National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa St. 59, Central Michigan 52
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 18, 2011
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials: # KC Ely, # Jeff Malham, # Mike Stuart
Attendance: 11764

Royce White scored 14 points and Iowa State recovered late after squandering an early 16-point lead to hold off Central Michigan 59-52 on Sunday in Ames, Iowa.

Iowa State (8-3) won its third straight and it looked like it was going to be easy as the Cyclones raced to a 27-11 lead midway through the first half, but Central Michigan (5-6) used a 15-3 run to get back into the game.

ISU, which led 35-26 at halftime, lost the lead for the first time with 7:24 remaining after a basket by Trey Zeigler, who scored a game-high 19 points, gave the Chippewas their only lead at 48-47. Iowa State then finished the game on a 12-4 run as it outscored CMU 18-6 from the free throw line for the game.

Chris Babb and Tyrus McGee each added 11 points for the Cyclones, who shot 43.9 percent from the field and made just five 3-point field goals in the game. ISU came into the game leading the Big 12 Conference in 3-pointers, averaging more than nine.
Top Game Performances
 
Central Michigan   Iowa St.
Trey Zeigler 19 Scoring Royce White 14
Andre Coimbra 3 Assists Chris Allen 4
Austin Keel 5 Rebounds Royce White 8
Trey Zeigler 6 Free Throws Made Royce White 8
Andre Coimbra 2 Steals Royce White 2
Andre Coimbra 2 Blocks Anthony Booker 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Central Michigan 52 38.2 4-24 6-6 9 26 3 5 10
Iowa St. 59 42.9 5-16 18-27 8 32 5 3 16
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