National Basketball Association
Iowa St. 76, UMKC 61
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Where: Swinney Recreation Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Officials:
# Bo Boroski, # Jeff Campbell, # Lamont Simpson
Attendance:
3614
By SportsDirect Inc.
Iowa State 76, UMKC 61: Tyrus McGee came off the bench to hit six 3-pointers as the visiting Cyclones used a 14-0 second-half run to shake off the Kangaroos.
Held to just 30 points in the first half, Iowa State (9-3) trailed 39-35 with 15:54 remaining before running past UMKC (4-7). McGee, Korie Lucious and Chris Babb sank 3-pointers during the run, and Georges Niang’s free throw with 11:11 left gave Iowa State a 49-39 advantage.
McGee finished with a team-high 20 points, hitting five 3-pointers in the second half. The Cyclones started the night with the nation’s seventh-high scoring offense at 82.7 points.
Babb added 12 points for the Cyclones. Lucious hit three 3-pointers, finishing with 11 points. Iowa State, which has won three in a row, hit 11 of 23 3-point attempts.
UMKC finished 10-of-19 from 3-point range. Estan Tyler made three 3-pointers, leading the Kangaroos with 17 points. Nate Rogers added 13 points, hitting four 3-pointers.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Iowa State led by eight points with nine minutes left in the first half, but the Kangaroos rallied to pull within 30-29 at halftime. … The Cyclones scored just two points in the final 4:58 of the first half. ... Iowa State shot 56.4 percent from the field.
Top Game Performances
Iowa St. |
|
UMKC |
Tyrus McGee 20 |
Scoring |
Estan Tyler 17 |
Korie Lucious 8 |
Assists |
Estan Tyler 4 |
Georges Niang 8 |
Rebounds |
Fred Chatmon 7 |
Anthony Booker 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Nelson Kirksey 2 |
Tyrus McGee 2 |
Steals |
Nelson Kirksey 2 |
Georges Niang 1 |
Blocks |
Fred Chatmon 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Iowa St.
|
76 |
56.4 |
11-23 |
3-5 |
24 |
31 |
1 |
8 |
13 |
UMKC
|
61 |
45.8 |
10-19 |
7-10 |
9 |
20 |
2 |
6 |
12 |