Jan. 3, 2018 Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Photo Gallery
6/6 BAYLOR 89 (13-1, 3-0), NR/NR IOWA STATE 49 (7-7, 1-2)
Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 5,113
BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES
MISCELLANEOUS
- The Lady Bears won their 15th-straight game over the Cyclones in Waco and fifth-consecutive in the series.
- Baylor has won 185 consecutive home games vs. non-ranked opponents, dating back to an April 4, 2003, homecourt loss to Auburn in the WNIT finals. BU is now 223-4 in non-league home games under Kim Mulkey.
- Baylor has won at least 13 of its first 14 games for the 13th year in a row, and the 15th time under the direction of Mulkey
- Baylor is off to a 3-0 start in Big 12 play for the seventh time in the last eight seasons.
- Baylor is 519-96 all-time under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 913-495 all-time in its 44th season.
- 223 of Baylor's 254 wins since 2010-11 have been by 10 points or more, and only 14 times in that span has its winning margin been five points or fewer.
- Baylor is 254-21 over the past six seasons, including a 139-8 mark in Big 12 play -- 119-7 in regular season and 20-1 in Big 12 Tournament play.
- In Baylor's last 416 games, only three opponents (Texas, .516; Stanford, .509; West Virginia, .500) have shot 50 percent or above.
- In 601 of 615 games under Mulkey, Baylor has held its opponent at or below 50 percent field goal shooting with only six of those efforts coming in the last 14 years.
TEAM NOTES
- Baylor started Dekeiya Cohen, Kristy Wallace, Lauren Cox, Kalani Brown, and Natalie Chou, and the unit is 11-0 this season.
- Baylor is 286-23 in home games under Mulkey and has won 75 of its last 76, including 12 in a row.
- Baylor is 462-26 when leading at half under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 106-28 in January games under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 486-21 when outshooting its opponent under Mulkey.
- Baylor is 441-40 when outrebounding its opponent under Mulkey.
- Baylor set a new program record for the largest halftime lead in a Big 12 game, leading by 36 points at the break.
- Baylor led by as many as 47 with 7:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.
- Baylor's 12 3-point field goals made is the fourth-most in a game in program history.
INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Natalie Chou (17 points) scored in double-digits for the 13th time in her career and the seventh time this season.
- Chou (5 3PT FG made) matched her career-high in three-point field goals made, shooting an efficient 5-for-6 from deep and 6-for-7 from the floor.
- Chou led the team in scoring for the first time in her career.
- Kalani Brown (13 points) has scored in double-figures in all 14 games this season and 62 times in her career.
- Brown (11 rebounds) collected her 19th career double-double and her seventh of the season, notching seven of her rebounds in the first quarter.
- Alexis Morris (10 points) scored in double-digits for the ninth time in her freshman season.
- Lauren Cox (14 points) has scored in double-digits 24 times in her career and 12 times this season.
- Dekeiya Cohen (14 points) scored in double figures for the 14th time in her career and the seventh time this season.
- Juicy Landrum (10 points) scored in double-digits for the sixth time in her career and the fifth time this season.
- Didi Richards (3 steals) posted a career-high steal total, exceeding her previous high of two, most recently vs. Texas Tech on Dec. 31, 2017. She has had two or more steals in all three Big 12 games this season.