Box Score AMES, Iowa (AP) - Khadijiah Cave scored 18 points with 13 rebounds and fourth-ranked Baylor cruised past Iowa State 77-61 Saturday for its sixth straight win.
Nina Davis and Kristy Wallace each had 14 for the Lady Bears (19-1, 6-1 Big 12), which shot 50 percent and outrebounded the undersized Cyclones 40-25.
Baylor went on a 25-9 run midway through the second half, turning a tight game into a rout.
Seanna Johnson scored 22 points for Iowa State (11-7, 3-4), which has lost four of five after an encouraging start to league play.
Baylor was coming off its best win of the season; a convincing 80-67 victory over sixth-ranked and previously unbeaten Texas.
But last season, the Lady Bears fell to an unranked Iowa State team in Ames.
The Cyclones didn't have much of a chance this time around though.
Baylor had a distinct size advantage over the Cyclones - especially since 6-foot-5 starting center Bryanna Fernstrom abruptly left the team two weeks ago - and it exploited that edge early and often.
The Lady Bears scored 20 of their first 32 points in the paint in building a 12-point lead. Johnson kept the Cyclones within striking distance with six straight points, but Baylor still led 37-26 at halftime.
A quick run got Iowa State within five, but inside baskets by Beatrice Mompremier and Cave made it 52-38 Baylor midway through the third quarter.
Johnson, who was averaging 17.4 points and 10.2 rebounds a game entering play, then went down after going up for a rebound.
Johnson had to be helped into the Cyclones locker room, but she was back by the first whistle of the fourth quarter.
Johnson's return was too late for Iowa State though, as Baylor cruised its fifth Big 12 victory by at least 10 points.
TIP-INS
Baylor: The Lady Bears had four of their shots blocked in the first two quarters. The Cyclones didn't register a block in either of their previous two games...Baylor dished out 20 assists.
Iowa State: Bridget Carleton was the only Big 12 freshman to score at least 10 points in every league game. But she scored just nine points in 40 minutes. ... Johnson was the only Iowa State player to hit more than one field goal in the first half.
UP NEXT
Baylor hosts Texas Tech on Wednesday.
Iowa State hosts TCU on Wednesday.
