I'm gonna tell you how it's gonna be. "Not Fade Away"-The Rolling Stones
(3) Iowa State Cyclones
82 – 55
FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(14) Lipscomb Bisons
Fiserv Forum (Neutral) · March 21, 2025
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -14.5 Home covered
O/U 143.5 Under
Money ISU -1800 / LIP +900
Model Predictions
Spread Total ISU win
Actual ISU +27 137 Won
Massey ISU -13.5 (+13.5) — —
Massey Totals — 142.9 (-5.9) —
Bradley-Terry — — 88% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 91% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -11.8 (+15.2) 144.8 (-7.8) 83% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ ISU -12.4 (+14.6) 144.2 (-7.2) 84% ✓
Baseline Plus ML ISU -11.3 (+15.7) 144.8 (-7.8) 83% ✓
Baseline ML ISU -11.3 (+15.7) 143.4 (-6.4) 84% ✓

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

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ISU LIP
Overall 25-10 25-10
Conference 13-7 14-4
Home 15-2 15-3
Away 6-5 10-6
Neutral 4-3 0-1
Last 5 3-2 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 80.3 77.0
Avg Pts Against 68.3 68.2
Massey 19.8 (#10) 6.3 (#90)
Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#23) 0.73 (#113)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.34 (#30) 1.07 (#98)
RPI 0.590 (#33) 0.548 (#81)
Shooting & Four Factors ISU LIP
FG% 48.0% 47.2%
3PT% 35.8% 36.7%
REB / G 35.4 34.6
OREB / G 10.3 7.6
AST / TO 1.26 1.50
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.6% 55.9%
TOV% 16.9% 14.5%
ORB% 32.2% 24.0%
FT Rate 29.1% 25.0%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.4% 48.6%
Opp TOV% 21.8% 15.8%
DRB% 71.6% 73.5%
Opp FT Rate 21.6% 15.0%

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