National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa St. 86, No.Carolina A&T 57
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Marques Pettigrew, # Roland Simmons
Attendance: 11384


Iowa State 86, North Carolina A&T 57:
Tyrus McGee scored 16 points off the bench to lead the Cyclones to an easy win over the visiting Aggies in the second round of the Global Sports Classic.

Iowa State (4-0) used a pair of big runs to finish off North Carolina A&T (1-4) in the opening half. The Cyclones started the game on a 15-2 streak, holding the Aggies without a field goal for the first 7:40 of the game. Iowa State then ended the half on a 19-3 spurt over the final 6:31 to take a commanding 38-17 lead at intermission.

Georges Niang also came up big off the bench for the Cyclones, scoring 14 points and grabbing six rebounds. Will Clyburn recorded 14 points and eight boards for Iowa State, which has won 11 straight at home dating back to last year.

Jean Louisme had 11 points to finish as the lone player in double figures for the Aggies, who have lost four in a row.

NOTEBOOK: Iowa State's bench, which averaged 36.3 points coming into the game, finished with 44. The starters amassed 42. ... North Carolina A&T's bench outscored its starters 34-23. ... The Cyclones play No. 20 Cincinnati on Friday in Las Vegas.

Top Game Performances
 
No.Carolina A&T   Iowa St.
Jean Louisme 11 Scoring Tyrus McGee 16
Jeremy Underwood 3 Assists Chris Babb 4
Bruce Beckford 8 Rebounds Melvin Ejim 10
Jeremy Underwood 4 Free Throws Made Georges Niang 8
R.J. Buck 2 Steals Chris Babb 2
Bruce Beckford 1 Blocks Chris Babb 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
No.Carolina A&T 57 29.7 6-25 13-18 12 28 2 5 12
Iowa St. 86 46.0 11-33 17-23 15 52 6 6 17