Iowa State vs Baylor 3/14/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Iowa State Cyclones meet the Baylor Bears on Thursday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri in a Big 12 tournament matchup. The Cyclones were defeated by Texas Tech 80-73 in the regular season finale on Saturday. With the loss Iowa State finished its regular season at 20-11 overall and 9-9 in conference play.

Baylor lost its final game of the regular season to Kansas 78-70. The loss dropped the Bears to 19-12 overall and 19-8 in Big 12 play. Jared Butler led the Bears in the loss with 31 points to set a career-high. The freshman entering the game was averaging just 9.6 points on the season. Marial Shayok leads Iowa State in scoring with an average of 18.7 points per game. Michael Jacobson is the fourth leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 11.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. Nick Babb leads Iowa State in assists with an average of 4.0 per game. Iowa State is shooting 47.7% from the field and 36.2% from 3-point territory.

Tristan Clark leads Baylor in scoring with an average of 14.6 points per game. The leading rebounder is Mark Vital with an average of 7.2 per game. Makai Mason leads the Bears in assists with an average of 3.2 per game. Baylor is shooting 44.0% from the field and 33.9% from 3-point territory.