Cyclones Fall To Colorado, 74-65

BOULDER, Colo. ? Xavier Silas scored all of his career-high 19 points in the second half as Colorado erased a two-point halftime deficit to defeat Iowa State, 74-65, Wednesday night at the Coors Events Center. The Cyclones, who fall to 11-7 overall and 2-2 in Big 12 play, struggled on the offensive end, turning the ball over 20 times and shot just 40.3 percent from the field.

“We played like we practiced yesterday,” said ISU head coach Greg McDermott. “We just didn't prepare well for tonight's game for whatever reason and it showed. We had some turnovers early that weren't forced and we're just not good enough to make those mistakes and win.”

Wesley Johnson led Iowa State with 15 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to pick up his fourth-straight double-double and 10^th this season, tying the ISU freshman record set by Dean Uthoff during the 1976-77 season.

"Wesley has been so consistent for us all year long on the glass," said McDermott. "He does a good job of getting to the loose ball and we need more guys to step in and do that for us."

The Buffaloes (5-9, 1-3) went on a 16-8 run to open the second half, forcing the Cyclones to play from behind. ISU was never able to regain the lead as Silas got hot for the Buffs, shooting 6-for-9 from the field, including 4-for-5 from 3-point range.

The Cyclones were able to cut the lead to 55-52 on a layup by Wesley Johnson with 7:20 remaining, but Colorado scored eight straight to seal the game.

Rahshon Clark's buzzer-beating 3-pointer gave Iowa State a 33-31 lead at the half. Clark, who was held scoreless in the Cyclones' last game against Kansas, capped a 20-6 run, grabbing a defensive board and racing down the court to hit the three as the horn sounded.

After Hubalek hit a pair of baskets to stake the Cyclones to an early 4-3 lead, CU went on a 19-6 run to go ahead 22-10. The Cyclones had 12 turnovers, all in the first 13 minutes of the half, but were flawless in the final seven minutes of the opening stanza to get back in the game.

Cory Johnson provided a spark for ISU, who started the game 3-11 but finished the half shooting 48 percent (12-25), in the first period. Johnson scored eight points on 3-for-3 shooting in just six minutes of play. Hubalek and Wesley Johnson also chipped in eight first half points for the Cyclones, who were a perfect 7-for-7 at the free throw line.

Hubalek matched Wesley Johnson with a team-high 15 points and seven boards, while Mike Taylor and Cory Johnson chipped in 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Richard Roby added 15 points for Colorado.

Colorado had 11 steals while Iowa State recorded a season-low one steal in the game.

The Cyclones will be back in action Saturday when they host Kansas State at 12:45 p.m.

Next Event

Team Stats

Wesley Johnson

Jiri Hubalek

Mike Taylor

Cory Johnson

Players Mentioned

Rahshon Clark

Rahshon Clark

Rahshon Clark

Cory Johnson

Cory Johnson

Wesley Johnson

Wesley Johnson

Mike Taylor

Sponsors

Iowa State University Athletics