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Men's Basketball 2/25/2015 12:00:00 AM
Feb. 25, 2015

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19/20 BAYLOR 79 (21-7, 9-6), 12/13 IOWA STATE 70 (20-7, 10-5)
Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015
Hilton Coliseum (Ames, Iowa)
Attendance: 14,384

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
? Today's game was the 29th series meeting - Baylor now trails 12-17.
? Baylor won in Ames for the first time in 13 all-time games on Iowa State's home court.
? The home team has won 22 of 25 games on campus sites in the series.
? Wednesday was the 3rd time Baylor and ISU have met with both teams ranked - all in the last two seasons.
? Baylor is 80-9 when leading at half over the last 4 seasons, including 19-5 this season.
? Baylor is 30-19 in February games since 2009-10 and 40-54 in February games under Drew.
? Drew, the program's all-time wins leader, is in his 13th season overall (245-168) and 12th at Baylor (225-157).
? Baylor is 191-88 (24 wins per season) since the start of the 2007-08 season.
? Baylor is 33-10 over its last 43 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014.
? Baylor is 100-38 since the start of the 2011-12 season.
? Baylor has more Big 12 wins in the last 7+ seasons (71-62) than its first 11 years in the league combined (45-131).
? Baylor started Kenny Chery, Lester Medford, Royce O'Neale, Rico Gathers and Johnathan Motley for the 22nd time this season - Baylor has a 16-6 record with that starting lineup.
? Only 3 of Baylor's 28 opponents have topped their season scoring averages against the Bears - Southern, Oklahoma State and Kansas.
? The Bears held Iowa State under its scoring average by 10 points (entered at 80 ppg).
? Baylor is 1 of 4 teams to lead by at least 6 points in every game this season - the others are No. 1 Kentucky, No. 3 Gonzaga and No. 9 Notre Dame.
? Baylor is 1 of 5 Division I teams to hold all opponents under 75 points this season.

TEAM NOTES
? Baylor made a season-high 14 3-pointers, which were also the most by any Big 12 team this season. The Bears' previous high was 12 vs. Texas on Jan. 31.
? Baylor had one stretch with 5 made 3-pointers on 5 consecutive possessions.
? Baylor has trailed at halftime only 3 times all season - vs. Memphis, at Oklahoma and at Oklahoma State.
? Baylor scored 40 first-half points for the 4th time this season - 46 vs. Iowa State (Jan. 14), 46 at West Virginia (Feb. 7) and 41 vs. Texas Southern (Dec. 1).
? Baylor allowed a season-high-tying 37 first-half points - BU also allowed 37 at Oklahoma on Jan. 3.
? Baylor had a halftime lead at Iowa State (40-37) for the 2nd time in 13 series meetings in Ames - the Bears also led 37-30 in 2012 before falling 80-72.
? Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 760 consecutive games - the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 (Texas). The last time Baylor did not connect from 3-point range was Feb. 21, 1990 vs. Texas Tech.
? Baylor was out-rebounded for just the 3rd time in 28 games this season.
? Baylor was the first team to win Ames this season - ISU is now 14-1 on its home court.
? Baylor (10 steals) reached double-digit steals for the 6th time this season - BU has 24 steals in its last 2 games.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
? Taurean Prince (20 points) had his team-leading 22nd double-figure scoring game of the season and has now scored 10+ in a career-high 12 straight games.
? Prince had his 5th 20-point game of the season (7th career).
? Rico Gathers (10 points) had his 16th double-figure scoring game of the season and 30th of his career - BU is 25-5 when he scores 10+ points.
? Royce O'Neale (10 points) had his 11th double-figure scoring game of the season and the 21st of his career - BU is 19-2 when he scores 10+ points.
? Lester Medford (12 points) scored in double figures for the 12th time this season - BU is 11-1 in those games.
? Al Freeman had a career-high 3 steals.
? Kenny Chery (15 points) had his 12th double-figure scoring game of the season and 34th of his career.
? Chery also tied his season highs with 7 assists and 6 rebounds.

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Players Mentioned

Al Freeman

#25 Al Freeman

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Lester Medford

#11 Lester Medford

G
5' 10"
Junior
Kenny Chery

#1 Kenny Chery

G
5' 11"
Junior
Johnathan Motley

#12 Johnathan Motley

F
6' 9"
Freshman
Royce O

#00 Royce O'Neale

F
6' 6"
Junior
Rico Gathers

#2 Rico Gathers

F
6' 8"
Freshman
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

F
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Al Freeman

#25 Al Freeman

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Lester Medford

#11 Lester Medford

5' 10"
Junior
G
Kenny Chery

#1 Kenny Chery

5' 11"
Junior
G
Johnathan Motley

#12 Johnathan Motley

6' 9"
Freshman
F
Royce O

#00 Royce O'Neale

6' 6"
Junior
F
Rico Gathers

#2 Rico Gathers

6' 8"
Freshman
F
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

6' 7"
Freshman
F