The game’s 14th lead change goes Baylor’s way in an overtime win over Iowa State.
WACO — Maybe Baylor coach Scott Drew can figure out a way for Johnathan Motley to feel like he’s facing Iowa State all the time.
Motley scored seven of his 27 points in overtime, matching his career high set last month against the same 13th-ranked Cyclones, and the No. 25 Bears ended a three-game Big 12 home losing streak with a 100-91 victory Tuesday night.
“We’re going to make sure someone has an Iowa State jersey every time we play,” Drew said.
Playing without big man Rico Gathers, who missed his second game in the last three because of illness, the team that has been a league-best-matching 4-2 on the road in the Big 12 won again in the Ferrell Center. The Bears had last won a home conference game in double OT against Kansas State on Jan. 20.
“I wouldn’t say we’re more focused. I just think we just know the things we have to do better when he’s out,” Taurean Prince said of Gathers. “Even before the game, we talked about it being a must win.”
There were 14 ties and 14 lead changes in the game that began with the teams having identical records.
The final lead change came with 3:19 left in overtime when Lester Medford hit a 3-pointer from the left wing to put Baylor (19-7, 8-5) up 87-84. After Deonte Burton missed badly on a 3-pointer, Prince had a bounce pass to Motley for an emphatic dunk.
The Cyclones (18-8, 7-6) had three 20-point scorers: Abdel Nader with 26, Georges Niang had 24 and Monte Morris 20.
KANSAS ST. 63, TCU 49
Justin Edwards scored 17 points as the Wildcats beat the Horned Frogs to snap a 13-game losing streak in Big 12 road games.
Kansas State (15-11, 4-9) last won a conference road game on Jan. 10, 2015 at Oklahoma.
Barry Brown added 16 points and Dean Wade 14 for the Wildcats.
Malique Trent led TCU (11-15, 2-11) with 11 points.
The Wildcats won despite shooting only 38.8 percent, holding the Frogs to 32.7 percent. TCU, last in conference scoring at 60.5 points going into the game, f ailed to break 50 for the second straight game.
Brown was 4 for 6 from 3-point range. He hit all four of his fieldgoal attempts in the first nine minutes, including three 3s, and had 11 firsthalf points.
The Wildcats built a 26-11 lead nine minutes in, outshooting the Frogs 61.5 percent to 27.3.
The Frogs cut a 13-point deficit to nine with 13:59 left in the second half but got no closer.
PURDUE 71 NORTHWESTERN 61
A.J. Hammons had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Johnny Hill added a season-high 15 points to help the 17th-ranked Boilermakes slip past the visiting Wildcats in Big Ten action.
The Boilermakers (21-6, 9-5) have not lost consecutive games this season.
Northwestern (17-10, 5-9) was led by Tre Demps with 16 points.
Northwestern got as close as 39-35 in the second half, but Purdue got 3-pointers from Ryan Cline and Hill to spur a 10-2 run that made it 6450 with 4:39 left.