodard (12.9 ppg) and Ryan Spangler (10.8 ppg) also average in double figures, while no one else scores more than 5.5 ppg. The Sooners are a very good offensive team as they come in ranked 22nd in scoring, putting up 80.9 ppg, while also ranking 85th in shooting overall and 2nd from three-ball land. On defense they are 136th in points allowed, giving up 70.3 ppg, while also ranking 39th in defensive FG% overall and 112th in 3-point defense.
The Iowa State Cyclones come into this game at 21-10 on the year and they are the 6th seed here in the Big 12 Tournament. The Cyclones have been very mediocre down the stretch asd they are just 6-5 in the last 11 games, but still no matter what happens in this tournament they will be headed to the Big Dance. The Cyclones go about seven deep, with all seven averaging at least 10.0 ppg. Georges Niang is the leader of the offense as he puts in 19.3 ppg, hitting a solid 54.2% of his shots overall, including 37.8% from downtown, while Jameel McKay is the team’s leader in rebounding at 8.9 ppg, while also chipping in with 11.2 ppg. The Cyclones have been a very strong offensive team this year as they come in ranked 15th in the nation in scoring at 82.0 ppg, while also ranking 2nd in shooting overall and 38th from long distance. On defense they struggle as they come in ranked 255th in points allowed, giving up 74.8 ppg, while also ranking 177th in defensive FG% overall and 155th in 3-point defense.
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[748] Oklahoma -4 over Iowa State
The Cyclones did not play great ball down the stretch, while the Sooners won 4 of their last five games. Oklahoma is the better team here, especially at the defensive end of the floor and it will be that defense that allows them to pull away late for the cover. Buddy Hield should have a big shooting game vs this soft defense, while I look for the Cyclones to struggle shooting the ball vs an Oklahoma team that has allowed just 40.9% shooting in their last 5 games. Oklahoma has allowed just 65.0 ppg in their last five games and just 62.3 ppg in their three neutral site games this year, while the Cyclones have allowed 75.2 ppg in their last five games and 73.2 ppg in their four neutral site games. This one will be close for much of it, but the Sooners will pull away late thanks to their defense.
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