National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa St. 63, Texas Christian 50
When: 1:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 19, 2013
Where: Daniel-Meyer Coliseum, Fort Worth, Texas
Officials: # Keith Kimble, # Garry Maxwell, # Greg Rennegarbe
Attendance: 4753

Iowa State 63, Texas Christian 50: Tyrus McGee scored 16 points off the bench as the Cyclones kept the host Horned Frogs winless in Big 12 Conference play.

McGee hit two 3-pointers for the Cyclones (13-4, 3-1 Big 12), the second giving Iowa State a 15-point lead with 12:11 left. Will Clyburn added 12 points and Melvin Ejim recorded his Big 12-leading eighth double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Garlon Green, Devonta Abron and Charles Hill Jr. scored 10 points apiece to pace Horned Frogs (9-9, 0-5). Texas Christian went 20-of-55 (36.4 percent) from the floor and missed 13 free throws (9 of 22).

Hill Jr. tied the game at 22 with a jumper with 8:04 left in the first half but Iowa State finished the period on a 14-4 run. McGee had seven points, including a 3-pointer and a dunk off a turnover, while the Horned Frogs had one field goal.

Another McGee 3-pointer gave Iowa State its biggest lead at 49-34 with 12:11 left. Clyde Smith III's jumper with 2:17 left cut the lead to single digits for the first time in more than 13 minutes but the Horned Frogs never got closer.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Texas Christian has lost its first five conference games for the first time since 2001-02, when it started Conference USA play 0-6. ... McGee has made a 3-pointer in 17 consecutive games, the fifth-longest streak in Iowa State history. ... Iowa State is 12-1 when leading at halftime.

Top Game Performances
 
Iowa St.   Texas Christian
Tyrus McGee 16 Scoring Devonta Abron 10
Korie Lucious 5 Assists Kyan Anderson 3
Melvin Ejim 12 Rebounds Connell Crossland 6
Melvin Ejim 2 Free Throws Made Adrick McKinney 4
Chris Babb 2 Steals Devonta Abron 2
Will Clyburn 1 Blocks Nate Butler 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa St. 63 50.0 5-18 2-3 16 33 1 4 16
Texas Christian 50 36.4 1-10 9-22 7 29 1 7 11