SAVANNAH STATE'S BJORN BOHLEY tries to drive past Iowa State's Jessan Gray. The Cyclones chalked up a 70-59 victory Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

Ames, Iowa ? Rahshon Clark scored 16 points, and Wesley Johnson had 15 points and 11 rebounds as Iowa State broke a three-game losing streak with a 70-59 victory over Savannah State on Wednesday night.

Mike Taylor, Iowa State’s leading scorer for the season, struggled most of the night after getting two early fouls, but he hit a key three-pointer to help the Cyclones (7-3) finally shake their feisty opponent and hand the Tigers (5-8) their eighth straight loss.

Joseph Flegler kept Savannah State close with his outside shooting and finished with 22 points, going 8-for-12 from the field with four three-pointers.

Joshua Obiajunwa added 13 points and Patrick Hardy 12 for the Tigers, who trailed just 55-53 after Flegler hit a long three from the right wing with 4:28 left. But Savannah State made only one shot over the next 31â2 minutes and Iowa State opened some breathing room.

Taylor sank two free throws to make it 57-53, then hit a three from the right side for a 60-53 lead with 3:37 to play. After that, the Cyclones just had to make their free throws, and they did, hitting 10 of 12 to wrap it up.

Women

No. 9 Baylor 100, Ark.-Pine Bluff 48

Waco, Texas – The Lady Bears went right back to work after a nine-day layoff for final exams.

Danielle Wilson had 24 points and nine rebounds to lead Baylor in the rout.

“We had finals so we took some practice days off,” said Rachel Allison, who had a 13 points and 10 rebounds. “It was a good game to work on some things.”

Jhasmin Player added 16 points, Rachel Allison had 13 and Angela Tisdale and Jessika Bradley scored 10 each to help the Lady Bears (10-1) win their seventh straight.

“I tried to go for the offensive boards today,” said Wilson, who had five offensive rebounds.

Baylor opened the second half with a 19-5 run and stretched its lead to 72-26 over the winless Lady Lions (0-8) with just over 12 minutes remaining. The Lady Bears shot 62 percent from the field, connecting on 41 of their 66 shots.

“I was glad to have this game,” Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. “Our focus now is not check out early mentally and finish out right.”

The game marked the second straight time the Lady Bears have scored 100 or more this season. Baylor beat Sam Houston 117-50 on Dec. 4.