Our Daily Bears · Jan 1, 2022
No. 1 Bears Top No. 8 Cyclones in Ames 77-72
The No. 1 Baylor Bears (13-0, 1-0) earned a top 10 road win over the Iowa State Cyclones 77-72. Baylor has now won 9 straight games against AP top 10 teams and holds the longest active win streak in the country with 19 straight wins.
Today was the first time in Big XII Conference history that two 10-0 or better teams met in conference play.
A 6-0 Cyclone run kept the game in single digits as the Bears struggled to get a basket. Tyrese Hunter (12 pts, 2 rebs, 4 asts) split a pair of free throws with 2:28 remaining the bring the score to 70-63 before a Baylor timeout.
Following the timeout, Baylor’s five-second violation led to an Iowa State score from Hunter and brought the lead down to 5.