Cyclones Quieted by Colorado, 88-70

Saturday, January 17

Boulder, Colo.

TBA

Iowa State

10-3, 2-1

Colorado

10-4, 2-1

Team	1	2	F
Iowa State	41	29	70
Colorado	44	44	88

Cyclones Quieted by Colorado, 88-70

01.17.2004 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Iowa State University

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Michel Morandais scored nine points in a span of 1:16 in the second half, sparking Colorado to an 88-70 win over Iowa State on Saturday.

Blair Wilson scored 18 of his 22 points in the first half for Colorado (10-4, 2-1 Big 12). Morandais finished with 19 points, David Harrison had 16 points and 10 rebounds and Lamar Harris had 10 points and 19 rebounds.

Jackson Vroman had 20 points and 18 rebounds for Iowa State (10-3, 2-1). Will Blalock added 14 points.

The win was Colorado's fourth in a row. Iowa State, which ended its three-game winning streak, saw its conference road losing streak extend to 18 games.

Colorado, which led 44-41 at halftime, was leading 60-56 when Morandais took control.

After stealing the ball on the other end, Morandais made a three-point play on a fastbreak with 9:18 remaining. He then hit a 3-pointer with 8:32 left. After Vroman made two free throws, Morandais hit another 3-pointer for a 69-58 lead with 8:02 to go.

Moments later after Iowa State center Jared Homan fouled out, Morandais made a fastbreak layup on a feed from Wilson for a 73-58 lead with 6:22 left. The Cyclones got no closer than 13 points after that.

Colorado outshot Iowa State 53 percent to 37 percent.

Wilson hit his first six 3-point attempts to help Colorado take a three-point halftime lead.

Blalock had a 3-pointer and two fastbreak layups during an 11-1 run that produced a 24-17 lead with 11:57 left in the half.

But Wilson countered with three straight 3-pointers, igniting a 21-7 flurry that gave the Buffaloes a 38-31 lead with 5:47 remaining in the half. Wilson had another 3-pointer during the surge, and Chris Copeland added one of his own.

ISU's Curtis Stinson hit two consecutive jumpers as the Cyclones scored the next six points, cutting the deficit to 38-37.

Colorado outshot Iowa State in the half 58 percent to 40 percent, but Iowa State had 15 offensive rebounds compared to Colorado's five.