National Basketball Association
Iowa St. 83, Chattanooga 63
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 23, 2015
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials:
# Pat Boeh, # Terry Davis, # John Higgins
Attendance:
13305
By The Sports Xchange
It didn't take Iowa State long to look in midseason form.
The fourth-ranked Cyclones, built to win games with a devastating offense, relied on the 3-point shot to make easy work of Chattanooga 83-63 on Monday.
Iowa State hit 14 3-pointers and shot 48.3 percent from beyond the arc to cruise to their third straight win to open the season. The Cyclones, who shot 50 percent, had three players score in double figures.
Guard Naz Mitrou-Long led the way with 24 points while draining six threes. Forward Georges Niang scored 19 points and guard Monte Morris had 14 points and 10 assists.
Forward Jameel McKay added eight points and 17 rebounds.
Chattanooga (3-1) looked like the kind of team that might give Iowa State trouble. It had already beat Georgia and Illinois this season, but never threatened.
The Cyclones quickly jumped out to a 20-9 lead and led 44-29 at intermission.
Guard Casey Jones led Chattanooga with 16 points.
Top Game Performances
| Chattanooga |
|
Iowa St. |
|
Casey Jones 16 |
Scoring |
Nazareth Mitrou-Long 24 |
|
Casey Jones 5 |
Assists |
Monte Morris 10 |
|
Justin Tuoyo 7 |
Rebounds |
Jameel McKay 17 |
|
Duke Ethridge 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Georges Niang 2 |
|
Johnathan Burroughs-Cook 4 |
Steals |
Monte Morris 3 |
|
Justin Tuoyo 3 |
Blocks |
Monte Morris 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chattanooga
|
63 |
38.5 |
5-20 |
8-11 |
12 |
34 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
| Iowa St.
|
83 |
50.0 |
14-29 |
3-8 |
21 |
33 |
5 |
7 |
11 |