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NR/NR BAYLOR (13-10, 3-7) 81, NR/NR IOWA STATE (12-10, 3-7) 67
Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 6,852

BAYLOR POSTGAME QUOTES

Baylor Head Coach Scott Drew
Opening Statement...
"We needed a win and it was a great defensive effort by our guys to hold Iowa State to 34 percent from the field and 67 points. Outscoring them in the paint 52 to 28 was tremendous. Our turnovers were too high, and we couldn't throw it in the ocean from three, but we were really good from two."

On the team being determined attack the basket in the second halfÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"At home, you have the energy of the crowd and we thought we could get it to the paint, so we wanted to capitalize and keep going down there. TJ gave us a great lift and we needed his 23 points tonight, going 9-of-11 from the field."

On if there was desperation from the team early in the second halfÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"I've sensed desperation the last couple of games, it was all about just getting over the hump. In this league, you can play really well, and it still not be good enough."

Senior Terry Maston
On if emphasis on the paint was part of the game planÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"Definitely. We went in at half time and they told us to keep being aggressive and to take the ball to the basket. I took a couple of fade away jumpers early and they told me to drive the basket and force my will into the paint to get an easy bucket. It worked out really great."

On the balance of called plays and teammates clearing the paintÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"A couple of them were called plays and some of them were because we had so many shooters on the outside, forcing the defenders to stay out and giving me a lot of space down on the block. It allowed me to do my thing."

Senior Jo Lual-Acuil Jr.
On if the rebounding and size gave the team an advantage throughout the gameÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"I think we were just determined. We knew coming into this game we had to win, and the team did a great job of playing with energy and we didn't want to leave here tonight without a win."

On the big run the team had in the second halfÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"We have the ability as a team to spark and make those big runs. Mostly when we go on those runs we are down eight or nine and today it was a two-point game. So, when we went on the run we were able to open it up and have a big lead."

IOWA STATE POSTGAME QUOTES

Iowa State Head Coach Steve Prohm
Opening Statement...
"Credit to Baylor, I thought our team did a great job in the first half fighting through adversity. We did a great job when they went man, driving them out and making them late. But then in the second half when we got down it was just straight-line drives and post feeds. 52 points allowed in the paint and you can't win on the road with that"

On if the pace was too fast earlyÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"We want to play fast, but the problem that we were running into was that we had the wrong guy shooting and not getting ball reversal. We didn't take good shots."

On if the pace was too fast earlyÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"I mean, how many times did he shoot a short 15-foot jump shot? A lot, and I'm going to live with that. Baylor's zone was a lot more active tonight towards Lindell so I thought that was part of it too."

Freshman Lindell Wigginton
On the difference between first and second halfÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"Really, my shot just wasn't falling. It was nothing that Baylor did. My shot just wasn't falling like it did in the first half."

Senior Donovan Jackson
On the disparity between the teams in three and field goal scoringÃÆ'Æ'à € ' ¢ÃƒÆ'Æ' ¢' ¬ ¦
"Baylor is a big team and that was a challenge for us. We have to be better down low."