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Game Thread: No. 22 Baylor Women’s Basketball Aims to Upset No. 10 Iowa State

No. 22 Baylor women’s basketball (12-3, 1-1) looks to continue its momentum from a comeback win on Wednesday, opening the new year against No. 10 Iowa State (14-0, 2-0).
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AMES, Iowa – No. 22 Baylor women’s basketball (12-3, 1-1) opens the new year on the road, playing as guests to Player of the Year candidate Audi Crooks and the No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones (14-0, 2-0). Tipoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT on Sunday, Jan. 4, at the Hilton Coliseum. The game will be televised on ESPN.

Iowa State is undefeated as a result of its elite offense. The Cyclones operate in the halfcourt with extreme efficiency. Iowa State choosing to play in the halfcourt is a big reason they have had great ball security throughout the season. They only turn the ball over 15.6% of possessions per Barttorvik.

They surround their star, Crooks, with shooters, and it has led to the highest team effective field goal percentage in the country. The Cyclones average 1.186 points per field goal attempt. Baylor will need to find a way to limit Crooks without giving up open kickout 3-pointers.

  • Baylor Barttorvik Rank: 31
    • Baylor Massey Rating: 22
  • Iowa State Barttorvik Rank: 27
    • Iowa State Massey Rating: 10
  • Barttorvik Prediction: 74-70 Iowa State
    • Massey Prediction: 73-69 Iowa State

Coaches

  • Nicki Collen (Baylor): 114-39 record; 4 NCAA Tournaments, Sweet 16
  • Bill Fennelly (Iowa State): 814-378 record; 26 NCAA Tournaments, 2 Elite 8s, 6 Sweet 16s

Projected Lineups

Baylor Starters

  • Guard Jana Van Gytenbeek (5’7, 6Sr.): 7.0 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 6.8 APG, 37% FG, 37% 3-PT, 75% FT, 31 MPG
  • Guard Taliah Scott (5’9, RSo.): 21.1 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.4 SPG, 46% FG, 39% 3-PT, 91% FT, 30 MPG
  • Forward Bella Fontleroy (6’0, Sr.): 9.6 PPG, 5.5 RPG, 1.1 APG, 1.7 SPG, 1.3 BPG, 37% FG, 28% 3-PT, 80% FT, 26 MPG
  • Forward Darianna Littlepage-Buggs (6’1, Sr.): 9.9 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 1.8 APG, 1.0 SPG, 46% FG, 17% 3-PT, 58% FT, 28 MPG
  • Forward Kiersten Johnson (6’4, Sr.): 5.7 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 0.5 APG, 2.2 BPG, 54% FG, 58% 3-PT, 80% FT, 19 MPG

Baylor Bench

  • Guard Marcayla Johnson (6’0, Fr.): 5.1 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 0.8 APG, 33% FG, 15% 3-PT, 38% FT, 22 MPG
  • Guard Yuting Deng (6’2, So.): 8.3 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 1.0 APG, 51% FG, 43% 3-PT, 59% FT, 18 MPG
  • Forward Kyla Abraham (6’3, RJr.): 3.5 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 0.3 APG, 1.7 BPG, 66% FG, 54% FT, 16 MPG
  • Forward Kayla Nelms (6’1, So.): 4.7 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 0.5 APG, 58% FG, 33% 3-PT, 73% FT, 10 MPG
  • Guard Ella Brow (5’8, Jr.): 0.0 PPG, 1.0 RPG, 2.0 APG, 5 MPG

Projected Lineups

Iowa State Starters

  • Guard Jada Williams (5’8, Jr.): 11.1 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 7.9 APG, 1.2 SPG, 40% FG, 27% 3-PT, 84% FT, 26 MPG
  • Guard Arianna Jackson (5’9, Jr.): 5.5 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 0.7 APG, 47% FG, 50% 3-PT, 25 MPG
  • Guard Kenzie Hare (5’9, Jr.): 6.6 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 0.9 APG, 52% FG, 50% 3-PT, 64% FT, 21 MPG
  • Forward Addy Brown (6’2, Jr.): 13.9 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 5.6 APG, 51% FG, 43% 3-PT, 77% FT, 29 MPG
  • Center Audi Crooks (6’3, Jr.): 29.4 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.8 APG, 73% FG, 70% FT, 27 MPG

