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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
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

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