National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 70, Idaho State 53
When: 1:35 PM ET, Saturday, December 4, 2010
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Rick Hartzell, # Lamont Simpson, # Frank Spencer
Attendance: 9764

Bak Bak scored five straight points in the final minute and visiting California held on for a 76-73 victory over Iowa State on Saturday in a non-conference matchup.

Harper Kamp scored 14 points and Markhuri Sanders-Frison added 12 for the Golden Bears (5-2), who have won two straight.

Scott Christopherson hit a 3-pointer for the Cyclones (6-2) to tie the game, 69-69, with 50 seconds to play. Bak then got loose inside for a three-point play and then came up with a steal on the defensive end and was fouled. He converted both free throws to make it 74-69.

Iowa State cut it to 74-72 on a 3-pointer by freshman Melvin Ejim with 17 seconds to go, but Jorge Gutierrez made a pair of free throws for the Bears, and the Cyclones couldn’t hit a tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds.

Christopherson scored 25 points and Jake Anderson added 16 for Iowa State, which has lost two straight.

Top Game Performances
 
Idaho State   Iowa
Broderick Gilchrest 14 Scoring Bryce Cartwright 15
Broderick Gilchrest 3 Assists Bryce Cartwright 8
Abner Moreira 8 Rebounds Jarryd Cole 7
Phyllip Taylor 7 Free Throws Made Bryce Cartwright 3
Abner Moreira 3 Steals Matt Gatens 5
Kamil Gawrzydek 1 Blocks Andrew Brommer 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Idaho State 53 38.5 5-20 18-20 6 26 1 6
Iowa 70 44.3 4-21 12-22 20 36 2 14