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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">IOWA STATE CYCLONES (25-7, 13-5 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Location: Ames, Iowa</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>T.J. Otzelberger (Wisc.-Whitewater)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">IOWA STATE </span></b><span style="color:black">(25-7, 13-5 Big 12) vs.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">14/13 BAYLOR </span></strong>(23-9, 11-7 Big 12)<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">March 15, 2024 • 8:30 p.m. CT</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Kansas City, Mo. • T-Mobile Center </span></strong>(17,763) <br>
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<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">WATCH:</span></strong> ESPN<br>
<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> Jon Sciambi <i>(pxp), Fran Fraschilla (analyst), Kris Budden (reporter)</i><br>
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<strong><i><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Talent:</span></i></strong> <i>John Morris</i> (PBP),
<i>Pat Nunley</i> (Analyst)<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">15/14 BAYLOR BEARS (23-9, 11-7 Big 12)</span></strong><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Location:</span></strong> Waco, Texas <br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Conference/Affiliation:</span></strong> Big 12<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Head Coach: </span></strong>Scott Drew (Butler, 1993)<br>
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<p><b>Story lines</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• No. 3 seed Baylor takes on No. 2 seed Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship semifinals in an 8:30 p.m. tilt on ESPN.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are 14-19 at the Big 12 Championship under <b>Scott Drew</b> with three appearances in the Championship finals (0-3). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is making its eighth appearance in the Big 12 Championship semifinals, and its first since 2021. Seven of the eight appearances have come under
<b>Drew. </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is 3-5 all time in the semifinal round, with its last win coming in an 86-69 win over third-seeded Texas in 2014.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Friday marks Baylor's sixth meeting with Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship, which is tied for the most games played against any opponent in the event (Texas).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears have won seven of the last 10 overall in the series, BU is aiming to snap a four-game skid against the Cyclones in Kansas City.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 7-12 in the Big 12 Championship under Drew when playing as the lower seed.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are eighth in the nation in 3-point FG% (39.4), rank fifth in nation in offensive efficiency (123.1) and second in the Big 12 in points per game (81.1).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor is the only Big 12 team to win 11+ conference games in each of the last five seasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 12-5 in its last 17 games against AP top-10 teams.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 1 of 4 programs ranked No. 1 nationally in four of the last eight seasons (<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Gonzaga</span>, Duke and Kansas).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• BU is 127-33 over the last five seasons, the nation's best winning percentage among Power-6 teams in that span (.794%).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• The Bears are the only team in the nation with six active players averaging double-digit points.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor has now been ranked in the top-10 for a fifth-straight year, one of just five programs (Duke, Kentucky, Kansas and
<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Gonzaga</span>) to accomplish that feat.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• One of three teams to be a 3-seed or higher in each of the last three NCAA Tournaments. (Kansas & Gonzaga)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• One of just four teams to win a game in four-straight NCAA Tournaments (<span class="scayt-misspell-word">Gonzaga</span>, Kansas, Houston).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Baylor had five players garner All-Big 12 honors this past week (tied for second-most in the league), headlined by Big 12 Freshman of the Year
<span class="scayt-misspell-word"><b>Ja'Kobe</b></span><b> Walter.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Walter </b>gave BU The preseason and postseason Freshman of the Year for the second-straight season
<b>(Keyonte George)</b>, joining Oklahoma State as the only Big 12 school to accomplish that in back-to-back seasons.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>RayJ Dennis</b> continued his strong season for the Bears with a All-Big 12 Second Team selection by the coaches and media, while also being a unanimous All-Newcomer team selection.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Dennis </b>is etching his name in the Baylor history books climbing to fifth on Baylor's single-season assist chart. His 208 assists are 14 shy of the fourth-best season in program history (<b>Lester Medford</b> 222, 2015-16.)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• Thirteen of Baylor's 14 starting point guards under Drew have earned All-Big recognition (17 of last 18 seasons).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Dennis'</b> 6.6 assists per game would rank as the fifth-best single-season average in program history.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Jalen Bridges </b>was voted to the All-Big 12 Third Team, his second All-Big 12 selection after he made the 2020-21 Big 12 All-Freshman Team while at West Virginia.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• <b>Yves Missi</b> was voted to the Big 12 All-Freshman and All-Defensive Teams, in addition to being an All-Big 12 Honorable mention, alongside with
<b>Langston Love.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>• In the absence of guard <b>Langston Love</b>, <b>Bridges</b> and <b>Jayden Nunn</b> have helped shoulder the scoring load averaging 13.8 and 12.9 points respectively.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Department of Athletics | Baylor University<br>
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