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Men's Basketball
95
Syracuse
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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, February 11
Ames, Iowa
5:00 PM
Iowa State
15-9, 7-5
80
vs
64
Oklahoma
8-16, 2-10
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Oklahoma
29
35
64
Iowa State
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80
Mitrou-Long Aids Cyclones In 80-64 Win Over Oklahoma
02.11.2017 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (15-9, 7-5 Big 12) defeated Oklahoma (8-16, 2-10 Big 12), 80-64 Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum.
The Cyclones exploded with a 21-4 run in the second half to break open a tie contest en route to their sixth-straight win over the Sooners in Hilton Coliseum.
Nazareth Mitrou-Long led the Cyclones with 23 points, burying five 3-pointers on his way to the ninth 20-point scoring game of his career. Solomon Young, in his first career start, scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and Monte' Morris had 13 points, nine assists and zero turnovers.
Iowa State made 12 3-pointers, the 12th-straight game of drilling nine or more treys, and committed a season-low four turnovers in the contest.
The Cyclones swept the Sooners for only fifth time since 1967.
How it Happened
Iowa State started strong, holding a 28-20 lead with 7:25 left in the first half after Matt Thomas buried a 3-pointer. The Sooners then countered with a 9-0 run to mount their first lead of the game at 29-28. The Cyclones had a stretch where they were 2-of-16 from the field to help the Sooners go out in front.
The Cyclones then scored the final 10 points of the half to go into the break with a 38-29 lead. Mitrou-Long ended the drought with a trey, followed by a Thomas 3-pointer and hoops from Nick Weiler-Babb and Morris.
Mitrou-Long had 14 first-half points to pace the Cyclones.
It didn't take long for the Sooners to catch up. OU made 5-of-8 to begin the second half in a 12-3 run, knotting the score at 41-all with 15:48 remaining.
The Cyclones then had an answer, going on a 15-2 run to go out in front 56-43 with 10:29 remaining. Mitrou-Long ended the run with a trey and a drive to the hoop to push the Cyclones back up by double digits.
Moments later, Young scored a couple baskets down low, and suddenly the ISU lead ballooned to 17 points (62-45) with 7:34 left.
The Cyclones held their largest lead at 68-48 with six minutes remaining.
Players of Note
Naz Mitrou-Long had his stroke this evening, scoring 23 points on 5-of-11 shooting from 3-point range. He also had six rebounds and three steals. He now has 64 3-pointers on the year to tie for 19th in school history. He is the only player in school history to rank in ISU's season 3-pointers made top-20 three times.
Solomon Young was fantastic in his first career start, tallying eight points on 4-of-5 shooting. He was extremely active on defense as well, blocking two shots. It was his highest point total vs. Big 12 competition.
Cyclone Quick Hits
*ISU has swept Oklahoma for only the fifth time since 1967 (1967, 1991, 1996, 2012, 2017).
*ISU has won six-straight vs. Oklahoma in Hilton Coliseum.
*Solomon Young earned his first career start. He is the first Cyclone freshman to start in a game since Monte' Morris in 2013-14. He had eight points.
*Morris tallied three steals to move past Fred Hoiberg to No. 3 on ISU's career steal list (208).
*Naz Mitrou-Long moved to No. 28 on ISU's career scoring list with 1,103 points.
*Mitrou-Long posted his ninth 20-point game of his career with 23 points.
*Mitrou-Long now has 64 3-pointers on the season to crack ISU's season top-20 (T-19th).
*Morris started his 110th career game, ranking second in school history.
*Morris handed out nine assists with zero turnovers. It was his 47th career game without a turnover.
*Matt Thomas hit four 3-pointers tonight (4-of-5). He has made four or more 3-pointers in five of his last six games.
*ISU had less turnovers than its opponent (4-ISU; 14-OU) for the 21st time this season.
*ISU's four turnovers was a season low.
*ISU had fewer than 10 miscues for the ninth time this season.
*ISU's 12 3-pointers marks the 12th-straight game where the Cyclones have made nine or more treys in a game.
.Next Up:
Iowa State travels to Kansas State on Wednesday (Feb. 15). Tip-off is at 6 p.m. on ESPN2.
Team Stats
OU
ISU
FG%
.393
.462
3FG%
.231
.462
FT%
.722
.667
RB
47
32
TO
14
4
STL
2
7
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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