Iowa State Bench

  • Forward Sydney Harris (6’1, Sr.): 6.8 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 0.5 APG, 39% FG, 37% 3-PT, 89% FT, 15 MPG
  • Forward Alisa Williams (6’2, Jr.): 6.1 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 0.7 APG, 67% FG, 0% 3-PT, 96% FT, 13 MPG
  • Guard Reagan Wilson (5’8, So.): 3.5 PPG, 0.9 RPG, 1.4 APG, 52% FG, 48% 3-PT, 83% FT, 10 MPG
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In reply to LTBear19 • 4:02p, 1/4/26
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Survived, after a near late-game collapse.

If Scott doesn't bail us out, and we'd gone on to lose in OT, that would have been brutal.

What a moronic comment after a huge win.
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4:03p, 1/4/26
Player of the game?

JVG - 11 pts, 7 assists, only 1 turnover
Littlepage Buggs - 13 pts, 20 rebounds, 2 blocks - key deflection on last play.
Scott - poor shooting, but 21 pts including the game winner.
Bella - 7 rebounds, 3 steals, great defensive switches.
KJ - 9 pts, 9 rebounds, 3 blicks.

Team - 94% FT shooting ... great game plan.
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4:03p, 1/4/26
Three games into conference play and we're 2-1, exactly where I thought we'd be but exactly opposite of how I thought it would come.
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In reply to KIA • 4:06p, 1/4/26
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Player of the game?

JVG - 11 pts, 7 assists, only 1 turnover
Littlepage Buggs - 13 pts, 20 rebounds, 2 blocks - key deflection on last play.
Scott - poor shooting, but 21 pts including the game winner.
Bella - 7 rebounds, 3 steals, great defensive switches.
KJ - 9 pts, 9 rebounds, 3 blicks.

Team - 94% FT shooting ... great game plan.


LPB for me. Rebounds huge
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4:08p, 1/4/26
Well, how fun was that, guys and dolls! So happy for this team and coaching staff. Safe travels home to them and our fans who showed up. Hope our house is full on Thursday.
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In reply to LTBear19 • 4:08p, 1/4/26
You have NO idea if we would have lost in overtime or not !
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In reply to Assassin • 4:12p, 1/4/26
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Just tuned in, didnt realize Iowa State has an DT playing for them. 55 is huge!


She doesn't even jump for rebounds. She gets them if they are in her wheelhouse but won't scramble for them. She has trouble bending over. LPB out worked her and the difference in athleticism was something to behold.
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4:12p, 1/4/26
Loved seeing a sea of white all sitting quietly in their seats.
Great win…both players and coaches…Bugs was huge…JVG one turnover…wow
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4:23p, 1/4/26
Best halftime adjustment I've seen CNC make!
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In reply to BearFan33 • 4:25p, 1/4/26
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Assassin said:
Just tuned in, didnt realize Iowa State has an DT playing for them. 55 is huge!


She doesn't even jump for rebounds. She gets them if they are in her wheelhouse but won't scramble for them. She has trouble bending over. LPB out worked her and the difference in athleticism was something to behold.
she cant jump or the court would need repairs
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In reply to T-REX • 4:27p, 1/4/26
T-REX said:
BearFan33 said:
Assassin said:
Just tuned in, didnt realize Iowa State has an DT playing for them. 55 is huge!


She doesn't even jump for rebounds. She gets them if they are in her wheelhouse but won't scramble for them. She has trouble bending over. LPB out worked her and the difference in athleticism was something to behold.

she cant jump or the court would need repairs

ha!
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In reply to Delmar 2.0 • 4:33p, 1/4/26
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LTBear19 said:
Survived, after a near late-game collapse.

If Scott doesn't bail us out, and we'd gone on to lose in OT, that would have been brutal.

What a moronic comment after a huge win.


What's moronic about calling it like I see it?

