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| All Games | 25-12 | +6.4 | 24-9 | 12-18 | 70.6 | 32.5 | 42.4% | 39.1 | 62.5 | 27.3 | 38.9% | 34.3 | | Road Games | 7-10 | -1.7 | 11-6 | 8-8 | 67.4 | 30.9 | 40.1% | 37.2 | 68.6 | 29.1 | 42.0% | 35.6 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +3.6 | 5-0 | 2-3 | 69.0 | 33.4 | 44.4% | 34.6 | 59.6 | 29.0 | 40.4% | 31.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 70.6 | 32.5 | 24-56 | 42.4% | 5-17 | 30.9% | 17-24 | 73.1% | 39 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 64.1 | 29.2 | 23-54 | 41.7% | 6-18 | 32.8% | 13-19 | 68.7% | 34 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 67.4 | 30.9 | 23-57 | 40.1% | 6-18 | 31.9% | 16-22 | 72.3% | 37 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 12 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 62.5 | 27.3 | 22-57 | 38.9% | 6-19 | 29.5% | 12-18 | 70.2% | 34 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 66.4 | 30.6 | 23-55 | 42.8% | 6-18 | 33.7% | 13-19 | 69.7% | 35 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 4 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 68.6 | 29.1 | 24-57 | 42.0% | 5-18 | 30.1% | 15-22 | 71.1% | 36 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
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| All Games | 22-14 | -5.4 | 16-15 | 15-10 | 76.0 | 34.4 | 45.8% | 37.5 | 66.7 | 32.4 | 41.1% | 34.9 | | Road Games | 7-9 | -2.3 | 9-7 | 8-6 | 72.2 | 32.0 | 43.1% | 36.2 | 70.6 | 34.6 | 41.3% | 36.2 | | Last 5 Games | 4-1 | +3 | 4-1 | 3-2 | 85.6 | 37.0 | 49.0% | 36.0 | 72.8 | 35.6 | 42.4% | 33.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 76.0 | 34.4 | 27-59 | 45.8% | 7-20 | 35.5% | 15-21 | 68.9% | 37 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 67 | 31 | 24-57 | 42.0% | 6-19 | 33.5% | 13-19 | 68.6% | 35 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 3 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 72.2 | 32.0 | 25-58 | 43.1% | 7-21 | 36.2% | 15-20 | 72.4% | 36 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 66.7 | 32.4 | 24-58 | 41.1% | 5-17 | 31.6% | 13-19 | 68.9% | 35 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 3 | | vs opponents averaging | 68.1 | 32 | 24-56 | 43.1% | 6-17 | 32.8% | 14-20 | 69.4% | 36 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 4 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 70.6 | 34.6 | 24-59 | 41.3% | 6-19 | 31.3% | 16-22 | 71.1% | 36 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: IOWA 75.6, BAYLOR 76.1 |
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| 2/14/2013 | @ PENN ST | 74-72 | W | -8 | L | 132 | O | 24-54 | 44.4% | 40 | 13 | 27-61 | 44.3% | 29 | 6 | | 2/17/2013 | MINNESOTA | 72-51 | W | 1.5 | W | 133 | U | 21-43 | 48.8% | 30 | 12 | 17-47 | 36.2% | 31 | 17 | | 2/23/2013 | @ NEBRASKA | 60-64 | L | -5.5 | L | | - | 21-57 | 36.8% | 38 | 12 | 26-56 | 46.4% | 34 | 10 | | 2/27/2013 | PURDUE | 58-48 | W | -9 | W | 134.5 | U | 16-51 | 31.4% | 39 | 9 | 19-52 | 36.5% | 37 | 16 | | 3/2/2013 | @ INDIANA | 60-73 | L | 13.5 | W | 145.5 | U | 21-55 | 38.2% | 38 | 19 | 21-54 | 38.9% | 37 | 12 | | 3/5/2013 | ILLINOIS | 63-55 | W | -4.5 | W | 135.5 | U | 21-54 | 38.9% | 43 | 13 | 18-63 | 28.6% | 39 | 12 | | 3/9/2013 | NEBRASKA | 74-60 | W | -13 | W | 126.5 | O | 28-49 | 57.1% | 39 | 12 | 21-56 | 37.5% | 22 | 6 | | 3/14/2013 | *NORTHWESTERN | 73-59 | W | -9.5 | W | 123.5 | O | 23-62 | 37.1% | 48 | 7 | 18-49 | 36.7% | 31 | 9 | | 3/15/2013 | *MICHIGAN ST | 56-59 | L | 6 | W | 129 | U | 20-44 | 45.5% | 27 | 19 | 22-57 | 38.6% | 34 | 13 | | 3/20/2013 | INDIANA ST | 68-52 | W | -11 | W | 134 | U | 22-57 | 38.6% | 42 | 13 | 19-50 | 38.0% | 27 | 16 | | 3/22/2013 | STONY BROOK | 75-63 | W | -8.5 | W | 134.5 | O | 26-55 | 47.3% | 34 | 8 | 24-51 | 47.1% | 30 | 11 | | 3/27/2013 | @ VIRGINIA | 75-64 | W | 4 | W | 125.5 | O | 26-53 | 49.1% | 34 | 15 | 19-50 | 38.0% | 26 | 16 | | 4/2/2013 | *MARYLAND | 71-60 | W | -3 | W | 137.5 | U | 24-57 | 42.1% | 36 | 8 | 23-57 | 40.4% | 39 | 17 | | 4/4/2013 | *BAYLOR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 2/13/2013 | W VIRGINIA | 80-60 | W | -8 | W | 133.5 | O | 27-53 | 50.9% | 23 | 9 | 20-46 | 43.5% | 34 | 18 | | 2/16/2013 | @ KANSAS ST | 61-81 | L | 4.5 | L | 131.5 | O | 21-46 | 45.7% | 30 | 19 | 30-66 | 45.5% | 33 | 6 | | 2/20/2013 | IOWA ST | 82-87 | L | -4.5 | L | 149 | O | 32-66 | 48.5% | 36 | 9 | 32-59 | 54.2% | 34 | 10 | | 2/23/2013 | @ OKLAHOMA | 76-90 | L | 4.5 | L | 143 | O | 26-70 | 37.1% | 37 | 12 | 22-49 | 44.9% | 38 | 16 | | 2/27/2013 | @ W VIRGINIA | 65-62 | W | -1.5 | W | | - | 23-53 | 43.4% | 32 | 8 | 20-56 | 35.7% | 42 | 10 | | 3/2/2013 | KANSAS ST | 61-64 | L | -2.5 | L | 136 | U | 20-51 | 39.2% | 36 | 15 | 24-56 | 42.9% | 32 | 11 | | 3/4/2013 | @ TEXAS | 70-79 | L | 0 | L | 138.5 | O | 23-57 | 40.4% | 29 | 8 | 27-54 | 50.0% | 36 | 8 | | 3/9/2013 | KANSAS | 81-58 | W | 4 | W | 139 | P | 30-52 | 57.7% | 34 | 10 | 21-56 | 37.5% | 33 | 13 | | 3/14/2013 | *OKLAHOMA ST | 72-74 | L | 2.5 | W | 137 | O | 22-60 | 36.7% | 36 | 8 | 22-48 | 45.8% | 32 | 9 | | 3/20/2013 | LONG BEACH ST | 112-66 | W | -13 | W | 148 | O | 40-63 | 63.5% | 47 | 14 | 21-63 | 33.3% | 24 | 13 | | 3/22/2013 | ARIZONA ST | 89-86 | W | -8.5 | L | 145.5 | O | 29-59 | 49.2% | 34 | 12 | 25-55 | 45.5% | 37 | 16 | | 3/27/2013 | PROVIDENCE | 79-68 | W | -8.5 | W | 150 | U | 28-54 | 51.9% | 30 | 5 | 29-62 | 46.8% | 33 | 9 | | 4/2/2013 | *BYU | 76-70 | W | -3.5 | W | 155.5 | U | 26-60 | 43.3% | 33 | 7 | 25-60 | 41.7% | 40 | 11 | | 4/4/2013 | *IOWA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | IOWA: Fran McCaffery's Hawkeyes are another team that took a step forward last season, winning seven more games than the previous year and churning out eight Big Ten victories. Departed Matt Gatens carried that squad with 15.2 PPG, but the rest of the core is back with Roy Devyn Marble (11.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.6 APG) able to do it all, and sophomore forward Aaron White (11.7 PPG, 5.7 RPG) poised for more touches. 7-foot-1 freshman center Adam Woodbury will be a critical component joining White in the frontcourt, and fellow first-year point guard Mike Gesell should be key for helping Marble get more open looks. | | BAYLOR: After losing to Kentucky in last year's Elite Eight, this will be a new-look Baylor squad without Perry Jones III, Quincy Acy and Quincy Miller'all gone to the NBA. But their leading scorer Pierre Jackson (13.8 PPG) returns for his senior campaign after tallying 5.9 APG last year and always threatening from beyond the arc with a 40.8% clip from beyond the arc. He should thrive as the focal point of the Bears offense and backcourt, joined by junior sharp-shooter Brady Heslip (10.2 PPG, 46% threes), who drained 26-of-48 (54%) from downtown last postseason. That veteran presence in the backcourt will be supplemented by the No. 2 center in the recruiting class, 7-footer Isaiah Austin, who should be expected to contribute immediately. Six-foot-7 freshman Ricardo Gathers is also a heralded newcomer, while fellow first-year L.J. Rose should also be effective off the bench as another great ball-handler for Scott Drew's squad. Replacing that trio to the NBA will be a tall task, but this is one of the few recruiting classes in the nation prepared to deal with such a steep departing crew. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW (IOWA-BAYLOR) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(With AP Photos.)
