National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa St. 86, Iowa 76
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, December 9, 2011
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials: # Paul Janssen, # Tom O'Neill, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 14356

Royce White scored 14 of his 17 points in the first half and had eight rebounds as host Iowa State took control early en route to an 86-76 victory over rival Iowa on Friday.

The Cyclones (7-3) broke open the game with a 17-4 run midway through the opening half. Leading 15-13 with 12 minutes left in the half, Iowa State scored 10 consecutive points, including 3-pointers from Tyrus McGee and Bubu Palo.

After Iowa's Roy Devyn Marble made two free throws, the Cyclones scored seven of the next nine points. Melvin Ejim’s layup off a White assist gave Iowa State a 32-17 lead with 6:31 to go before halftime.

The Cyclones shot 59.4 percent from the field in the first half, including 6-for-11 from 3-point range, and forced eight turnovers to take a 48-27 lead at intermission.

Marble scored a game-high 21 points and Melsahn Basabe had 18 points and nine rebounds as Iowa (5-5) lost for the fifth time in seven games following a 3-0 start.

Bubu Palo had 14 points and six assists for Iowa State.
Top Game Performances
 
Iowa   Iowa St.
Roy-Devyn Marble 21 Scoring Royce White 17
Roy-Devyn Marble 5 Assists Bubu Palo 6
Melsahn Basabe 9 Rebounds Royce White 8
Roy-Devyn Marble 10 Free Throws Made Bubu Palo 9
Roy-Devyn Marble 2 Steals Chris Babb 1
N/A Blocks Royce White 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa 76 42.9 6-13 22-25 12 29 0 6 12
Iowa St. 86 54.9 8-19 22-31 17 32 3 4 12