No. 4 seed Baylor takes on No. 5 seed Iowa State at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday in the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The game airs on ESPN2.
Baylor won both regular season meetings. In Waco, Baylor won with Tristan Clark’s dominant performance. And in Ames, Baylor won thanks to Jared Butler’s 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting from deep.
Makai Mason remains questionable for this one. He didn’t play in Baylor’s last game against Kansas.
Before turning to the three keys, let’s dispel with the myth that it’s hard to beat a team three times in a season.