No. 23 Iowa State pulls away from North Dakota 63-44
AMES, Iowa (AP) Caleb Grill scored 16 points as No. 23 Iowa State shook off a sluggish first half and defeated North Dakota 63-44 on Wednesday night.
Grill connected on 4 of 5 3-point tries for the Cyclones (6-1), while the Fighting Hawks (5-4) went 7 of 26 (26.9%) from behind the arc.
''We just have to be better mentally focused going into games like this,'' Grill said. ''You've got to know what the job is.''
Tamin Lipsey added 11 points and four assists for Iowa State, which used a 15-3 run early in the second half to pull away.
Matt Norman led North Dakota with nine points.
A dunk by Grill gave the Cyclones a 36-27 advantage and Aljaz Kunc followed with a 3-pointer.
The Fighting Hawks remained within striking distance until Lipsey made a 3-pointer to put the Cyclones ahead 53-39 with seven minutes left.
''I felt like Tamin was really good for us tonight,'' Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said. ''Just commanding the game, control the pace, move the ball. If we had finished a little better, (Lipsey) probably would have had a few more assists.''
North Dakota was hampered by 20 turnovers. The Cyclones finished with 26 points off turnovers and 18 second-chance points.
''Difference in the whole game was points off turnovers, points off second chances,'' North Dakota coach Paul Sather said. ''I thought it was what really allowed (Iowa State) to go into halftime with a lead.''
Iowa State made one of its first nine shots and hit 32.4% of its attempts in the first half.
The first 20 minutes featured eight lead changes. The Cyclones held a 26-24 edge at the break.
BIG PICTURE
Iowa State made its debut in the AP Top 25 after beating then-No. 1 North Carolina last week. Wednesday's win was the Cyclones' 15th straight at home against nonconference foes.
UP NEXT
North Dakota heads west for its next two games, playing at Portland on Saturday and Idaho on Tuesday.
Iowa State hosts St. John's (8-0) on Sunday in the Big East/Big 12 Battle.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Tsotne Tsartsidze vs. Osun Osunniyi (Tamin Lipsey gains possession) | ||
| 19:43 | | Osun Osunniyi misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:41 |  | Tsotne Tsartsidze defensive rebound | ||
| 19:25 | | Tsotne Tsartsidze turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 19:03 | | +2 | Tamin Lipsey makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | | B.J. Omot misses two point jump shot | ||
| 18:42 | | Aljaz Kunc defensive rebound | ||
| 18:32 | | Tamin Lipsey misses two point layup | ||
| 18:30 | | Osun Osunniyi offensive rebound | ||
| 18:29 | | Matt Norman shooting foul (Osun Osunniyi draws the foul) | ||
| 18:29 | | Osun Osunniyi misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 18:29 | | +1 | Osun Osunniyi makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-3 |
| 18:08 | | +3 | A'Jahni Levias makes three point jump shot (Jalun Trent assists) | 3-3 |
| 17:51 | | Jaren Holmes misses two point layup | ||
| 17:49 | | Osun Osunniyi offensive rebound | ||
| 17:39 | | Osun Osunniyi misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:37 | | Matt Norman defensive rebound | ||
| 17:31 | | Matt Norman turnover (traveling) | ||
| 17:17 | | Aljaz Kunc misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:15 | | Demarion Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 17:07 | | Robert Jones misses two point jump shot | ||
| 17:05 | | Demarion Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 16:59 | | Demarion Watson turnover (bad pass) (Jalun Trent steals) | ||
| 16:49 | | Tsotne Tsartsidze misses two point layup | ||
| 16:47 | | Demarion Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 16:37 | | Demarion Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:35 | | Matt Norman defensive rebound | ||
| 16:20 | | +2 | A'Jahni Levias makes two point layup (B.J. Omot assists) | 5-3 |
| 16:00 | | Gabe Kalscheur misses two point hook shot | ||
| 15:58 | | A'Jahni Levias defensive rebound | ||
| 15:41 | | TV timeout | ||
| 15:40 | | Jalun Trent turnover (bad pass) (Demarion Watson steals) | ||
| 15:23 | | Tsotne Tsartsidze personal foul (Robert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 15:21 | | Caleb Grill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:19 | | Demarion Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 15:06 | | +2 | Robert Jones makes two point layup (Gabe Kalscheur assists) | 5-5 |
| 14:43 | | Matt Norman misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:41 | | Matt Norman offensive rebound | ||
| 14:37 | | Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:35 | | Caleb Grill defensive rebound | ||
| 14:27 | | Jaren Holmes misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:25 | | Matt Norman defensive rebound | ||
| 14:19 | | +2 | B.J. Omot makes two point layup | 7-5 |
| 13:53 | | Jaren Holmes misses two point jump shot | ||
| 13:51 | | Demarion Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 13:38 | | Tsotne Tsartsidze shooting foul (Robert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 13:38 | | Robert Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 13:38 | | Robert Jones misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 13:38 | | Caleb Grill offensive rebound | ||
| 13:29 | | +2 | Robert Jones makes two point jump shot | 7-7 |
| 13:13 | | Treysen Eaglestaff turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Grill steals) | ||
| 13:08 | | +2 | Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup (Caleb Grill assists) | 7-9 |
| 12:47 | | Caleb Nero misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:45 | | Brady Danielson offensive rebound | ||
| 12:42 | | Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:40 | | Gabe Kalscheur defensive rebound | ||
