Feb. 23, 2008

AMES, Iowa (AP) - Jessica Morrow scored 18 points and No. 9 Baylor rallied to beat Iowa State 59-54 Saturday, snapping a two-game road losing streak.

Angela Tisdale added 14 for the Bears, who finished the game on a 15-4 run.

Baylor (23-3, 11-2 Big 12) trailed the entire second half until Melissa Jones hit a 3-pointer to put the Bears ahead 55-54 with 2:13 left. Iowa State got a shot-clock violation on its next possession, and Tisdale found Rachel Allison for an easy score inside to give Baylor a 3-point lead with 1:07 to go.

Iowa State gave it right back to Baylor, and Tisdale, who played with four fouls for much of the second half, buried a jumper from the top of the key for the winning margin.

Jocelyn Anderson had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Alison Lacey added 13 points for Iowa State (16-10, 5-8), which was playing its fourth straight against a ranked opponent.

Iowa State led by as much as 38-32 on a jumper by freshman Kelsey Bolte early in the second half. Baylor crept within 40-39 on a 3-pointer by Morrow, but Tisdale, the Bears' leading scorer, picked up her fourth foul with 12:19 left.

The Bears reinserted Tisdale a short time later, and she hit a basket that tied the game at 44. Iowa State answered with a 6-0 run, capped by a runner from Lacey, to go up 50-44 with 6:07 to play. Their lead was short-lived, as Tisdale's jumper made it 50-all with 3:44 left.

Baylor has won seven of its last eight meetings with Iowa State. Allison had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears.