National Basketball Association
Iowa St. 65, Texas Southern 54
When: 6:30 PM ET, Sunday, December 12, 2010
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials:
# Tom O'Neill, # Roland Simmons, # Bret Smith
Attendance:
12622
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Scott Christopherson and Diante Garrett each scored 16 points, and Iowa State rode a hot start to defeat Texas Southern 65-54 on Sunday in Ames, Iowa.
On a day where they hit just 22-of-60 shots from the field (36.7 percent), the Cyclones (9-2) raced to a 14-2 lead in the game’s first six minutes, then weathered one sustained surge from the Tigers late in the first half.
Back-to-back Jamie Vanderbeken 3-pointers capped the game-opening surge from Iowa State, the last one with 14:02 left making it 14-2. Texas Southern (1-7) whittled the lead down to one point, 24-23, on Nico Norris’ 3-point jumper with 4:21 to go in the first half.
The Cyclones rebuilt the advantage with an 8-1 spurt to close the first half, leading 32-24 at halftime. Iowa State would lead by as many as 17 in the second half to win its third straight game.
Christopherson hit 4-of-12 3-point attempts. Vanderbeken finished with 14 points and five blocked shots. Darlon Anderson pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.
Travele Jones scored a game-high 22 points for Texas Southern, which lost its fourth in a row.
Iowa State plays host to Dartmouth next Sunday. Texas Southern plays host to Texas State on Thursday.
Top Game Performances
| Texas Southern |
|
Iowa St. |
|
Travele Jones 22 |
Scoring |
Scott Christopherson 16 |
|
Kevin Galloway 4 |
Assists |
Darion Anderson 6 |
|
Daniel King 10 |
Rebounds |
Darion Anderson 10 |
|
Travele Jones 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Melvin Ejim 6 |
|
Kevin Galloway 3 |
Steals |
Diante Garrett 3 |
|
Travele Jones 2 |
Blocks |
Jamie Vanderbeken 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Texas Southern
|
54 |
35.2 |
6-22 |
10-15 |
6 |
38 |
2 |
6 |
|
| Iowa St.
|
65 |
36.7 |
7-28 |
14-17 |
15 |
38 |
5 |
7 |
|
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