*Iowa set to face Baylor for NIT championship* ==============================================
By RICK FREEMAN AP Sports Writer
Iowa (25-12) at Baylor (22-14), 9:00 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Pierre Jackson is one win away from capping his stellar Baylor career with the Bears' first NIT championship.
To do that, he'll have to break down Iowa's defense in the title game of the 76th National Invitation Tournament on Thursday night.
The Hawkeyes have faced plenty of good point guards this season in the Big Ten, though none quite put up Jackson's type of numbers. The junior-college transfer leads the Big 12 this season in points and assists per game, putting him in line to be the first player in a major conference to do that since Arizona's Jason Terry led the Pac-10 in 1998-99.
On Tuesday night, Jackson put up his third straight double-double with 24 points and 10 assists to get the Bears back into the title game. Baylor lost to Penn State at Madison Square Garden in 2009.
The Bears struggled with the Cougars for the first 30 minutes or so of Tuesday's semifinals, before Jackson took over and Baylor finally put away BYU.
Afterward, he was perfectly cool - and why not? It was a performance typical of him since he transferred to Baylor from the College of Southern Idaho.
"If we win on Thursday, I'll probably be here shaking because I'm too excited," he said.
If that happens, Jackson will probably have played a key role. In the NIT so far, he's had triple-doubles in his last three games, and set a tournament record with 16 assists in the Bears' win over Arizona State in the second round.
"I think the thing that impresses me the most is how quickly he gets rid of the ball," Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. "As soon as he recognizes where the help comes from, he loads the guy up."
Iowa, on the other hand, got out to a big lead over Maryland early, then spent the rest of the game holding off the Terrapins with varying levels of success. Devyn Marble scored 10 points in the game's first 7 minutes, and finished with 21 to help the Hawkeyes reach their first NIT title game by beating the Terrapins 71-60.
Like Jackson, Marble took over when the Hawkeyes needed him, though the biggest shot of the game came from Iowa's senior captain, Eric May.
He sank a 3-pointer with 1:01 to play while the Hawkeyes held a six-point lead, icing the game and sending the Hawkeyes one win away from the title game. Whether they win or not, Iowa's going to finish the season with plenty of promise. After a rough start in the Big Ten, the Hawkeyes seemed to come together.
They've won 11 of their last 14 games, finishing in the conference stronger than anyone but Ohio State, including NCAA Final Four participant Michigan. But the Buckeyes' season is over.
Part of what carried them, and what got them to the title game, was the Hawkeyes' defense. They went to a zone against Maryland and the ACC team set to join the Big Ten soon didn't quite know what to do.
Baylor coach Scott Drew hopes he has his team prepared for Iowa's look.
"I know statistically defensively they'll be as good as anyone we played this year. We've played some great ones, Kansas comes to mind right away," Drew said. "But all season long, they've held their opponents for the season under 30 percent from 3, 38 percent from the field. I think they do a tremendous job in contesting shots, being very physical, making sure you don't get easy buckets. "
One wild card could be Baylor 7-footer Isaiah Austin. The lanky freshman almost appears more comfortable farther away from the basket, where he is happy to handle the ball, and can display a nice shooting stroke.
"How many 7-footers go out and make 3s?" McCaffery said.
Iowa's got plenty of size to counter the Bears, but the Hawkeyes' success probably rides on Marble, the way Baylor's does on Jackson.
"I have not seen enough of Iowa to know if Marble means as much as Pierre does for us," Drew said. "I know Pierre is the straw that stirs our drink."
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