Wednesday, February 25, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
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Section B · Page 5
Cyclones to take on Bears
Baylor prepares for a stormy game against Iowa State
The Associated Press
WACO, Texas — Conventional wisdom when playing Baylor is to focus on Brian Skinner, the Bears' talented 6-foot-10 center.
Iowa State coach Tim Floyd would agree, but he also would argue that a team's defensive efforts should not stop there.
The Cyclones play at Baylor tonight in their last chance to gain a Big 12 road victory this season. While Skinner will get a lot of attention, Iowa State cannot just ignore his teammates. Floyd said.
Guards Rodrick Miller and Pat Hunter are having good seasons for the Bears (13-13, 7-7 Big 12) and reserve Kish Lewis scored a career-high 13 points in last Saturday's 80-75 victory against Texas. Jamie Kendrick also has had some big games.
"There was a stretch when they were winning all those league games in the beginning of the season that Kendrick was playing well, so he's a guy you have to play with great respect," Floyd said. "Kish was outstanding against Texas, very active around the boards and made some free throws, which he had been struggling with earlier.
"This is a veteran group," he said. "I know we're going to have our hands full."
Skinner averages 18.3 points and 9.6 rebounds and has topped 20 points nine times in Big 12 play. Coach Harry Miller says the 255-pound senior's play has been all the more remarkable considering the attention he gets from opposing
Floyd's worry is that his team pays too much attention to Skinner, someone else will break loose. Hunter, 5-9, is averaging 13.3 points a game. Roddrick Miller, the coach's son, averages 12.1 points.
Skinner:Baylor center will be a handful for Iowa
Bavlor won
its first five Big 12 games, including victories at Texas and at Texas Tech. The Bears then lost five consecutive games and had lost seven of eight before beating Texas.
"This is a team that has made their hay on the defensive end of the floor," Floyd said. "When they've guarded people, they've been very good. Like most of us, they haven't guarded as well on the road. I know we haven't guarded as well on the road."
That is one reason the Cyclones (12-15, 5-9) are 0-7 on the road in
"This is a veteran group.I know we're going to have our hands full."
Tim Floyd
Iowa State's head basketball coach
league play. They did a decent job in their last road game, however, trailing Kansas by only a point early in the second half before losing 71-57.
"I think the first half against Kansas was a big step forward for us," Iowa State's Stevie Johnson said. "We just have to put 40 minutes together. I think our team is improving a lot."
Iowa State also has a player who draws a lot of attention from defenses. Freshman forward Marcus Fizer leads the Cyclones with a 15.1 scoring average and averages 16.7 points in league play.
What impresses Floyd, though, is how Fizer has improved his defense.
"He's probably a guy we hid early defensively," Floyd said. "Now we've got him to the point where he's taking on at times our opponent's best offensive player.
"Offensively, he's been there from day one," the Iowa State coach said. "He's never played in fear on the offensive end, his rebounding has been consistent, his passing has improved, and he's becoming a terrific player."
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