National Basketball Association
Baylor 74, Iowa St. 73
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Where: Ferrell Center, Waco, Texas
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Tom Eades, # Mike Roberts
Attendance:
6576
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No. 23 Baylor 74, No. 13 Iowa State 73: Kenny Chery scored 13
points, including a game-winning shot with 4.7 seconds left, and the
Bears held off a second-half rally by the visiting Cyclones.
Royce
O'Neale had 15 points and six rebounds while Rico Gathers and Johnathan
Motley scored 14 points apiece for Baylor (13-3, 2-2 Big 12), which led
by as many as 17 early in the first half. Lester Medford added nine
points and four assists as the Bears improved to 10-2 all-time against
Iowa State in Waco.
Naz Long paced Iowa State (12-3, 2-1) with 19
points on 7-of-8 shooting (including 5-for-5 from 3-point range) and Bryce Dejean-Jones added 14 points,
including a 3-pointer to put the Cyclones ahead 73-72 with 14 seconds
left. Monte Morris contributed 11 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Cyclones, who were 10-of-19 from 3-point range but shot
11-of-19 from the foul line.
Baylor opened with a 16-1
run and took a 46-34 lead into the break after shooting 8-of-15 from
beyond the arc. O’Neale made three 3-pointers in the opening period for
the Bears, who led 62-48 with just under nine minutes left before the
Cyclones made four 3-pointers during an 18-4 run to pull even at 66 with
2:24 remaining.
Georges Niang, who finished with 10 points on
4-of-13 shooting, gave Iowa State its first lead of the game at 68-67
with just under two minutes left. Motley scored on a put-back with 27
seconds left and Dejean-Jones answered with a 3-pointer before Chery
drained a step-back jumper to end Iowa State’s comeback hopes.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The
home team has won 22 of 24 games in the series. … Chery exited
the game briefly with an apparent right shoulder injury midway through
the second half before returning from the locker room with 6:36
remaining. …. Taurean Prince chipped in five points and six rebounds
for the Bears, who improved to 72-6 when leading at the half over the
last four seasons.
Top Game Performances
| Iowa St. |
|
Baylor |
|
Naz Long 19 |
Scoring |
Royce O'Neale 15 |
|
Monte Morris 9 |
Assists |
Kenny Chery 4 |
|
Monte Morris 7 |
Rebounds |
Rico Gathers 15 |
|
Jameel McKay 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Kenny Chery 3 |
|
Bryce Dejean-Jones 2 |
Steals |
Rico Gathers 1 |
|
Jameel McKay 4 |
Blocks |
Johnathan Motley 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Iowa St.
|
73 |
46.4 |
10-19 |
11-19 |
20 |
29 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
| Baylor
|
74 |
42.9 |
9-23 |
5-7 |
19 |
39 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
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