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Men's Basketball
Creighton (Exhibition)
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Iowa State University Athletics
Thursday, March 25
Ames, Iowa
TBA
Iowa State University
20-12
77
vs
69
Marquette
19-12
1
2
F
Marquette
28
41
69
Iowa State
34
43
77
Sullivan, Stinson Send Cyclones into NIT Final Four
03.26.2004 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - Jake Sullivan scored 22 points and Curtis Stinson added 20 to lead Iowa State to a 77-69 win Thursday night over Marquette, sending the Cyclones on their first trip to the NIT's Final Four.
After trailing by six points midway through the first half, the Cyclones (20-12) took control of the game by outscoring Marquette 31-13 in the final seven minutes of the first half and the first six minutes after the break.
Iowa State used a relentless defense to keep Marquette's top shooters in check most of the game, holding the Golden Eagles (19-12) to 39-percent shooting and just 33 percent from 3-point range.
Travis Diener, who led Conference-USA in scoring, got into foul trouble early and scored 17 points. He left the game late in the second half after injuring his ankle on a fast-break collision and never returned.
Iowa State also got 14 points and 12 rebounds from Jackson Vroman as the Cyclones snapped a three-game losing streak to Marquette.
Stinson, one of the top freshman in the Big 12 this season, was 7-of-14 shooting and also grabbed 11 rebounds.
The Cyclones shot 49 percent and made 50 percent of their 3-pointers. Iowa State also won the foul-shooting battle, hitting 24 of 38 from the line, including 11-of-12 by Sullivan. Marquette made 12 of 21 free throws.
The Cyclones will play Rutgers in the semifinals Tuesday in New York.
Team Stats
MQT
IS
FG%
.393
.490
3FG%
.333
.500
FT%
.571
.632
RB
34
42
TO
16
17
STL
8
4
Game Leaders
Pts
22
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
11
Pts
20
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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