MBB Box: No. 1/1 Baylor 77, No. 8/8 Iowa State 72 (Ames)

[Kaye, David]

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  *   Baylor improved to 9-0 against top-10 ranked opponents since the start of the 2020-21 season, defeating Nos. 5, 9, 6, 6, 10, 6, 1, 6 and 8, respectively.
  *   Baylor improved to 19-3 against ranked opponents over the last 3 seasons.
  *   This game was the 4th time in the last 40 years two 12-0 or better teams met – the road team has won all four.
  *   Baylor has the nation’s longest winning streak (19) with all wins coming by 5+ points. Today’s game snapped a streak of 18-straight wins by 8+ points.
  *   Baylor’s 19th-consecutive win is the 4th-longest winning streak by any team in the Big 12 Conference’s 26-year history.
  *   Baylor has now posted three of the five longest winning streaks in Big 12 history over the last 3 seasons – Big 12-record 23 in 2019-20, the current 19-game streak in 2021-22 (4th longest) and 18 in 2020-21 (t-5th longest).
  *   Baylor is 29-4 in Big 12 Conference play over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record among Power-5 Conference teams.
  *   Baylor is a Big 12-best 15-3 in conference road games over the last 3 seasons.
  *   Baylor is now 6-2 at Hilton Coliseum since 2015 after losing its first 12 games in Ames. The Bears are 13-3 overall against Iowa State since 2015 and 19-13 in the 19-year Drew era.
  *   Baylor improved to 17-2 all-time when playing as a No. 1-ranked team.
  *   Baylor has led by at least four points in all 73 games since the start of the 2019-20 season and built a double-digit lead in 64 of those games, including 40 of 43 games since the start of last season.
  *   Baylor improved to a nation’s-best 41-2 over the last 2 seasons.
  *   Baylor improved to 67-6 over the last 3 seasons, the nation’s best record by a Power-5 team.
  *   Baylor is 67-4 when leading at any point in the second half of a game over the last 3 seasons.
  *   James Akinjo (team-high 17 points) had his 5th-straight game with 14+ points and averaged 22.0 points in two wins this week.
  *   LJ Cryer posted 13 points off the bench in his return after missing two-straight games.
  *   Jeremy Sochan (12 points) scored in double-figures for the 6th time this season and averaged 14.0 points in two wins this week.
  *   Adam Flagler (10 points) scored in double-figures for a 5th-striaght game and 8th time in 12 games this season.



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David Kaye | Assistant AD for Communications
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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