I'm going to Wichita, far from this opera for evermore. "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes
Iowa State Cyclones
72 – 77
FINAL Conference
Baylor Bears
Big 12 Conference · Hilton Coliseum · January 1, 2022
Betting Lines
Spread BAY -7.5 Home covered
O/U 132.0 Over
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual BAY +5 149 Lost
Massey BAY -5.1 (+0.1) — —
Massey Totals — 128.7 (+20.3) —
Bradley-Terry — — 59% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 56% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BAY -4.2 (-0.8) 131.5 (+17.5) 19% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BAY -2.6 (-2.4) 130.6 (+18.4) 39% ✓
Baseline ML BAY -3.6 (-1.4) 130.9 (+18.1) 23% ✓
Baseline Plus ML BAY -5.2 (+0.2) 134.1 (+14.9) 20% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 7, 2026 ISU 72 – 69 BAY
Jan 8, 2026 ISU 70 – 60 BAY
Jan 4, 2025 ISU 74 – 55 BAY
Mar 16, 2024 ISU 76 – 62 BAY
Feb 4, 2024 BAY 70 – 68 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU BAY
Overall 22-13 27-7
Conference 7-11 14-4
Home 14-5 15-2
Away 4-6 8-3
Neutral 4-2 4-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 65.6 77.0
Avg Pts Against 62.5 64.1
Massey 11.9 (#27) 21.4 (#2)
Bradley-Terry 4.40 (#2) 4.79 (#1)
W. Bradley-Terry 6.70 (#2) 7.30 (#1)
RPI 0.578 (#55) 0.609 (#31)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU BAY
FG% 45.5% 48.8%
3PT% 35.6% 35.8%
REB / G 36.8 41.1
OREB / G 11.2 14.3
AST / TO 1.13 1.67
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.9% 55.6%
TOV% 20.0% 16.6%
ORB% 33.6% 39.5%
FT Rate 23.0% 16.1%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 41.6% 44.5%
Opp TOV% 26.7% 26.6%
DRB% 73.6% 75.2%
Opp FT Rate 26.1% 16.4%

Game Analysis

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