A different pair of eyes on the match up:
I don't know of any reason that Iowa State will be able to defend against Brink+Iriafen.
Clearly Stanford's record is better.
Iowa State's playing time by height is
6'2" 33min; 5'8" 31min; 5'11" 29min; 6'3" 26min; 6'2" 24min; 5'9" 22min; 5'10" 19min; 6'5" 12min
Stanford:
6'0" 34min; 5'7" 30min; 6' 3" 27min; 6'4" 26min; 6'3" 21min; 6'2" 18min
Iowa State has two players with about 160 assists. A/TO: 1.54 and 1.89
Stanford's Lepolo A/TO 2.25.
Team stats:
Stanford Iowa State
29-5 21-11
Scoring 77.5-58.9 75.2-68.6
2pt % 52.1% 52.8%
3pt % 35.2% 37.6%
Asst % 62.4% 69.4%
Reb/gm 44.6 40.8
TO/gm 12.4 16.3
Stl/gm 5.1 4.8
Blk/gm 5.1 3.0
SOS 14 | 16 10 | 13 (Warren Nolan | Massey)
Opp Win% .6209 .6117
Opp 2pt% 38.1% 43.2%
Opp 3p% 29.2% 32.1%
Opp Reb/gm 31.7 32.1
Opp TO/gm 11.3 10.7
Opp Stl/gm 5.9 9.1
Opp Blk/gm 2.5 2.8
It seems pretty clear that Stanford's defense is a bigger difference statistically in favor of Stanford than Iowa State's offensive advantage.
Contrary to 81alum, I see the two teams as very similar.
Looking at the difference between their Feb 10 home loss to Oklahoma 86-72 versus their Mar 11 away win vs Oklahoma 85-68:
Both games were pretty much decided in the first half as the eventual winner had a 14 point lead.
Looks like the same personnel in both games. Crooks was 3 of 8 in the first game, 12 of 19 in the second.
High turnovers in each for both teams. Iowa State 20 and 21 TO; Oklahoma 19 and 15 TO.
Oklahoma had 32 bench points in the win but only 4 in the loss.
OU was 5 of 12 from 3 in Q1 in the win but 1 of 8 from 3 in Q1 in the loss.
My guess is that OU couldn't or didn't want to get the ball inside early and chose to shoot 3s. In one game they went in; in the next, they didn't.
Looking at their two losses to Texas: loss by 21 at Texas Feb 17; neutral court loss by 17 Mar 12.
Crooks got 24 and 25 points.
Texas kept Iowa State's 3-point attempts subdued: 7 of 15 and 6 of 12.
Iowa State had 16 and 20 turnovers.
Texas had more rebounds. 38-27 and 30-27.
I don't know of any reason that Iowa State will be able to defend against Brink+Iriafen.
Clearly Stanford's record is better.
Iowa State's playing time by height is
6'2" 33min; 5'8" 31min; 5'11" 29min; 6'3" 26min; 6'2" 24min; 5'9" 22min; 5'10" 19min; 6'5" 12min
Stanford:
6'0" 34min; 5'7" 30min; 6' 3" 27min; 6'4" 26min; 6'3" 21min; 6'2" 18min
Iowa State has two players with about 160 assists. A/TO: 1.54 and 1.89
Stanford's Lepolo A/TO 2.25.
Team stats:
Stanford Iowa State
29-5 21-11
Scoring 77.5-58.9 75.2-68.6
2pt % 52.1% 52.8%
3pt % 35.2% 37.6%
Asst % 62.4% 69.4%
Reb/gm 44.6 40.8
TO/gm 12.4 16.3
Stl/gm 5.1 4.8
Blk/gm 5.1 3.0
SOS 14 | 16 10 | 13 (Warren Nolan | Massey)
Opp Win% .6209 .6117
Opp 2pt% 38.1% 43.2%
Opp 3p% 29.2% 32.1%
Opp Reb/gm 31.7 32.1
Opp TO/gm 11.3 10.7
Opp Stl/gm 5.9 9.1
Opp Blk/gm 2.5 2.8
It seems pretty clear that Stanford's defense is a bigger difference statistically in favor of Stanford than Iowa State's offensive advantage.
Contrary to 81alum, I see the two teams as very similar.
Looking at the difference between their Feb 10 home loss to Oklahoma 86-72 versus their Mar 11 away win vs Oklahoma 85-68:
Both games were pretty much decided in the first half as the eventual winner had a 14 point lead.
Looks like the same personnel in both games. Crooks was 3 of 8 in the first game, 12 of 19 in the second.
High turnovers in each for both teams. Iowa State 20 and 21 TO; Oklahoma 19 and 15 TO.
Oklahoma had 32 bench points in the win but only 4 in the loss.
OU was 5 of 12 from 3 in Q1 in the win but 1 of 8 from 3 in Q1 in the loss.
My guess is that OU couldn't or didn't want to get the ball inside early and chose to shoot 3s. In one game they went in; in the next, they didn't.
Looking at their two losses to Texas: loss by 21 at Texas Feb 17; neutral court loss by 17 Mar 12.
Crooks got 24 and 25 points.
Texas kept Iowa State's 3-point attempts subdued: 7 of 15 and 6 of 12.
Iowa State had 16 and 20 turnovers.
Texas had more rebounds. 38-27 and 30-27.