By Ben Everett | Sports Editor
Three Baylor men’s basketball starters have missed a combined 18 games in the last two months due to injuries, yet the Bears have gone 8-4 during that stretch and sit at third place in the Big 12 Conference standings.
Playing without sophomore center Tristan Clark and senior guard King McClure, Baylor picked up a resumé-building road win over No. 19 Iowa State on Tuesday night in Ames, Iowa.
The Bears were led by freshman guard Jared Butler, who scored 17 points on 5-for-8 shooting from 3-point range and junior forward Freddie Gillespie, who notched his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds while starting at center in place of Clark.