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Iowa State is reeling following their second-straight loss in Big 12 play. What's the fix? Andrew Harrington (@andrewisawriter) analyzes in this week's Monday Musings.
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Ryan Prather's 6 long-range splashes help No. 18 Iowa State rout Northwestern 84-59 in Sunday's exhibition finale.
Prather scored a game-high 25 points and Tamin Lipsey had 14 points and 7 assists in his preseason debut.
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Some thoughts from @JakeBrendTV on Iowa State’s 94-59 win over Northwestern in the final exhibition leading up to the season.
FINAL: No. 18 Iowa State 94, Northwestern 59 (EXH)
Ryan Prather with a team-high 25 points (6-for-7 from 3).
Tamin Lipsey with a game-high 7 assists.
Blake Buchanan with a game-high 10 rebounds and Jamarion Batemon with 9 boards (!).
Under-4 timeout: No. 18 Iowa State 83, Northwestern 53.
Would you believe the Cyclones are being outscored in points off turnovers (17 to 14)? The Wildcats are shooting just 33 % from the field, however.
Ryan Prather Jr. now has 6 3-pointers (Tamin Lipsey assists) and No. 18 Iowa State leads Northwestern, 81-53, with 4:07 left.
Prather has a Cyclone-best 22 points in this exhibition.
Under-8 timeout: No. 18 Iowa State 72, Northwestern 47
Cyclones have 17 assists on 24 made baskets.
Tamin Lipsey: 12 points, 6 assists, two steals
Ryan Prather Jr.: 19 points and 5 3's.
Under-12 timeout: No. 18 Iowa State 66, Northwestern 42 (EXH)
Ryan Prather Jr. leads the Cyclones with 19 points on 5-for-6 3-point shooting. Dom Pleta has 13 points and Tamin Lipsey has 10 points and five assists (one turnover).
Timeout on the floor: Northwestern's hit a couple of 3s to pull within 21 points early in the second half.
No. 18 Iowa State 47, Wildcats 26
Blake Buchanan also picked up his third foul for the Cyclones.
Under-4 timeout: No. 18 Iowa State 43, Northwestern 11 (EXH)
Blake Buchanan's halfway to a double-double (5 points, 5 rebounds bounds). Cyclones are shooting 57 % from the field.
Halftime: No. 18 Iowa State 45, Northwestern 18 (EXH)
Cyclones are 5 of 9 from 3-point range and have a 20-6 edge in points in the paint. Ryan Prather Jr. had 13 points and hasn't missed a shot and Jamarion Batemon has eight rebounds.
Blake Buchanan's been very active today. He has an ISU-high five boards (three offensive).
It's 41-11, Cyclones.
Ryan Prather Jr.'s 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and No. 18 Iowa State leads Northwestern, 38-11, with 5:01 left in H1 of this exhibition in Evanston.
Prather has a Cyclone-high 13 points on perfect 4-for-4 field goal shooting.
Tamin Lipsey: 6 points, 4 assists, 2 steals.
Under-8 timeout: Iowa State 29, Northwestern 10
Ryan Prather Jr. leads the Cyclones with 7 points and just hit a 3. Seven of the eight ISU players who've played have scored.
Under-12 timeout: Iowa State 26, Northwestern 7
Cyclones — who are on a 15-0 run — are outscoring the Wildcats 14-2 in the paint.
Tamin Lipsey and Jamarion Batemon have hit back to back 3s.
Under-16 timeout: Iowa State 9, Northwestern 4
Four Cyclones have scored, led by Tamin Lipsey, who has three points. ISU is 4-for-5 from the field so far.
We are just underway in Evanston, Chicago, for No. 18 Iowa State and Northwestern.
The Cyclones win to tip, and we are underway.
