Cyclones Fall to Nebraska, 68-65

Saturday, February 28

Lincoln, NE

TBA

Iowa State

(15-10) (6-8)

Nebraska

(16-9) (6-8)

Team	1	2	F
Iowa State	29	36	65
Nebraska	36	32	68

02.28.2004 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: Iowa State University

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nate Johnson hit a spinning layup with 23 seconds left, then made two free throws 11 seconds later to give Nebraska a 68-65 come-from-behind win over Iowa State on Saturday.

Johnson had 22 points for Nebraska, while Jason Dourisseau had 11 and Jake Muhleisen added 10.

Jackson Vroman led Iowa State with 22 points and Curtis Stinson had 10.

Nebraska (16-9, 6-8 Big 12) led by 10 points when Brian Conklin hit a 3-pointer to open the second half.

But Iowa State (15-10, 6-8) cut the lead to three on Jared Homan's free throws with 16:36 left and tied the game at 56 on a 3 by Will Blalocks with 5:29 to play.

Iowa State took a three-point lead on Stinson's driving jumper in the lane with 40 seconds left. Muhleisen made two free throws to cut the lead to 65-64 with 28 seconds left, then forced Jake Sullivan into a turnover on the ensuing inbounds pass.

Johnson then drove to the basket and scored.

Blalock missed a jumper on Iowa State's next possession. Stinson rebounded but had his shot blocked by John Turek.

Following Johnson's free throws with 12 seconds left, Sullivan and Vroman both missed 3-pointers that would have tied the game.

Iowa State made nine of its first 12 shots, taking a 20-13 lead on Stinson's jumper with 10:40 left in the first half. Nebraska countered with a 19-3 run to take a 32-23 lead on Johnson's jumper.