Only 20 seconds have passed in Baylor’s game against Oklahoma, and a lanky, mild-mannered freshman takes the ball into the lane with little between him and the basket. There is something about him that everyone can see; the Ferrell Center crowd knows it, his coaches know it and his teammates undoubtedly know it.

As three Baylor players took their seats on the podium for the postgame press conference following the Bears’ matchup with Kansas, coach Scott Drew entered the room and said he would try make the press conference as succinct as possible.

Iowa State’s surprisingly strong non-conference record would have seemed a bit more hollow with another Big 12 loss. The Cyclones responded by running away from Baylor and handing coach Fred Hoiberg the biggest win of his young career.