By Kevin Lonnquist
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At Hilton Coliseum in Ames, No. 12 Baylor couldn't hold an early 9-point lead, wilted in the second half and lost to the Cyclones for the first time in the last seven games.
The Bears (10-3, 0-1) struggled defensively in the second half as the Cyclones shot 55.5 and finished at 50 percent for the game. Adam Flagler got off to a hot start scoring 13 of Baylor's first 18 points and finished with 20 for the game. However, he only scored two in the second half.
Guard LJ Cryer missed his second consecutive game as he was in concussion protocol.
Keyonte George tried to pick up the slack in the second half scoring 15 of his 16 in that stanza. However, he also committed five turnovers and drew a technical foul. Baylor's turnover issues continued committing 19 for the game.
Leading 29-20 with 5:22 to play in the first half, the Bears got cold and the Cyclones got hot. ISU finished on a 14-2 run to take a 34-31 lead at the break. The Cyclones stretched it to 43-32 with 17:42 remaining forcing Baylor head coach Scott Drew to call a timeout.
The Bears closed to 43-40 but never threatened again. Baylor shot 34.7 percent in the second half. Shooting from the arc also proved pivotal. Iowa State was 10-23 (43.5). Baylor was 5-22 (22.7).
Baylor returns to the Ferrell Center on Wednesday to play host to No. 18 TCU in its Big 12 home opener for an 8:00 a.m. (ESPN2).
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At Hilton Coliseum in Ames, No. 12 Baylor couldn't hold an early 9-point lead, wilted in the second half and lost to the Cyclones for the first time in the last seven games.
The Bears (10-3, 0-1) struggled defensively in the second half as the Cyclones shot 55.5 and finished at 50 percent for the game. Adam Flagler got off to a hot start scoring 13 of Baylor's first 18 points and finished with 20 for the game. However, he only scored two in the second half.
Guard LJ Cryer missed his second consecutive game as he was in concussion protocol.
Keyonte George tried to pick up the slack in the second half scoring 15 of his 16 in that stanza. However, he also committed five turnovers and drew a technical foul. Baylor's turnover issues continued committing 19 for the game.
Leading 29-20 with 5:22 to play in the first half, the Bears got cold and the Cyclones got hot. ISU finished on a 14-2 run to take a 34-31 lead at the break. The Cyclones stretched it to 43-32 with 17:42 remaining forcing Baylor head coach Scott Drew to call a timeout.
The Bears closed to 43-40 but never threatened again. Baylor shot 34.7 percent in the second half. Shooting from the arc also proved pivotal. Iowa State was 10-23 (43.5). Baylor was 5-22 (22.7).
Baylor returns to the Ferrell Center on Wednesday to play host to No. 18 TCU in its Big 12 home opener for an 8:00 a.m. (ESPN2).
- Baylor is now 10-3 on the season, 0-1 in conference play
- The Bears had their five-game winning streak snapped.
- Baylor is now 20-14 all-time against Iowa State under Scott Drew
- BU is 10-10 under Scott Drew in conference openers
- The Bears had their six-game winning streak against ISU snapped, the longest by either team.
- ISU snapped Baylor’s four-game winning streak in Ames, the longest road winning streak by either team in the series.
- This season marks just the second time BU will open and close Big 12 Play with the same opponent (2006-07 vs. Oklahoma State)
- Baylor is 156-90 in Big 12 play in the last 13+ seasons since 2010, after going 54-149 in the league’s first 13 seasons
- Baylor is 46-6 vs. unranked teams over the last three seasons.
- Drew is 427-236 in his 21st season as a head coach and a school-record 407-225 in his 20 years at Baylor. Since playing without scholarship limitations, Baylor is 373-156 (since 2007-08) under Drew.
- Adam Flagler scored a season-high 18 first-half points, his 12th-straight double-figure scoring effort, and his fourth-straight against Iowa State.
- He finished with 20 points, his second-straight 20-point effort and his fourth of the season.
- Saturday marked BU’s second loss in 11 games of 20+ points for Flagler in his Baylor career.
- Flagler has now scored in double figures in 13-straight games.
- Keyonte George notched a double-figure scoring effort for the 11th time this season.
- Dale Bonner made his third-straight start, and has a BU career high four starts this season
- Jalen Bridges made his 65th-consecutive start (13th at Baylor)
- Bridges scored in double figures for the fifth time this season.
- Caleb Lohner played in his 65th-consecutive game (13th at Baylor)
