National Basketball Association
Iowa St. 99, Virginia Tech 77
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 27, 2015
Where: The Arena, Niceville, Florida
Officials:
# John Higgins, # Steve Olson, # Doug Shows
Attendance:
2222
By The Sports Xchange
Jameel McKay, a redshirt senior forward, had 23 points and eight rebounds to power No. 4 Iowa State in a 99-77 victory over Virginia Tech in the semifinal round of the Emerald Coast Classic on Friday at Northwest Florida State College Arena, Niceville, Fla.
Iowa State (4-0) last opened with four straight wins in 2013-14, when it started 14-0.
Cyclones senior forward Abdel Nadel had a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards.
Iowa State shot 56.9 percent (37-of-65).
Junior forward Zach LeDay totaled 17 points and eight rebounds and sophomore guard Justin Bibbs added 15 points for Virginia Tech (3-2), which had won three straight since a season-opening loss to Alabama State.
McKay scored 15 points in the first half as the Cyclones took a 52-30 lead at the break. Zach LeDay's layup with 7:12 left in the opening period closed the gap to 27-22, but Iowa State closed the half on a 25-8 run.
The Cyclones led by as many as 32 points in the second half.
Iowa State faces the winner of UAB-Illinois in the championship game Saturday.
Top Game Performances
| Virginia Tech |
|
Iowa St. |
|
Zach LeDay 19 |
Scoring |
Jameel McKay 23 |
|
Seth Allen 2 |
Assists |
Monte Morris 7 |
|
Zach LeDay 8 |
Rebounds |
Abdel Nader 11 |
|
Jalen Hudson 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Georges Niang 4 |
|
Seth Allen 1 |
Steals |
Abdel Nader 2 |
|
Johnny Hamilton 3 |
Blocks |
Jameel McKay 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Virginia Tech
|
77 |
46.3 |
3-15 |
12-25 |
10 |
33 |
3 |
3 |
11 |
| Iowa St.
|
99 |
57.8 |
13-21 |
12-17 |
20 |
33 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
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