Baylor Bears (9-3, 1-0 Big 12) at Iowa State Cyclones (11-1, 2-0 Big 12)
Ames, Iowa; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Iowa State plays No. 25 Baylor after Curtis Jones scored 20 points in Iowa State’s 79-69 victory against the Colorado Buffaloes.
The Cyclones are 7-0 in home games. Iowa State is 9-1 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 9.3 turnovers per game.
The Bears have gone 1-0 against Big 12 opponents. Baylor ranks third in the Big 12 shooting 37.9% from 3-point range.
Iowa State’s average of 7.4 made 3-pointers per game this season is only 0.9 fewer made shots on average than the 8.3 per game Baylor allows. Baylor has shot at a 48.4% rate from the field this season, 6.4 percentage points greater than the 42.0% shooting opponents of Iowa State have averaged.
The matchup Saturday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jones averages 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Cyclones, scoring 16.3 points while shooting 38.4% from beyond the arc.
Norchad Omier is scoring 16.1 points per game and averaging 10.9 rebounds for the Bears.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cyclones: 9-1, averaging 88.7 points, 33.5 rebounds, 17.2 assists, 10.1 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 51.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.0 points per game.
Bears: 8-2, averaging 90.2 points, 37.8 rebounds, 19.3 assists, 9.9 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.4 points.
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