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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, February 24
Morgantown, W.V.
5:00 PM
Iowa State
13-15/4-12
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West Virginia
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West Virginia Downs Iowa State, 85-70
02.24.2018 | Men's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – No. 21 West Virginia (21-8, 10-6 Big 12) defeated Iowa State (13-15, 4-12 Big 12) 85-70 Saturday evening in Morgantown.
The Cyclones fought to the end despite being shorthanded, suiting up only seven players. Nick Weiler-Babb and Solomon Young sat out with injuries and Donovan Jackson missed the game while attending the funeral of his father, Donald.
Lindell Wigginton, who was one of three freshmen who started for the Cyclones, led ISU with 29 points. Wigginton buried four 3-pointers to give him 62 on the season, breaking ISU's school-record for 3-pointers made in a season by a rookie (Jake Sullivan, 61 in 2000-01). He also tied his career high with 10 field goals made.
Terrence Lewis, who earned his first career start, matched his career high with 12 points and set a career best with three 3-pointers made.
Cameron Lard, another freshman starter, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked three shots in the loss. Lard now has 55 blocks on the season to tie for seventh on ISU's season list.
The Mountaineers had four players score in double figures, led by Jevon Carter's 24 points.
How It Happened
Iowa State stayed close with the Mountaineers in the first half. ISU led 19-15 after Wigginton scored on back-to-back possessions. WVU then mounted a 13-2 run to go ahead 28-21 with just under seven minutes left in the opening period.
Back-to-back 3-pointers from Lewis and Wigginton spurred a 7-0 run to knot the score at 28-28 with 3:40 remaining. WVU, however, closed the half on an 11-2 run to lead at the break, 39-30.
The Mountaineer lead ballooned to 47-32 until Talley converted a conventional 3-point play to close the gap to 47-35 with 14:20 left in the game. The Mountaineers soon took an 18-point lead and the Cyclones never trimmed the deficit to below double digits the rest of the way.
Players of Note
Zoran Talley Jr. had a solid overall game, recording nine points, three rebounds and nine assists. Talley took over much of the ballhandling duties on West Virginia's full-court press and trapping defense. His nine assists was a career high.
Cameron Lard posted eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks tonight. It was Lard's ninth double-double digit rebounding effort of the season.
Cyclone Quick Hits
*Iowa State started three freshmen (Lindell Wigginton, Cameron Lard, Terrence Lewis) for the first time since the 2010-11 season (Melvin Ejim, Bubu Palo, Calvin Godfrey).
*WVU leads the nation in turnovers forced per game at 17.3. ISU had eight turnovers tonight and eight vs. WVU in its first meeting in Ames.
*Terrence Lewis earned his first career start.
*Lewis set a career high in 3-pointers made with three.
*Lewis scored in double figures for the second time in his career, matching a career-best 12 points.
*Cameron Lard reached double-digits in rebounds (10) for the ninth time this season.
*Lard had three blocks to tie for seventh on ISU's season blocked shot list (55).
*Lindell Wigginton scored 20+ points (29) for the 10th time this season, the most by an ISU rookie in school history.
*Wigginton made four 3-pointers to break the ISU freshman mark for 3-pointers made in a season with 62.
*Wigginton tied his career high with 10 field goals made.
*Wigginton has started all 28 games. The last Cyclone rookie to start every game of a season was Craig Brackins (32 starts) in 2008-09.
*Zoran Talley handed out a career-high nine assists.
Up Next
Iowa State plays host to Oklahoma State on Tuesday (Feb. 27) on Senior Night. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. on ESPNU.
Team Stats
ISU
WVU
FG%
.429
.455
3FG%
.409
.278
FT%
.591
.870
RB
27
47
TO
8
8
STL
4
3
Game Leaders
Pts
29
FGM
10
3FGM
4
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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