McKay Leads ISU In 75-38 Rout Of Texas Tech

Saturday, February 7

Ames, Iowa

1:00 PM

Iowa State

17-5, 7-3Big 12

Texas Tech

12-12, 2-9Big12

Team	1	2	F
Texas Tech	17	21	38
Iowa State	35	40	75

McKay Leads ISU In 75-38 Rout Of Texas Tech

02.07.2015 | Men's Basketball

Box Score

By: cyclones.com

AMES, Iowa – No. 11 Iowa State (17-5, 7-3 Big 12) raced out to a 21-point first-half lead and never looked back in its 75-38 victory over Texas Tech (12-12, 2-9 Big 12) Saturday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum.

Jameel McKay was outstanding in the win, recording a career-high 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in his first career start. McKay didn't miss a field goal attempt, connecting on all seven shots to help the Cyclones shoot 56.0 from the field.

Naz Long drilled three treys en route to 15 points and Monte' Morris had four points, six assists and four steals.

The 37-point win was the third-largest margin of victory over a conference opponent in school history and marked the 20th-straight victory in Hilton Coliseum, the fifth-best homecourt winning streak in school history.

How it happened…
It didn't take long for the Cyclones to take control of the game. ISU's largest lead of the first half was at 21 points (29-8) with 2:53 remaining. The Red Raiders were shooting below 25 percent from the floor to help the Cyclones take the early lead.

Toddrick Gotcher hit three-straight 3-pointers in the final three minutes to help TTU inch a little closer, as ISU held a 35-17 lead at the break. Long had 10 points at the break to pace the Cyclones.

McKay then took over in the second half to put the game out of reach. Iowa State stretched its lead to 30 points (59-29) when Matt Thomas buried a trey at the 10:58 mark of the second half.

The #cyclONEgameball goes to…
Jameel McKay. The Cyclone big man earned his first career start and ran with it. McKay put up a monster line, recording a career-high 17 points, eight rebounds and three blocks. McKay was a perfect 7-of-7 from the field, becoming just the ninth Cyclone in school history shoot 100 percent from the floor with seven or more attempts.

Next Up
The Cyclones travel to Oklahoma (Feb. 9) Monday night. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. CT on ESPN.

Game Notes
*ISU is 60-4 in Hilton Coliseum in the last four seasons.
*ISU's homecourt winning streak is now at 20 games, which ranks in the top-10 nationally.
*It marks just the fifth time in school history where the Cyclones have mounted a homecourt winning streak of 20 or more games. ISU head coach Fred Hoiberg has been a part of three of them – 2 as head coach, 1 as a player.
*ISU's 37-point victory is the third-largest vs. a conference opponent in school history (40 points- 108-68 vs. Colorado in 1995 is No. 1).
*ISU is 16-0 when leading at the half.
*ISU is 13-0 when outrebounding its opponent (37-29).
*ISU 13-0 when shooting 50 percent or better from the field.
*ISU shot 56.0 percent from the floor, its fourth-highest percentage of the season.
*Naz Long hit three 3-pointers to give him 126 in his career, the ninth-best total in school history.
*Georges Niang tallied two assists. He now ranks 14th in school history with 263 career dimes.
*Jameel McKay was 7-of-7 from the field, one of only nine players in school history to go perfect from the field with seven or more attempts.
*Monte' Morris had six assists to give him 258 in his career, tying with Ron Harris at No. 17 on ISU's career assist list.