Big XII tourney ‘25

[GoBearcats31]

Iowa State favored by 9.5

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

And 3 fouls, haha.

Yes, that is true.

[swilsonsp4]

Final: K-State 71, ASU 66. Next up: UT v UCF.

[leo from jersey]

every win is a great win. Get ready for a game tomorrow as I doubt if Iowa State will give up before the tip-off as OSU did. Shame on OSU.

[bearcatjd]

Very nice win today. Hopefully we can keep it going.

[GoBearcats31]

Much like DePaul over UC in 2009 Big East Tournament, #16 Colorado just beat #9 TCU

[leeraymond]

Reed is a decent post-up player. That is a good use for Reed because he is more likely to have a smaller guard on him. He is one of two guys on the team that can play in the paint with their backs to the basket. Mitchell is the other player.

UC had 16 turnovers today and still won. However, UC turned OKST over 24 times. Wow! UC cannot afford to turn the ball over tomorrow against Iowa State.

If I am Miller, I would clear out the paint and post Reed against Iowa State's smaller guards. Let's see what happens.

[zykarious]

Chad brought this up on his podcast and it's probably noteworthy, Page did not play today, not even in garbage time. No reports of an injury, so likely coaches decision. If that's not a message that he's not coming back next year, I'm not sure what is. Good chance he has played his last minute as a Bearcat.

[bearcatbret]

Reed had a career high in points (19). Thomas had a season high (21). Mitchell had a career high in rebounds (15).
Reed, Mitchell Power Men’s Hoops Past Oklahoma State in Big 12 First Round - University of Cincinnati Athletics

[sedz]

And had a rebound and a steal.

And 3 fouls, haha.

[sedz]

A couple things I want to see today. Hold Oklahoma St under 25 pts at the rim and Jizzle James usage under 30%.

Well I got my wish. We held them to just 16 points at the rim (down from 36 in the first meeting) and Jizzle's usage rate was 24%, allowing the wings to shine.

Day Day was our best player with a career high 8.2 net points, scoring 16 from the field on only 12 shots, plus 5 of 6 at the line and also had the best defensive BPM thanks to 6 steals. Reed was second best with 4.6 net points, scoring 18 from the field on 12 shots. Mitchell was third best with 3.6 net points, scoring 15 from the field on 10 shots while leading with 15 boards and 5 assists. His 6 turnovers hurt his BPM though. Skillings and Aziz had 2.5+ net points thanks to their defense.

Jizzle was our worst player with negative 6.2 net points, going just 2 for 10 from the field with 5 turnovers and a negative defensive BPM. Simas was next worst, going 0 for 6 from the field with a negative defensive BPM. Betsey also had a negative game, missing his two threes.

We got to the rim 30 times and the free throw line 20 times while taking only 16 shots from midrange. More of that please. 18 steals helps of course, but our wings were getting some good looks in the half court too.

[GoBearcats31]

UC, for the time being, rose from 56 to 53 in Ken Pom based on today's game

[leeraymond]

[QUOTE=sedz;n424484]Our best offense is wing to wing passing.[/QUOTE

[leeraymond]

Our best offense is wing to wing passing.

Yeah. The wings really carried the load today along with Thomas. Where has Mitchell been for the last 3 or 4 games? Griffith, another wing, showed a very nifty move late in the game to get ball to the rim for the And/One.

[KevMan1976]

I'm at work, so was only able to see bits and pieces.

That said, I was pretty impressed with what I saw. Can't remember the last time I saw Bearcats finishing through contact like that. Looked like a different team.