Wednesday night against Kansas, ISU coach Fred Hoiberg thought his team made too many mistakes against a talented, Big-12 opponent.

Saturday, his team will take on another tough Big 12 foe when it plays Baylor at 5 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum.

The Bears (12-3, 2-0 Big 12) were ranked No. 14 in the preseason USA Today coaches poll, but lost three of four to close out the month of December, causing their fall from the top 25. Since the rough December, though, Baylor has won four straight, including wins at Texas Tech and against Oklahoma to open Big 12 Conference play.

To combat the Bears, Iowa State (13-4, 0-2) will need to play more mistake-free basketball after committing 15 turnovers in Wednesday’s loss to Kansas and 14 in a one-point loss to Nebraska on Saturday.

“Just got to watch film and see what we can do to correct the mistakes that we went through in today’s game,” said guard Diante Garrett following the loss. “Some of the mistakes that we had in the first half, some of the mistakes that we can change and fix in practice and just being focused the whole time.”

Baylor poses several challenges for the ISU defense, but none more than guard LaceDarius Dunn, who leads the Big 12 in scoring at 22.5 points per game. The ISU front line figures to be challenged again, too, after getting pounded much of the night by the bigger, more physical Jayhawks.

The Bears’ top two interior threats, Quincy Acy and Perry Jones, each average 13 points and seven rebounds a game.

“Our guys have got to trust the game plan,” Hoiberg said after the game Wednesday. “We’ll watch a lot of film on this one and come out and give it a shot on Saturday against Baylor.”

Garrett is fifth in the conference in scoring at 17.6 per game, including 22 a game over his last three.

The senior from Milwaukee has struggled recently, with 12 turnovers to 12 assists over that same span. He had 86 assists to just 38 turnovers in the team’s first 14 games.

“Some nights I’ve got to score a lot, some nights I’ve just got to dish it and find Jamie, Jake, Scott and all of those guys,” Garrett said. “Do whatever I’ve got to do to help the team out.”