National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa St. 84, Illinois 73
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 28, 2015
Where: The Arena, Niceville, Florida
Officials: # Patrick Adams, # Mike Eades, # Doug Shows
Attendance: 2222

Forward Georges Niang scored 23 points, and No. 4 Iowa State used a late run to put away Illinois, 84-73, on Saturday in the championship game of the Emerald Classic in Niceville, Fla.

Illinois trailed for much of the game, but trimmed Iowa State's lead to 65-62 with 7:42 to play, before the Cyclones went on a decisive run.

Iowa State scored the next 13 points, capped by Niang's jumper to give the Cyclones a 75-62 lead with four minutes to play.

Guard Monte Morris added 20 points, and forward Abdel Nader finished with 18 points for the Cyclones, who improved to 5-0 under first-year coach Steve Prohm.

Illinois guard Malcolm Hill led the Illini (3-4) with 20 points, and guard Kendrick Nunn added 19.

Iowa State led 40-39 at halftime, behind 10 points from Niang. Hill had 14 in the first half for the Illini.

Cyclones outrebounded Illinois 40-29, helping Iowa State overcome a 6-of-25 shooting performance from behind the 3-point line.
Top Game Performances
 
Iowa St.   Illinois
Georges Niang 23 Scoring Malcolm Hill 20
Monte Morris 6 Assists Khalid Lewis 5
Monte Morris 9 Rebounds Leron Black 8
Monte Morris 6 Free Throws Made Malcolm Hill 2
Matt Thomas 3 Steals Khalid Lewis 1
N/A Blocks N/A
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa St. 84 49.3 6-25 12-14 11 40 0 6 8
Illinois 73 46.0 10-26 5-8 12 29 0 2 10