Tough Cyclones Fall Short Against Baylor, 77-72.

The #8 Cyclones faced their best opponent of the season so far when the #1 Baylor Bears came to town. The first half was the Izaiah Brockington show, as he put up twelve points and five rebounds while helping Iowa State grind out a number of tough defensive possessions.

However, as has been the case for most of the season, shot-making continued to be a bugaboo for the Cyclones with most of their scoring coming in the paint or at the free throw line, sans a Caleb Grill three late in the first half. The good guys finished shooting just 1-of-8 from three and 46% from the floor overall in the first half.

However, outside of a few misses in the paint, Baylor was knocking down jump shots almost…