Quality opponent on neutral floor a must win coming off 3 losses in a row vs quality teams. Let's Go Hawks!
*****Official Iowa vs Utah St game thread*****
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I demand that we win this game.
Thank you.
Thank you.
This essentially is a must win.
Today, our overall SOS (which includes losses at Purdue and to Illinois) is #265 out of 358 teams.
Our nonconf SOS is a horrific 348 out of 358 teams.
From Nov 26 until today, our Nonconf SOS has not budged much.
Out of the 358 teams, here is a look at our KenPom Nonconference SOS:
354: Nov 26
352: Dec 3 (we played our 1st of 2 CONSEC conf games (Purdue & Illinois)
355: Dec 9 (we played 1st of 4 MORE nonconf games, heading to Clown U
344: Dec 10, after losing by 20 to Clown U
348: Dec 18, prior to our game vs Utah State
Looking at our 11 Nonconference Opponents:
208....200...198....189.....Longwood
193.....220...225....231.....Kansas City
342...339..340...338....NC Central
332...338...338...340...Alabama State
320...313....317...323.....Western Michigan
254...250.....251...268......Portland State
47........46......57......58......Virginia
95.......80......64.....50......Iowa State
68.......60......61......48......Utah State
305..318...309...313.....Southeastern Louisiana
202....182....163....162......Western Illinois
Today, our overall SOS (which includes losses at Purdue and to Illinois) is #265 out of 358 teams.
Our nonconf SOS is a horrific 348 out of 358 teams.
From Nov 26 until today, our Nonconf SOS has not budged much.
Out of the 358 teams, here is a look at our KenPom Nonconference SOS:
354: Nov 26
352: Dec 3 (we played our 1st of 2 CONSEC conf games (Purdue & Illinois)
355: Dec 9 (we played 1st of 4 MORE nonconf games, heading to Clown U
344: Dec 10, after losing by 20 to Clown U
348: Dec 18, prior to our game vs Utah State
Looking at our 11 Nonconference Opponents:
KenPom
Rank on:
Nov...Dec...Dec..Dec
26........3.......9.....18......Nonconference Opponent
208....200...198....189.....Longwood193.....220...225....231.....Kansas City
342...339..340...338....NC Central
332...338...338...340...Alabama State
320...313....317...323.....Western Michigan
254...250.....251...268......Portland State
47........46......57......58......Virginia
95.......80......64.....50......Iowa State
68.......60......61......48......Utah State
305..318...309...313.....Southeastern Louisiana
202....182....163....162......Western Illinois
The Hawks need a win. Just because ....
Let's get the job done on the boards.
Good place to restart the season at the Pentagon with a rowdy crowd instead of sleepy Carver with the students back home for the next month.
Block out, shoot well, play defense like your life depended on it, and get back on track. That's all there is to it.
Block out, shoot well, play defense like your life depended on it, and get back on track. That's all there is to it.
ESPN gives Iowa a 72.6% chance of winning.
Iowa is a 6.5 point favorite.
O/U is 152.
I am going slightly over.
Iowa wins, 80-73.
Iowa is a 6.5 point favorite.
O/U is 152.
I am going slightly over.
Iowa wins, 80-73.
Be aware of Steven Ashworth, who is a streaky 3 point shooter. He had a career-high 27 points on Dec 15 as Utah State beat Weber State 95-80. Ashworth was 7-11 from 3 and the team was 15-30 from 3.
Utah State's Starters:
6'10 Senior Forward, Brandon Horvath.(13.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
6.7 Senior Forward, Justin Bean..............(19.4 ppg, 11 rpg)
6'0 Junior Guard, Rylan Jones...................(8.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 6 apg)
6'4 Senior Guard, RJ Eytle-Rock................(7.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 2.5 apg)
6'5 Senior Guard, Brock Miller...................(9.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.3 apg)
4 Key Guys off the Bench:
6'1 Soph Guard, Steven Ashworth............(8.5 ppg, 3 rpg, 3 apg)
6'4 Soph Guard, Max Shulga......................(2.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, .7 apg)
7'0 Junior Center, Trevin Dorius................(3.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg)
6'8 Junior Guard, Sean Bairstow................(6.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.8 apg)
Utah State's Starters:
6'10 Senior Forward, Brandon Horvath.(13.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
6.7 Senior Forward, Justin Bean..............(19.4 ppg, 11 rpg)
6'0 Junior Guard, Rylan Jones...................(8.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 6 apg)
6'4 Senior Guard, RJ Eytle-Rock................(7.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 2.5 apg)
6'5 Senior Guard, Brock Miller...................(9.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.3 apg)
4 Key Guys off the Bench:
6'1 Soph Guard, Steven Ashworth............(8.5 ppg, 3 rpg, 3 apg)
6'4 Soph Guard, Max Shulga......................(2.8 ppg, 2.2 rpg, .7 apg)
7'0 Junior Center, Trevin Dorius................(3.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg)
6'8 Junior Guard, Sean Bairstow................(6.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.8 apg)
Come on coach you can do better than that.
We need to keep up the good D.
Make it 88-63.
Utah State's Starters:
6'10 Senior Forward, Brandon Horvath.(13.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg)
6.7 Senior Forward, Justin Bean..............(19.4 ppg, 11 rpg)
6'0 Junior Guard, Rylan Jones...................(8.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 6 apg)
6'4 Senior Guard, RJ Eytle-Rock................(7.3 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 2.5 apg)
6'5 Senior Guard, Brock Miller...................(9.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 1.3 apg)
Fran T. It was a horrible charge call. Let's Go Hawks erupts
Fran could teach his own guys to flop....they don't guard or rebound
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