MBB Box Score: No. 3/3 Iowa State 74, No. 25/21 Baylor 55

[Roberts, Matt]

No. 3/3 IOWA STATE 74, 25/21 Baylor 55
Ames, Iowa (Hilton Coliseum)
Jan. 4, 2025

Box Score Attached. Media Materials Link<https://baylor.app.box.com/s/pixj7k5dq7uo84maocw4vv2vhlhzh1c8>


  *   No. 25/21 Baylor is now 9-4 on the season and 1-1 in conference play
  *   The all-time series is now tied 25-25
  *   The Bears are 6-16 all-time in Ames, with four wins in the last six meetings at Hilton
  *   BU is 30-15 in Big 12 Road games since 2019-20, The best mark in the league in that span
  *   The Bears are 4-10 all-time against No. 3 teams
  *   Baylor is 164-100 in Big 12 in the last 15 seasons after going 50-149 in the league’s first 13 seasons
  *   BU is 34-19 against ranked teams over the last five seasons
  *   The Bears’ eight turnovers are tied for their second-fewest this season and the fewest since turning it over eight times against Norfolk State on Dec. 12, 2024
  *   55 points are Baylor’s fewest scored in Big 12 Play since scoring 54 vs. Oklahoma State on Jan. 15, 2022
  *   The Bears had 10 second-chance points to Iowa State’s 8, marking the 11th time the Bears have had more second-chance points than the opponent , and are now 9-2 in those games
  *   Scott Drew is 453-249 in his 22nd season with the Bears
  *   The Bears are 137-39 over the last six seasons, the nation’s second-best winning percentage among power-5 teams in that span
  *   The Bears used the starting lineup of Jeremy Roach, Jayden Nunn, VJ Edgecombe, Norchad Omier and Josh Ojianwuna for the 10th time this season, the Bears are 7-3 using that lineup
  *   With 13 points, Ojianwuna tied a career-high in points and recorded his seventh double-figure scoring game this season after having five combined in his first two seasons combined
  *   With 10 rebounds, Ojianwuna recorded his second double-double in three games, after having one in his previous two seasons
  *   Ojianwuna has recorded a block in four-straight games, the longest streak of his career
  *   Ojianwuna grabbed a career-high three steals
  *   With 10-more rebounds on Saturday, Omier is now just 44 rebounds away from becoming the just the 14th player in NCAA history with 2,000+ career points and 1,500+ rebounds
  *   Roach tied for the game-high with 16 points is now averaging 15.5 points per game in Big 12 play.
  *   Edgecombe tied a season high with 36-minutes played
  *   Robert Wright scored 10 points off the bench, leading the team in that category for the ninth time this season. The Bears are 5-4 in those games.
  *   Wright notched a career-high with 17 shot attempts


Matt Roberts | Director of Athletic Communications (MBB/MGOLF/ WGOLF)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
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