National Basketball Association
Iowa St. 83, West Virginia 74
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2013
Where: WVU Coliseum, Morgantown, West Virginia
Officials:
# Rick Crawford, # Darron George, # Kipp Kissinger
Attendance:
9413
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Iowa State 83, West Virginia 74: Will Clyburn scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and the Cyclones survived a furious second-half rally from the host Mountaineers.
Iowa State (21-10, 11-7 Big 12) also received 21 points from Korie Lucious, who knocked down five 3-pointers, tying a career high. Georges Niang added 14 and Chris Babb chipped in 11.
Jabarie Hinds came off the bench to score 19 points, including 4-of-5 3-pointers, to lead West Virginia (13-18, 6-12), which dropped its sixth straight. Aaric Murray, Matt Humphrey and Eron Harris all scored 11.
An 11-0 first-half run allowed the Cyclones to open up a 36-18 lead, and they closed the first half on an 8-0 run to take a 44-20 lead into intermission in the regular-season finale for both teams. A 13-0 Mountaineer spurt midway through the second half helped West Virginia eventually pull within four with 45 seconds left after two straight steals and layups.
The Mountaineers' comeback was sparked by 9-for-16 3-point shooting in the second half. But Iowa State hit seven free throws in the final minute to hold on.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Iowa State's 24-point halftime lead tied for its second-largest lead at the break this season. … The Cyclones, who have made more 3-pointers than any team in the NCAA, hit 10-plus from deep for the 19th time this season. This is also the first time in program history Iowa State has over 300 triples for a season. … Iowa State will be seeded fifth and face Oklahoma on Thursday at the Big 12 tournament, which begins Wednesday. West Virginia, the eighth seed, will play ninth-seeded Texas Tech on Wednesday.
Top Game Performances
Iowa St. |
|
West Virginia |
Will Clyburn 27 |
Scoring |
Jabarie Hinds 19 |
Chris Babb 4 |
Assists |
Eron Harris 5 |
Will Clyburn 10 |
Rebounds |
Matt Humphrey 4 |
Will Clyburn 12 |
Free Throws Made |
Terry Henderson 3 |
Tyrus McGee 2 |
Steals |
Matt Humphrey 4 |
Chris Babb 2 |
Blocks |
Aaric Murray 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Iowa St.
|
83 |
56.5 |
14-23 |
17-24 |
15 |
34 |
4 |
4 |
19 |
West Virginia
|
74 |
42.4 |
10-29 |
8-10 |
20 |
22 |
4 |
9 |
9 |