No. 13 Iowa State Downs TCU, 92-83

AMES, Iowa – Georges Niang tallied 27 points to pace No. 13 Iowa State (19-8, 8-6 Big 12) to a 92-83 victory over TCU (11-16, 2-12) Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum.

Niang was 11-of-15 from the field to help the Cyclones connect on a 54.2 percent clip for the game, the 16th time this season where ISU made over half of its shots from the floor.

Niang was one of three Cyclones to score 20 points in the win, as Abdel Nader chipped in with 24 points (8-13 FG, 5-8 3FG) and Deonte Burton tied his career high with 23 points (9-13 FG). Nader equaled his career high in 3-pointers made in a game (five) and Burton registered his first career double-double (23 points/14 rebounds) with a career-high 14 boards.

The trio of Niang, Nader and Burton combined for 28-of-41 (68.3 pct.) from the field while the rest of the team was 4-of-18. Monte' Morris handed out 11 assists to give him 197 on the season, the fifth-best single-season total in school history.

How it Happened
Iowa State raced out to an early 20-8 lead by connecting on 60 percent of its field goals in the first five minutes of the contest. Nader had 10 of ISU's first 20 points, going 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-2 from downtown.

The Cyclones then went cold, allowing the Horned Frogs to get back into the game. TCU mounted an 11-0 run to cut the Cyclone lead to one point. Malique Trent soon made his fourth 3-pointer in the first 12 minutes of the game to knot the game at 24-24 at the 8:24 mark.

ISU ended the half on a 7-2 run to go into the break with a 44-36 lead. Nader had 16 first-half points to pace the Cyclones.

After the Cyclones spotted the Frogs the first two buckets of the second half, ISU rallied with a 15-2 run to move ahead 59-42 with 15:41 remaining in the game. Matt Thomas had six points on two treys and Burton had five points in the run.

TCU bounced back, however, with a 12-2 run to cut the Cyclone lead to 61-54 with 11:39 left in the game.

The Cyclone lead never dipped below seven points the rest of the way.

Cyclone of Note: Georges Niang. Niang continued his hot streak by pouring in 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the field. Niang registered his 12th 20-point scoring game of the season and the 36th consecutive game in double-figuring scoring. The senior All-American is averaging 21.8 points and shooting 57.4 percent from the field (54-94 FG) in his last six games.

Cyclone Quick Hits
*ISU has defeated TCU in all eight meetings as members of the Big 12 Conference. The eight-game winning streak vs. a league opponent is third all-time in school history (11 vs. Oklahoma State, 1966-70; 9 vs. Oklahoma, 1954-58; 8 vs. TCU, 2013-16).
*ISU is 12-2 at home this season and is 74-7 in Hilton Coliseum in the last five seasons.
*Georges Niang had 27 points tonight, reaching double figures in scoring for the 36th consecutive game, the fifth-longest streak in school history.
*Niang played in his 94th victory as a Cyclone, the most in school history.
*Niang is 54-of-94 from the field (57.4 pct.) and averaging 21.8 points in his last six games.
*Niang has 12 20+ games on the season.
*Abdel Nader made five 3-pointers to equal his career best he established vs. Baylor in ISU's last game. He's made 10-of-17 3-pointers in his last two games.
*Monte' Morris handed out 11 assists to become just the sixth player in school history with over 500 (507) in a career.
*Morris has handed out 10 or more dimes for the 8th time this season and the 11th time in his career.
*Morris now has 197 assists this season to rank No. 5 on ISU's season list.
*Morris is the third player in school history with 1,000 points, 500 assists and 150 steals (Jeff Hornacek and Diante Garrett).
*Matt Thomas drilled four 3-pointers to give him 65 on the season, tying for the 15th-best season total in ISU history.
*Deonte Burton grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds and equaled his career high with 23 points, to register his first career double-double.
*ISU made 54.2 percent from the field, the fourth-straight game and the 16th time this season ISU has made over half its shots in a game.
*ISU had three players score 20+ points for the fourth time this season.

Up Next
Iowa State travels to West Virginia (Feb. 22) on Monday. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. on ESPN.

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Georges Niang

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Deonte Burton

Matt Thomas

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