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Rasir Bolton paced the Cyclones (2-1) with 17
points, and forward Solomon Young added 15 points, seven boards
and three blocked shots. The Cyclones shot 12 percent (3-for-25)
on 3-point attempts but limited the Huskies to 18 second-half
points. Northern Illinois shot an icy 30 percent (18-for-60)
from the field.
Northern Illinois senior guard Eugene German led all scorers
with 24 points on 8-for-27 shooting to go with six rebounds.
The Cyclones survived a first-half scare and a bad shooting
night from 3-point territory to pad their series advantage
against the Huskies to 6-2. Iowa State made just one of its
first 19 3-point tries but shot a sizzling 22 of 33 from inside
the arc in taking a 64-43 lead with 5:48 to go.
After trailing the entire first half, the Cyclones took their
first lead of the game at 38-36 following a three-point play by
Bolton with 17:50 remaining. Michael Jacobson followed with a
layup to cap a 7-0 run and extend the lead to 40-36.
The Cyclones outscored the Huskies 24-6 in the first 10 minutes
of the second half to seize a 55-40 lead following a jumper by
Young.
The Huskies (0-2) wasted little time finding their shooting
touch at the start before cooling off in the second half.
Meanwhile, the Cyclones opened the nonconference game misfiring
on four of their first 18 shots, including a 1-for-11 showing
from beyond the arc to fall into an 23-15 hole at the 7:52 mark.
German sparked the fast start by hitting a pair of 3-pointers
and putting up 12 quick points.
Northern Illinois' Rod Henry-Hayes drilled a 3-pointer to extend
the lead to 26-15 before the Cyclones answered with a 16-8 run
to close the gap to 34-31 at halftime. German was 6-for-15 from
the field for 17 points and five rebounds while the Cyclones
shot 8.3 percent (1-for-12) on 3-point attempts in the first
half.
--Field Level Media
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