We blew an 8-point lead and nearly gave the game away because we thought giving a shooting team wide open looks over and over again wouldn't come back to bite us.

That is a fact.

And yes, Scott saved our bacon by hitting the game-winning shot. Nothing wrong with admitting that.

If you are looking to win trophies and go far in the tourney, then you have to identify the good with the bad.

The good: We won, thankfully.

The bad: The strategy implemented nearly backfired, and I probably wouldn't do that again moving forward.

Shooters eventually start finding their mark if you give them enough chances, and we nearly witnessed that a short while ago.

With a comfortable lead late, that is when you can afford to tighten up your defense.

Nothing easy at that point. Definitely not wide open looks from beyond the arc that could spark a late-game rally for your opponent.

Williams found her rhythm and nearly made us pay dearly.

If you want to sunshine pump, no matter what, then go right ahead.

But if you want to see us have a successful year, then it's OK to identify areas in our game that need cleaning up.
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In reply to LTBear19 • 4:41p, 1/4/26
LTBear19 said:
Delmar 2.0 said:
LTBear19 said:
Survived, after a near late-game collapse.

If Scott doesn't bail us out, and we'd gone on to lose in OT, that would have been brutal.

What a moronic comment after a huge win.


What's moronic about calling it like I see it?

Negative diarrhea flowing out of a negative mind. Baylor fans are thrilled & celebrating the big win. All the haters can do is try to deny it all. You're either a Baylor fan or you're not. If you can't support the team and be happy after today's game then I don't know what else to say. Keep spouting your verbal diarrhea.
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In reply to Bear3 • 4:55p, 1/4/26
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You have NO idea if we would have lost in overtime or not !


You're right. There's no guarantee that we would have lost in OT.

But you've probably been watching sports long enough to know that momentum is a real thing.

The momentum would have clearly been with ISU in an extra session. And they were playing at home.

If we're being honest, there would have been many on this board who would not have liked our chances under those circumstances.

Thankfully, Scott's jumper was money, and we didn't have to put that theory to the test.
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In reply to LTBear19 • 5:48p, 1/4/26
LTBear19 said:
Delmar 2.0 said:
LTBear19 said:
Survived, after a near late-game collapse.

If Scott doesn't bail us out, and we'd gone on to lose in OT, that would have been brutal.

What a moronic comment after a huge win.


What's moronic about calling it like I see it?

We blew an 8-point lead and nearly gave the game away because we thought giving a shooting team wide open looks over and over again wouldn't come back to bite us.

That is a fact.

And yes, Scott saved our bacon by hitting the game-winning shot. Nothing wrong with admitting that.

If you are looking to win trophies and go far in the tourney, then you have to identify the good with the bad.

The good: We won, thankfully.

The bad: The strategy implemented nearly backfired, and I probably wouldn't do that again moving forward.

Shooters eventually start finding their mark if you give them enough chances, and we nearly witnessed that a short while ago.

With a comfortable lead late, that is when you can afford to tighten up your defense.

Nothing easy at that point. Definitely not wide open looks from beyond the arc that could spark a late-game rally for your opponent.

Williams found her rhythm and nearly made us pay dearly.

If you want to sunshine pump, no matter what, then go right ahead.

But if you want to see us have a successful year, then it's OK to identify areas in our game that need cleaning up.
If, at anytime in the second half, Williams would have found her stroke ISU would have beat us unless CNC had another card to play.

I never saw a sign of that third plan.

If IRC, in 05,TTU took the same strategy with Whitaker/Blackman/Young. The difference was Chelsea didn't throw up misses but continued to dish to teammates until very late when she started taking and hitting wide open shots from the elbow extended.

When you commit to shutting down 1-2 players you will live and die by that commitment. Today, Baylor lived well.
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In reply to LIB,MR BEARS • 6:59p, 1/4/26
Was that one of the regular season games against Tech in '05?

Or was that the conference tournament semifinal game?
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Was that one of the regular season games against Tech in '05?

Or was that the conference tournament semifinal game?


