FINAL: Iowa State wins Big 12 Championship, first since 2000
Kelby Wingert/Iowa State Daily
Sophomore forward Georges Niang attempts a shot against Baylor at the 2014 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship finals in Kansas City, Mo. March 15. Niang had 13 points for the Cyclones.
March 15, 2014
Kansas City, Mo. — For the first time in 14 seasons, Iowa State is cutting nets.
The Cyclones used a second-half push to defeat Baylor at the Sprint Center on March 15, claiming the Big 12 Championship title with a 74-65 win for the first time since the 2000 season.
Iowa State closed the game on a 15-7 run to claim its second Big 12 title in school history. The Cyclones had five players score in double figures for the second-straight game, led by DeAndre Kane with 17 points.
After starting the game 0-of-13 from the field, Iowa State shot 23-of-34 from the field for the remainder of the game. In the first half, the ISU trio of Melvin Ejim, Georges Niang and DeAndre Kane shot 3-of-17 but flipped the script in the second half, going 9-of-14 from the field.
The Cyclones will learn their NCAA seeding fate at 5 p.m. March 16.
