Iowa State Drops UTM, 63-39, in Cyclone Shoot-Out

Saturday, December 29

Ames, Iowa

7:30 PM

Iowa State

10-2

Tennessee-Martin

3-9; 0-3

Team	1	2	F
UT-Martin	20	19	39
Iowa State	30	33	63

Iowa State Drops UTM, 63-39, in Cyclone Shoot-Out

12.29.2007 | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: cyclones.com

AMES, Iowa ? Iowa State drained 11 three-pointers and held Tennessee-Martin to an ISU opponent season-low 39 points as the Cyclones knocked off the Skyhawks, 63-39, Saturday night in the American Family Insurance Cyclone Shoot-Out.

With the win, Iowa State improved to 10-2 on the season, while UT Martin dropped to 3-9. ISU has won its last 14 at home and its last 16 against nonconference opponents at Hilton Coliseum.

Alison Lacey led the Cyclones with 13 points, including a 3-for-4 effort from beyond the arc, and passed out seven assists, while Amanda Nisleit turned in 11 points and Jocelyn Anderson had 10. Denae Stuckey grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds, while Heather Ezell dished out a season-high eight assists. Marie Goyette led UT Martin with 13 points.

Iowa State shot 44.4 percent for the contest and 40.7 percent from three-point range, while holding Tennessee-Martin to 31.3 percent from the floor and 23.5 percent from long range. The Cyclones outrebounded UT Martin, 41-24, and passed out 19 assists while committing just 14 turnovers.

“I think we've embraced the idea of being a solid defensive team,” head coach Bill Fennelly said. “We were smart and rebounded a little better tonight. The fundamentals of defense and the fundamentals of offense can impact winning and losing. Overall our defensive effort in almost every game we've played this season has been very good.”

The Cyclones jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead following a trey by Lacey. After going up 11-3, UTM closed the gap to four points, 11-7. But Nisleit hit a three and hit a field goal in the paint to jumpstart a 10-0 ISU run to take a 21-7 advantage.

The Skyhawks got as close as nine points, 27-18, but Lacey hit one of the Cyclones' four treys in the opening 20 minutes to build a cushion. UT Martin had the last say in the half with a field goal to make the halftime margin 10 points, 30-20. Iowa State held a 23-11 advantage on the boards at halftime behind seven rebounds by Stuckey, who matched her career high in the first period.

The Cyclones opened the second half with a 12-2 run to open up a 20-point margin, 42-22, with 14 and a half minutes to go. After the Skyhawks answered with back-to-back field goals, Iowa State went on another 14-2 run, including a pair of threes by Kelsey Bolte and a trio of field goals by Anderson to increase the lead to 28, 56-28. The Cyclones held on for the final 24-point margin.

The Cyclones will play Hampton in the final game of the Cyclone Classic at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Hilton Coliseum. Bowling Green State and Tennessee-Martin will play in the first game of the day at 1 p.m. BGSU knocked off Hampton, 79-70, in the first game of the day Saturday.