National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa St. 81, Montana St. 59
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 27, 2010
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Duke Edsall, # Andrew Walton
Attendance: 11422

Freshman Melvin Ejim scored 19 points off the bench and Scott Christopherson sparked a second-half run as Iowa State improved to 6-0 under new coach Fred Hoiberg in an 81-59 rout of visiting Montana State on Saturday.

Ejim shot 8-of-10 and added eight rebounds in 28 minutes. He's scored in double figures every game this season. The 6-6 forward is averaging 15.7 points and 6.2 rebounds while shooting 69 percent from the floor.

Christopherson knocked down two shots from the arc within a one-minute stretch that pushed a four-point halftime lead to 50-35 with 15 minutes left in the game. Christopherson scored 16 points and Jake Anderson and Jamie Vanderbeken added 10 each.

Iowa State grabbed 17 offensive rebounds and committed just six turnovers.

Senior point guard Diante Garrett added 17 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Cyclones, who return just three players from last season's team.

Bobby Howard scored 13 points and Erik Rush added 12 for Montana State (5-2), which trailed 33-29 at the half.
Top Game Performances
 
Montana St.   Iowa St.
Bobby Howard 13 Scoring Melvin Ejim 19
Rod Singleton 3 Assists Diante Garrett 5
Bobby Howard 8 Rebounds Darion Anderson 9
Bobby Howard 5 Free Throws Made Diante Garrett 4
Jeff Budinich 1 Steals Scott Christopherson 4
Jordan Allou 1 Blocks Bubu Palo 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Montana St. 59 37.0 9-30 10-13 13 31 4 3
Iowa St. 81 44.1 8-23 13-19 15 37 4 12