| 12:24 | | +2 | Robert Jones makes two point jump shot | 7-11 |
| 12:10 | | Fighting Hawks 30 second timeout | ||
| 12:10 | | TV timeout | ||
| 12:03 | | Brady Danielson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:01 | | Demarion Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:38 | | Gabe Kalscheur turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 11:17 | | Treysen Eaglestaff misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Osun Osunniyi defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | +2 | Osun Osunniyi makes two point layup (Aljaz Kunc assists) | 7-13 |
| 10:32 | | +3 | Treysen Eaglestaff makes three point jump shot (Brian Mathews assists) | 10-13 |
| 10:14 | | Brian Mathews blocks Osun Osunniyi's two point layup | ||
| 10:12 | | Brian Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Jump ball. Osun Osunniyi vs. Brian Mathews (Fighting Hawks gains possession) | ||
| 9:55 | | +2 | Brady Danielson makes two point layup | 12-13 |
| 9:38 | | Osun Osunniyi misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Osun Osunniyi offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Osun Osunniyi misses two point layup | ||
| 9:30 | | Brian Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Mitchell Sueker makes two point jump shot (A'Jahni Levias assists) | 14-13 |
| 8:59 | | Jaren Holmes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Robert Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 8:55 | | Mitchell Sueker personal foul (Robert Jones draws the foul) | ||
| 8:53 | | Jaren Holmes misses two point layup | ||
| 8:51 | | Mitchell Sueker defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Brady Danielson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:35 | | Robert Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Aljaz Kunc misses two point layup | ||
| 8:20 | | A'Jahni Levias defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Mitchell Sueker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Robert Jones misses two point hook shot | ||
| 7:42 | | Aljaz Kunc offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +3 | Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Aljaz Kunc assists) | 14-16 |
| 7:21 | | Mitchell Sueker misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | Aljaz Kunc defensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | Jaren Holmes offensive foul | ||
| 7:13 | | Jaren Holmes turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:13 | | TV timeout | ||
| 6:46 | | +3 | Matt Norman makes three point jump shot (Jalun Trent assists) | 17-16 |
| 6:11 | | Jaren Holmes misses two point layup | ||
| 6:09 | | Hason Ward offensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +3 | Caleb Grill makes three point jump shot (Hason Ward assists) | 17-19 |
| 5:33 | | Matt Norman turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Grill steals) | ||
| 5:24 | | Caleb Grill turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Mitchell Sueker makes two point layup | 19-19 |
| 5:12 | | Robert Jones shooting foul (Mitchell Sueker draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Mitchell Sueker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 20-19 |
| 4:57 | | Jalun Trent shooting foul (Jaren Holmes draws the foul) | ||
| 4:57 | | +1 | Jaren Holmes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-20 |
| 4:57 | | Jaren Holmes misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:57 | | Mitchell Sueker defensive rebound | ||
| 4:43 | | Elijah Brooks turnover (lost ball) (Aljaz Kunc steals) | ||
| 4:23 | | +2 | Hason Ward makes two point dunk (Aljaz Kunc assists) | 20-22 |
| 3:57 | | Matt Norman turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Grill steals) | ||
| 3:41 | | Caleb Grill misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Mitchell Sueker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Matt Norman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | Gabe Kalscheur defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Gabe Kalscheur misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Matt Norman defensive rebound | ||
| 2:56 | | Jaren Holmes personal foul (Jalun Trent draws the foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | TV timeout | ||
| 2:35 | | +2 | Treysen Eaglestaff makes two point jump shot | 22-22 |
| 2:23 | | Gabe Kalscheur misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Brian Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Hason Ward personal foul | ||
| 2:07 | | Caleb Nero turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals) | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Gabe Kalscheur makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists) | 22-24 |
| 1:34 | | B.J. Omot misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:32 | | Demarion Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:12 | | Caleb Grill misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Treysen Eaglestaff defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Treysen Eaglestaff turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Kalscheur steals) | ||
| 0:39 | | +2 | Tamin Lipsey makes two point jump shot | 22-26 |
| 0:35 | | Fighting Hawks 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:16 | | A'Jahni Levias misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Tsotne Tsartsidze offensive rebound | ||
| 0:11 | | +2 | Tsotne Tsartsidze makes two point layup | 24-26 |
| 0:01 | | Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass) (A'Jahni Levias steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:50 | | +2 | Caleb Grill makes two point layup (Aljaz Kunc assists) | 24-28 |
| 19:31 | | Tsotne Tsartsidze misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:29 | | Caleb Grill defensive rebound |