The Cyclones fell apart on the road. At one point in the second half the cyclones had 8 " and goal" downs in a row, barely getting a field goal out of the deal.
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Baylor got on board first midway through the first quarter. On a fourth-and-12 situation at the ISU 34-yard line, Robert Griffin fired a bomb to Kendall Wright, who made the snare at the back of the end zone to give the Bears an early 7-0 lead. The BU lead increased to 14-0 with 14:18 left in the second quarter when Jay Finley went 12 yards up the middle for the touchdown.
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After gaining just 17 yards on 10 plays in its first three series, the ISU offense staged its first drive of the game. The Cyclones had first-and-goal at the BU 2-yard line, but three penalties pushed them back, resulting in a Grant Mahoney 34-yard field goal to make it a 14-3 game with 5:36 left before intermission. The Cyclone scoring drive took 8:42 off the clock in 17 plays.
BU quickly answered ISU’s score with a nine-play, 79 yard-drive that was capped off by a Griffin 3-yard touchdown run, increasing the Bear lead to 21-3 at the break.
The Bears wasted little time adding to their lead, as Mikail Baker took the opening kickoff of the second half 93 yards for a touchdown. ISU had already kicked off and stopped the Bears, but an offsides penalty forced the Cyclones to kickoff again.
BU had a 38-3 lead before the Cyclones found the end zone. Austen Arnaud hit freshman Sedrick Johnson from nine yards out to close the gap to 38-10 with 9:41 left in the game. It was Johnson’s second career touchdown catch.
Arnaud finished the game with 176 yards on 21-of-41 pass attempts. J.J. Bass totaled 36 yards on six carries to lead the Cyclone rushing attack. The Cyclone defense recorded three sacks, all in the first half, to tie a season high.
ISU returns home next week to face Nebraska. Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m. on Versus.
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