National Basketball Association
Iowa St. 84, Illinois 73
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 28, 2015
Where: The Arena, Niceville, Florida
Officials:
# Patrick Adams, # Mike Eades, # Doug Shows
Attendance:
2222
By The Sports Xchange
Forward Georges Niang scored 23 points, and No. 4 Iowa State used a late run to put away Illinois, 84-73, on Saturday in the championship game of the Emerald Classic in Niceville, Fla.
Illinois trailed for much of the game, but trimmed Iowa State's lead to 65-62 with 7:42 to play, before the Cyclones went on a decisive run.
Iowa State scored the next 13 points, capped by Niang's jumper to give the Cyclones a 75-62 lead with four minutes to play.
Guard Monte Morris added 20 points, and forward Abdel Nader finished with 18 points for the Cyclones, who improved to 5-0 under first-year coach Steve Prohm.
Illinois guard Malcolm Hill led the Illini (3-4) with 20 points, and guard Kendrick Nunn added 19.
Iowa State led 40-39 at halftime, behind 10 points from Niang. Hill had 14 in the first half for the Illini.
Cyclones outrebounded Illinois 40-29, helping Iowa State overcome a 6-of-25 shooting performance from behind the 3-point line.
Top Game Performances
| Iowa St. |
|
Illinois |
|
Georges Niang 23 |
Scoring |
Malcolm Hill 20 |
|
Monte Morris 6 |
Assists |
Khalid Lewis 5 |
|
Monte Morris 9 |
Rebounds |
Leron Black 8 |
|
Monte Morris 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Malcolm Hill 2 |
|
Matt Thomas 3 |
Steals |
Khalid Lewis 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
N/A |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Iowa St.
|
84 |
49.3 |
6-25 |
12-14 |
11 |
40 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
| Illinois
|
73 |
46.0 |
10-26 |
5-8 |
12 |
29 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
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