National Basketball Association
Iowa State 70, Western Illinois 45
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 25, 2017
Where: Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials:
# Gerry Pollard, # Paul Janssen, # Kelly Self
Attendance:
13647
By The Sports Xchange
Iowa State made a pair of second half runs to break open a close game and put away Western Illinois 70-45 on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Lindell Wigginton had a game-high 21 points for the Cyclones, who got 10 assists from Nick Weiler-Babb. Cameron Lard came off the bench to add 14 points on 7-for-9 shooting.
The Cyclones opened the second half with seven straight points and later had a 14-4 run that stretched their lead to 50-34 with 12:36 to go in the game.
After a 3-pointer by the Leathernecks, Iowa State scored another 10 in a row during an 18-4 run that put the Cyclones up 68-41.
Iowa State (4-2) won its fourth straight game. Wigginton had four of the team's 10 3-pointers.
The Cyclones won the rebounding battle 45-33, including 11-4 on the offensive end, and had eight steals.
Dalan Ancrum scored 14 points to lead the Leathernecks (4-1), who shot 32.8 percent from the field and made just 5 of 25 3-pointers.
The teams traded runs early in a first half that ended with Iowa State on top 29-25.
After the Cyclones scored the game's first eight points, Western Illinois went on a 14-4 spurt to take a 14-12 lead with 9:08 to go.
Iowa State than rattled off 12 in a row, capped by a Weiler-Babb 3-pointer that made it 24-14 with 4:45 left in the half.
Western Illinois returns home on Wednesday to host IUPUI.
The Cyclones are off until they face Northern Illinois at home on Dec. 4.
Top Game Performances
| Western Illinois |
|
Iowa State |
|
Dalan Ancrum 14 |
Scoring |
Lindell Wigginton 21 |
|
Kobe Webster 5 |
Assists |
Nick Weiler-Babb 10 |
|
C.J. Duff 7 |
Rebounds |
Hans Brase 9 |
|
Dalan Ancrum 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrence Lewis 1 |
|
Dalan Ancrum 2 |
Steals |
Solomon Young 3 |
|
Brandon Gilbeck 2 |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Western Illinois
|
45 |
32.8 |
5-25 |
2-2 |
12 |
31 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
| Iowa State
|
70 |
43.1 |
10-30 |
4-9 |
17 |
42 |
0 |
8 |
12 |
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