Pretty sure it was the final home game because I didn't go the the tournament that year.
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In reply to LIB,MR BEARS • 7:26p, 1/4/26
LIB,MR BEARS said:
LTBear19 said:
Delmar 2.0 said:
LTBear19 said:
Survived, after a near late-game collapse.

If Scott doesn't bail us out, and we'd gone on to lose in OT, that would have been brutal.

What a moronic comment after a huge win.


What's moronic about calling it like I see it?

We blew an 8-point lead and nearly gave the game away because we thought giving a shooting team wide open looks over and over again wouldn't come back to bite us.

That is a fact.

And yes, Scott saved our bacon by hitting the game-winning shot. Nothing wrong with admitting that.

If you are looking to win trophies and go far in the tourney, then you have to identify the good with the bad.

The good: We won, thankfully.

The bad: The strategy implemented nearly backfired, and I probably wouldn't do that again moving forward.

Shooters eventually start finding their mark if you give them enough chances, and we nearly witnessed that a short while ago.

With a comfortable lead late, that is when you can afford to tighten up your defense.

Nothing easy at that point. Definitely not wide open looks from beyond the arc that could spark a late-game rally for your opponent.

Williams found her rhythm and nearly made us pay dearly.

If you want to sunshine pump, no matter what, then go right ahead.

But if you want to see us have a successful year, then it's OK to identify areas in our game that need cleaning up.
If, at anytime in the second half, Williams would have found her stroke ISU would have beat us unless CNC had another card to play.

I never saw a sign of that third plan.

If IRC, in 05,TTU took the same strategy with Whitaker/Blackman/Young. The difference was Chelsea didn't throw up misses but continued to dish to teammates until very late when she started taking and hitting wide open shots from the elbow extended.

When you commit to shutting down 1-2 players you will live and die by that commitment. Today, Baylor lived well.


Another time a coach decided to pick her poison and it didn't work was when BU played OU in the B12 tourney. Late in the game Mulkey went full hack-a-Shaq on Courtney Paris choosing to put her on the line. Paris was on from the line and used her to the inbound the ball to prevent off-ball fouling.

It was a time when the opposition outplayed the strategy set up against them.

Today, Williams couldn't pull it off the way Chelsea and Courtney did.
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7:35p, 1/4/26
That's the best strategy against an opponent like Crooks. Pack it in and make the rest of the ISU team hit shots.
Williams has never been a good outside shooter - watched her play a lot in HS here in San Diego.
She made a few down the stretch finally, but BU found enough to outlast them.
I also think a few of those offensive fouls called on Fontleroy down the stretch were completely bogus. Don't know if BU would have scored to stretch the lead late otherwise, but I know Scott would have kept driving and likely drawn a foul or two.
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7:51p, 1/4/26
Great win by the Bears. Buggs and JVG were awesome and Scott came up big in the second half. CNC coached a great game.
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8:26p, 1/4/26
Listen to Nicki's postgame/. She tried to take away their top 2 scoring options Crooks and Brown ( great 2nd half vs Crooks and all game vs Brown) and their 2 top 3 pt shooters and we did. J Williams is a 27% 3 pt shooter so it was a gamble that worked. Even Crooks said postgame that having Bella front her and lay off Williams made it very hard to get her post entry passes. It was a calculated gamble that worked but Nicki said postgame they may not stay in it as long since Williams is a good end of game shooter despite her overall averages.
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In reply to Dcheetah • 8:28p, 1/4/26
Buggs was mvp but lots of cudos to spread around and love seeing Taliah make such a clutch shot after a not great shooting day.
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2:10a, 1/5/26
Great win, ladies, and exceptional defensive scheme! Lots of great ranked teams took Ls today that should really benefit our next ranking.
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In reply to LTBear19 • 2:25a, 1/5/26
I can understand your point and see why you'd have that perspective. What you're saying is very logical. However, even late in the game, as soon as you go away from the defensive scheme that disrupted Crooks and leave her 1 on 1, we likely lose the game with either:

1. Crooks getting buckets at ease.
2. Crooks single-handedly winning the game with "And-1s" after drawing inevitable contact that comes with guarding her.
3. ISU as a team now has a comfortable offense to run where they can play "their game" and beat us inside with Crooks or outside with their other 3-point shooters.

