National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa St. 83, Drake 54
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 20, 2014
Where: Wells-Fargo Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Officials: # K.B. Burnett, # Doug Sirmons, # Bert Smith
Attendance: 15124

No. 13 Iowa State 83, Drake 54:
Naz Long scored 13 points to lead a balanced and relentless attack as the Cyclones blew out the Bulldogs in the opening game of the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic in Des Moines.

Monte Morris added 12 points and four assists while Dustin Hogue and reserve Matt Thomas had 10 points apiece for Iowa State (9-1), which posted its sixth straight win – all by double digits. The Cyclones, who only received a combined 15 points from leading scorers Georges Niang and Bryce Dejean-Jones, shot 54.2 percent from the field, including 12-of-23 from 3-point range, and had 25 assists on 32 made baskets.

Jacob Enevold Jensen had 10 points and eight rebounds while Trevor Berkeley scored a season-high 10 points off the bench for Drake (2-9), which has dropped six of its last seven. The Bulldogs shot 38.8 percent from the field, including 0-of-8 beyond the arc, and had 18 turnovers.

The game was tied once early at 2, but Iowa State scored the next seven points and never lost the lead from there. Drake was within 14-12 nine minutes into the game before the Cyclones reeled off an 11-2 run over the next three minutes to take a 25-14 lead en route to a 36-20 halftime advantage.

The Bulldogs only got as close as 13 points – at 41-28 – in the second half before Iowa State took complete command. A Daniel Edozie layup gave the Cyclones their biggest lead at 73-38 with 6:45 remaining, and the rest of the Iowa State reserves closed it out from there.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Iowa State improved to 3-0 in the Big Four Classic and has now won five straight against in-state opponents. … Transfer Jameel McKay, a 6-9 center, had eight points and five rebounds off the bench in his debut with the Cyclones. … Long has hit a 3-pointer in 18 straight games, tying him for the sixth-longest streak in Iowa State history.


Top Game Performances
 
Drake   Iowa St.
Trevor Berkeley 10 Scoring Naz Long 13
Gary Ricks Jr. 4 Assists Bryce Dejean-Jones 5
Jacob Enevold Jensen 8 Rebounds Bryce Dejean-Jones 5
Ore Arogundade 5 Free Throws Made Matt Thomas 3
Jacob Enevold Jensen 4 Steals Bryce Dejean-Jones 4
Kory Kuenstling 2 Blocks Dustin Hogue 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Drake 54 38.8 0-8 16-20 12 27 3 8 18
Iowa St. 83 54.2 12-23 7-15 25 30 1 14 12