National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa St. 65, Texas Southern 54
When: 6:30 PM ET, Sunday, December 12, 2010
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials: # Tom O'Neill, # Roland Simmons, # Bret Smith
Attendance: 12622

Scott Christopherson and Diante Garrett each scored 16 points, and Iowa State rode a hot start to defeat Texas Southern 65-54 on Sunday in Ames, Iowa.

On a day where they hit just 22-of-60 shots from the field (36.7 percent), the Cyclones (9-2) raced to a 14-2 lead in the game’s first six minutes, then weathered one sustained surge from the Tigers late in the first half.

Back-to-back Jamie Vanderbeken 3-pointers capped the game-opening surge from Iowa State, the last one with 14:02 left making it 14-2. Texas Southern (1-7) whittled the lead down to one point, 24-23, on Nico Norris’ 3-point jumper with 4:21 to go in the first half.

The Cyclones rebuilt the advantage with an 8-1 spurt to close the first half, leading 32-24 at halftime. Iowa State would lead by as many as 17 in the second half to win its third straight game.

Christopherson hit 4-of-12 3-point attempts. Vanderbeken finished with 14 points and five blocked shots. Darlon Anderson pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.

Travele Jones scored a game-high 22 points for Texas Southern, which lost its fourth in a row.

Iowa State plays host to Dartmouth next Sunday. Texas Southern plays host to Texas State on Thursday.

Top Game Performances
 
Texas Southern   Iowa St.
Travele Jones 22 Scoring Scott Christopherson 16
Kevin Galloway 4 Assists Darion Anderson 6
Daniel King 10 Rebounds Darion Anderson 10
Travele Jones 7 Free Throws Made Melvin Ejim 6
Kevin Galloway 3 Steals Diante Garrett 3
Travele Jones 2 Blocks Jamie Vanderbeken 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Texas Southern 54 35.2 6-22 10-15 6 38 2 6
Iowa St. 65 36.7 7-28 14-17 15 38 5 7