I think the scheme worked the majority of the game because it obviously was that legitimate for a team such as ISU. That said, stick with what works and capitalize as much as possible so that it doesn't come back to haunt us.
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In reply to CyBearSecurity • 6:36a, 1/5/26
CyBearSecurity said:
I can understand your point and see why you'd have that perspective. What you're saying is very logical. However, even late in the game, as soon as you go away from the defensive scheme that disrupted Crooks and leave her 1 on 1, we likely lose the game with either:

1. Crooks getting buckets at ease.
2. Crooks single-handedly winning the game with "And-1s" after drawing inevitable contact that comes with guarding her.
3. ISU as a team now has a comfortable offense to run where they can play "their game" and beat us inside with Crooks or outside with their other 3-point shooters.

I think the scheme worked the majority of the game because it obviously was that legitimate for a team such as ISU. That said, stick with what works and capitalize as much as possible so that it doesn't come back to haunt us.


That is a reasonable line of thinking, and I can respect that.

While I personally would not have chosen to stick with that game plan once we'd gained some separation late in the contest, I could understand one choosing to stay with it - UNTIL Williams hit the first wide-open 3.

Once she hits that first one, then fun time's over, as far as I'm concerned.

At that point, the last thing you want to see happen is for a shooter to suddenly get hot.

And that's exactly what happened, as Williams hit another wide open jumper, and then concluded the late-game festivities with another wide-open 3. That was the one that tied things up with 27 seconds left.

She hit 3 of her last 4 shots, and the one she missed during that run was from almost the same spot that she would make the eventual game-tying shot from.

She barely missed on that one with 1:36 left. However, she was in a rhythm at that point, and the next shot was true.

Crooks was winded at that point in the game, as evidenced by her only having 4 points in the 2nd half.

It showed when she got blocked by KJ after rebounding the missed Williams 3 with 1:36 left.

With a near double-digit lead late, you're probably better off taking your chances with a winded Crooks trying to beat you than with giving Iowa State wide-open shooting practice.

I understand that everyone might approach things differently down the stretch, under those circumstances.

But I would have been more comfortable with playing solid defense and making ISU work for every bucket at that point - than with giving them a chance to erase the deficit with wide-open looks.
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In reply to LTBear19 • 9:48a, 1/5/26
Completely understandable and very agreeable takes. While this game was very exciting and the win was an awesome road win to have, it was very much so a scary ending. I 100% agree that with the almost 10-point lead, the ending should have never been that close. Our offense disappeared for a while there in the final minutes of the game. The way that the collapse seemed so inevitable after Williams hit the game-tying three pointer with only 27 seconds remaining literally had my nerves on edge as if we'd blown a great game with a chance to grab a quality win from a higher ranked opponent. Much like each one of the games against TCU last year when we had a chance to steal those games.
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12:53p, 1/5/26
impressive how baylor decided to guard audi crooks. winning strategy.
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In reply to LIB,MR BEARS • 1:54a, 1/7/26
LIB,MR BEARS said:
LTBear19 said:
Was that one of the regular season games against Tech in '05?

Or was that the conference tournament semifinal game?


Pretty sure it was the final home game because I didn't go the the tournament that year.


Oh. Ok.

That was the game where we clinched our first outright conference title.

I recall the ladies having played a very close game in Lubbock a few weeks prior, which set the stage for that regular season finale.

If we'd lost that final game, then Tech and Texas would have shared the conference title with us.

Instead, that proved to be the first of many outright Big XII titles over the years.

Pretty sure it was also a record Ferrell Center crowd at the time.

I actually remember the conference semifinal ending in KC pretty well.

Chelsea Whitaker hit the game winning shot with 2.1 seconds left during a wild finish.

It was an 'all or nothing play,' because we would have lost by 1 had she missed.

I got a chuckle out of her quote afterwards, when describing that chaotic final play:

"If we don't know what's going on, then they don't know what's going on."
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