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Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, January 4
Waco, Texas
7:00 PM
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65
Baylor
14-0 (2-0) #2/3
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IOWA STATE
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No. 2 Baylor Edges Past Iowa State, 65-63
01.04.2017 | Men's Basketball
WACO, Texas – Iowa State gave all they could to No. 2 Baylor Wednesday night at the Ferrell Center, but Manu Lecomte's basket with 8.6 seconds left gave the Bears a 65-63 win. The loss drops the Cyclones to 9-4 on the season and 1-1 in Big 12 play. Baylor improves to 14-0 overall and 2-0 in conference play.
The Iowa State effort was sparked by Nazareth Mitrou-Long, who had 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting. The Cyclones hit 10 3-pointers in the game, with Mitrou-Long hitting three. Monté Morris had 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Deonte Burton had 11 points.
How it Happened
No. 2 Baylor used its size and athleticism to get ahead early, but the Cyclones were able to get their way back into the contest via the 3-point line. BU had an eight-point lead erased, but built its lead back to seven at 28-21. Three-straight made 3-pointers by the Cyclones tied the game again at 30-30.
Nazareth Mitrou-Long made ISU's eighth trey of the first half to give ISU a 36-34 lead with a minute to go, but Baylor's Jake Lindsey hit a corner 3-ball to give the home side the lead at the half, 37-36.
ISU got back ahead early in the second when Darrell Bowie found Mitrou-Long in transition for a lay-in and a 39-38 lead. The visitors took advantage of the opening, with Bowie and Deonte Burton both driving for buckets to up the lead to five at 45-40. Mitrou-Long continued to drive to the hoop for easy buckets to help keep ISU ahead.
Baylor rattled back ahead at 53-52 on a Terry Maston bucket, but the lead was short lived as Burton drained a 3-pointer, the Cyclones' 10th of the night, to get back ahead. The guests moved the lead up to six points at 61-55 with five minutes to go on a Monté Morris jumper.
Lindsey drove to the rim to tie it up at 61-61 with 2:50 to go, but Burton put through a tough lay-in of his own to put the Cyclones back ahead. BU quickly tied it back up at 63-63, and got the visitors to blink when Mitrou-Long's 3-pointer rimmed off. The Bears could not cash in their opportunity as the clock ticked under a minute, but Morris' floater went too far, giving Baylor another chance.
Manu Lecomte wasted little time, driving for a difficult shot over Matt Thomas to put the home side ahead 65-63 with 8.6 seconds to play. Morris got the final look for ISU, firing up a 12-foot baseline jumper which hit off the front iron, giving Baylor the win.
Players of Note
Nazareth Mitrou-Long was able to find opportunities all over the court, contributing both at the rim and beyond the arc. The redshirt senior led all scorers with 17 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including three 3-pointers. He also had four rebounds and three assists.
Deonte Burton struggled at times, but it was his baskets in the second half that helped keep ISU in the contest. The senior finished with 11 points on the evening.
Cyclone Quick Hits
*Iowa State hit 10 3-pointers, the fourth time this season the Cyclones have drained at least 10 treys.
*Monté Morris finished with 12 points, his 11th game of the campaign in double figures, and 76th game of his career in double figures.
*Morris now has 1,320 career points, moving him past Jeff Hornacek for 19th in Iowa State history.
*Morris also had five assists, his 68th career game with at least five dimes.
*Nazareth Mitrou-Long finished with 17 points, his 11th game of the season in double figures and 43rd of his career.
Up Next
Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum on Saturday to take on Texas. Tipoff will be at 8:15 p.m. with the game being televised on ESPN2.
Team Stats
ISU
BU
FG%
.393
.441
3FG%
.455
.176
FT%
.455
.667
RB
28
47
TO
5
13
STL
7
2
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
1
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