National Basketball Association
Iowa St. 83, Drake 54
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 20, 2014
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials:
# K.B. Burnett, # Doug Sirmons, # Bert Smith
Attendance:
15124
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No. 13 Iowa State 83, Drake 54: Naz Long scored
13 points to lead a balanced and relentless attack as the Cyclones blew out the
Bulldogs in the opening game of the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic in Des Moines.
Monte Morris added 12 points and four assists while Dustin Hogue and reserve Matt Thomas had 10 points apiece for Iowa State (9-1),
which posted its sixth straight win – all by double digits. The Cyclones, who only
received a combined 15 points from leading scorers Georges Niang and Bryce
Dejean-Jones, shot 54.2 percent from the field, including 12-of-23 from 3-point
range, and had 25 assists on 32 made baskets.
Jacob Enevold Jensen had 10 points and eight
rebounds while Trevor Berkeley scored a season-high 10 points off the bench for
Drake (2-9), which has dropped six of its last seven. The Bulldogs shot 38.8 percent from the field, including 0-of-8 beyond the arc, and had 18 turnovers.
The game was tied once early at 2, but Iowa State
scored the next seven points and never lost the lead from there. Drake was
within 14-12 nine minutes into the game before the Cyclones reeled off an 11-2
run over the next three minutes to take a 25-14 lead en route to a 36-20
halftime advantage.
The Bulldogs only got as close as 13 points – at 41-28
– in the second half before Iowa State took complete command. A Daniel Edozie
layup gave the Cyclones their biggest lead at 73-38 with 6:45 remaining, and the
rest of the Iowa State reserves closed it out from there.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Iowa State improved to 3-0 in the
Big Four Classic and has now won five straight against in-state opponents. … Transfer
Jameel McKay, a 6-9 center, had eight points and five rebounds off the bench in
his debut with the Cyclones. … Long has hit a 3-pointer in 18 straight games,
tying him for the sixth-longest streak in Iowa State history.
Top Game Performances
| Drake |
|
Iowa St. |
|
Trevor Berkeley 10 |
Scoring |
Naz Long 13 |
|
Gary Ricks Jr. 4 |
Assists |
Bryce Dejean-Jones 5 |
|
Jacob Enevold Jensen 8 |
Rebounds |
Bryce Dejean-Jones 5 |
|
Ore Arogundade 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Matt Thomas 3 |
|
Jacob Enevold Jensen 4 |
Steals |
Bryce Dejean-Jones 4 |
|
Kory Kuenstling 2 |
Blocks |
Dustin Hogue 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Drake
|
54 |
38.8 |
0-8 |
16-20 |
12 |
27 |
3 |
8 |
18 |
| Iowa St.
|
83 |
54.2 |
12-23 |
7-15 |
25 |
30 |
1 |
14 |
12 |
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