National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa St. 85, Texas 77
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 21, 2015
Where: Frank Erwin Special Events Center, Austin, Texas
Officials: # John Higgings, # Keith Kimble, # Kelly Self
Attendance: 13161

No. 14 Iowa State 85, Texas 77: Matt Thomas scored a career-best 17 points and made four 3-point baskets as the Cyclones knocked off the host Longhorns in Big 12 play.

Georges Niang also scored 17 points, and Bryce Dejean-Jones added 16 as Iowa State (20-6, 10-4) reached the 20-victory mark for the fourth straight season. Naz Long tallied 12 points and Dustin Hogue added 11 for the Cyclones.

Kendal Yancy achieved career bests of 29 points and six 3-pointers for Texas (17-10, 6-8). Isaiah Taylor matched his season high of 23 points to go with seven assists as the Longhorns lost to the Cyclones for the second time this season.

Thomas hit two 3-pointers in a 40-second span, and Long added another as Iowa State used an 11-3 burst to turn a three-point margin into a 64-53 lead. Hogue’s basket pushed the lead to 12 with 4:22 to play, but the Longhorns whittled their deficit to 79-75 on a basket by Javan Felix with 1:12 to go before the Cyclones closed it out.

Texas led by four points late in the first half before the Cyclones scored the final eight before the break and Hogue drained a 3-pointer in the opening minute of the second half to give Iowa State a 38-31 advantage. Yancy knocked down a 3-pointer to pull the Longhorns within 53-50 with nine minutes left before the Cyclones began to pull away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Thomas scored just 20 points over the previous seven games. … Texas collected 15 offensive rebounds while posting a 43-32 advantage on the boards. … The Cyclones have won back-to-back conference road games for the first time since 2006.
Top Game Performances
 
Iowa St.   Texas
Georges Niang 17 Scoring Kendal Yancy 29
Monte Morris 5 Assists Isaiah Taylor 7
Jameel McKay 9 Rebounds Myles Turner 10
Bryce Dejean-Jones 5 Free Throws Made Isaiah Taylor 5
Jameel McKay 2 Steals Jonathan Holmes 2
Jameel McKay 3 Blocks Cameron Ridley 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa St. 85 46.4 12-21 21-33 11 27 3 4 8
Texas 77 40.8 9-24 10-12 13 39 2 3 12