Iowa State 63, Texas Christian 50: Tyrus McGee scored 16 points off the bench as the Cyclones kept the host Horned Frogs winless in Big 12 Conference play.
McGee hit two 3-pointers for the Cyclones (13-4, 3-1 Big 12), the second giving Iowa State a 15-point lead with 12:11 left. Will Clyburn added 12 points and Melvin Ejim recorded his Big 12-leading eighth double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Garlon Green, Devonta Abron and Charles Hill Jr. scored 10 points apiece to pace Horned Frogs (9-9, 0-5). Texas Christian went 20-of-55 (36.4 percent) from the floor and missed 13 free throws (9 of 22).
Hill Jr. tied the game at 22 with a jumper with 8:04 left in the first half but Iowa State finished the period on a 14-4 run. McGee had seven points, including a 3-pointer and a dunk off a turnover, while the Horned Frogs had one field goal.
Another McGee 3-pointer gave Iowa State its biggest lead at 49-34 with 12:11 left. Clyde Smith III's jumper with 2:17 left cut the lead to single digits for the first time in more than 13 minutes but the Horned Frogs never got closer.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas Christian has lost its first five conference games for the first time since 2001-02, when it started Conference USA play 0-6. ... McGee has made a 3-pointer in 17 consecutive games, the fifth-longest streak in Iowa State history. ... Iowa State is 12-1 when leading at halftime.
Iowa St. | Texas Christian | |
Tyrus McGee 16 | Scoring | Devonta Abron 10 |
Korie Lucious 5 | Assists | Kyan Anderson 3 |
Melvin Ejim 12 | Rebounds | Connell Crossland 6 |
Melvin Ejim 2 | Free Throws Made | Adrick McKinney 4 |
Chris Babb 2 | Steals | Devonta Abron 2 |
Will Clyburn 1 | Blocks | Nate Butler 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Iowa St. | 63 | 50.0 | 5-18 | 2-3 | 16 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
Texas Christian | 50 | 36.4 | 1-10 | 9-22 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 11 |