Very important game between the two teams. Iowa State could tie for the Big 12 lead with Kansas with a win. Baylor is coming off a solid week with road wins at Texas Tech and perhaps the best performance of the year against Kansas State last Saturday.
ISU's offense is very difficult to stop and Baylor is going to have to slow this game down and try to keep it into the 60s. Anything 72 or beyond favors the Cyclones. Watch the matchup around the rim with Baylor going against 6-9 junior forward Jameel McKay. He's been really an amazing rim protector with 6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.
Just go play and see what happens.
STORY LINES
Wednesday is the 29th series meeting. Baylor is 11-17 all-time against ISU, including an 0-12 mark in Ames.
Baylor won 74-73 when the teams met in Waco on Jan. 14. The Bears led 16-1, but Bryce Dejean-Jones hit a 3-
pointer with 13 seconds left to give ISU a 73-72 lead. Kenny Chery answered with a jumper with 4 seconds left.
Baylor is 32-10 in its last 42 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014. Eight of the 10 losses have been away from
home (5 road, 3 neutral) and 7 of the 10 losses have been against ranked teams.
Baylor has trailed at halftime only 3 times all season - vs. Memphis, at Oklahoma and at Oklahoma State.
Baylor is 1 of 4 teams to lead every game by at least 6 points this season (BU, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Notre Dame).
Baylor is 1 of 5 teams to hold all opponents under 75 points this season (Utah, New Hampshire, Saint Peter's, ULM).
BU is 7-17 in road games vs. AP ranked teams over the last 8 seasons - prior to that span, Baylor was 2-65 in road games vs. ranked teams. BU has earned 8 of its 9 road wins vs. ranked teams during the Drew era.
Baylor is 3rd nationally with a +9.6 average rebound margin, 3rd with 15.3 offensive rebounds per game and 5th
with 40.5 total boards per game. The Bears have out-rebounded 25 of 27 opponents this season.
Baylor's current 58.8 ppg allowed is its lowest season average in 66 years (58.6 ppg in 1958-59). The last time
Baylor allowed fewer than 64.0 ppg in a season was 1985-86 (61.2).
This is Baylor's 7th 20-win season in the last 8 years. BU had only three 20-win seasons prior to Drew's arrival.
Baylor's defense is holding teams to 10.6 points per game below their season averages. Only 3 of 27 opponents
have topped their season averages against BU, and 15 of 27 have gone 9 or more points below average.
Baylor was the only Division I team to hold all non-conference opponents to 66 or fewer points this season.
Baylor has held teams to 30 or fewer 1st-half points in 21 of 27 games this season, including 11 times at 25 or fewer.
All 5 Baylor starters average 8.1-11.3 points per game, and reserve Taurean Prince leads the team with 13.1 ppg.
Five BU players have scored 20+ points in a game this season (Chery, Gathers, Motley, O'Neale and Prince).
Baylor and Louisville are the nation's only teams ranked by the AP in football and men's and women's basketball.
Baylor is 271-61 in football and men's and women's basketball since 2011-12, the nation's best record in that span.
Over the last 7 seasons, Baylor is 36-20 in games decided by 5 or fewer points and 10-1 in overtime games.
Baylor is 79-9 when leading at the half over the last four seasons - 18-5 this season, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in
2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12. BU is 182-31 when leading at the half during the entire Drew era.
BU has won 38% of its games (20-32) when tied or trailing at half since 2011-12, including 2-2 this season.
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ISU's offense is very difficult to stop and Baylor is going to have to slow this game down and try to keep it into the 60s. Anything 72 or beyond favors the Cyclones. Watch the matchup around the rim with Baylor going against 6-9 junior forward Jameel McKay. He's been really an amazing rim protector with 6 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.
Just go play and see what happens.
STORY LINES
Wednesday is the 29th series meeting. Baylor is 11-17 all-time against ISU, including an 0-12 mark in Ames.
Baylor won 74-73 when the teams met in Waco on Jan. 14. The Bears led 16-1, but Bryce Dejean-Jones hit a 3-
pointer with 13 seconds left to give ISU a 73-72 lead. Kenny Chery answered with a jumper with 4 seconds left.
Baylor is 32-10 in its last 42 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014. Eight of the 10 losses have been away from
home (5 road, 3 neutral) and 7 of the 10 losses have been against ranked teams.
Baylor has trailed at halftime only 3 times all season - vs. Memphis, at Oklahoma and at Oklahoma State.
Baylor is 1 of 4 teams to lead every game by at least 6 points this season (BU, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Notre Dame).
Baylor is 1 of 5 teams to hold all opponents under 75 points this season (Utah, New Hampshire, Saint Peter's, ULM).
BU is 7-17 in road games vs. AP ranked teams over the last 8 seasons - prior to that span, Baylor was 2-65 in road games vs. ranked teams. BU has earned 8 of its 9 road wins vs. ranked teams during the Drew era.
Baylor is 3rd nationally with a +9.6 average rebound margin, 3rd with 15.3 offensive rebounds per game and 5th
with 40.5 total boards per game. The Bears have out-rebounded 25 of 27 opponents this season.
Baylor's current 58.8 ppg allowed is its lowest season average in 66 years (58.6 ppg in 1958-59). The last time
Baylor allowed fewer than 64.0 ppg in a season was 1985-86 (61.2).
This is Baylor's 7th 20-win season in the last 8 years. BU had only three 20-win seasons prior to Drew's arrival.
Baylor's defense is holding teams to 10.6 points per game below their season averages. Only 3 of 27 opponents
have topped their season averages against BU, and 15 of 27 have gone 9 or more points below average.
Baylor was the only Division I team to hold all non-conference opponents to 66 or fewer points this season.
Baylor has held teams to 30 or fewer 1st-half points in 21 of 27 games this season, including 11 times at 25 or fewer.
All 5 Baylor starters average 8.1-11.3 points per game, and reserve Taurean Prince leads the team with 13.1 ppg.
Five BU players have scored 20+ points in a game this season (Chery, Gathers, Motley, O'Neale and Prince).
Baylor and Louisville are the nation's only teams ranked by the AP in football and men's and women's basketball.
Baylor is 271-61 in football and men's and women's basketball since 2011-12, the nation's best record in that span.
Over the last 7 seasons, Baylor is 36-20 in games decided by 5 or fewer points and 10-1 in overtime games.
Baylor is 79-9 when leading at the half over the last four seasons - 18-5 this season, 18-2 in 2013-14, 17-1 in
2012-13 and 26-1 in 2011-12. BU is 182-31 when leading at the half during the entire Drew era.
BU has won 38% of its games (20-32) when tied or trailing at half since 2011-12, including 2-2 this season.
This post was edited on 2/25 4:47 PM by K Lonnquist
This post was edited on 2/25 10:16 PM by K Lonnquist
