National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Northern Iowa 60, Iowa St. 54
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Where: McLeod Center, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Officials: # Paul Janssen, # Steve Olson, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance: 6489

Northern Iowa’s balance and home court prowess was a little too much for Iowa State.

All five Northern Iowa starters scored in double figures and the Panthers extended one of the country’s longest homecourt winning streaks with a 60-54 victory over Iowa State on Wednesday.

Northern Iowa (3-2) entered Wednesday with a 17-game home court winning streak, good for sixth-longest in the country.

Anthony James, Johnny Moran and Jake Koch each scored 12 points, and Kwadzo Ahelegbe and Lucas O’Rear added 10 for the Panthers, who got all but four points from their starters.

The Cyclones (6-1) started 6-0 for the second straight year, but were playing their first true road game of the season and fell to the Panthers for the fourth time in the last five meetings.

Diante Garrett scored 17 points and Jake Anderson added 14 points for Iowa State, including a 3-pointer with a little over a minute to play that tied the game 52-52.

Koch hit a bucket for the Panthers, and Ahelegbe added two free throws after a Cyclones turnover to make it 56-52, and Northern Iowa held on from there.
Top Game Performances
 
Iowa St.   Northern Iowa
Diante Garrett 17 Scoring Anthony James 12
Diante Garrett 3 Assists Kwadzo Ahelegbe 3
Jamie Vanderbeken 6 Rebounds Lucas O'Rear 11
Melvin Ejim 3 Free Throws Made Kwadzo Ahelegbe 8
Diante Garrett 2 Steals Jake Koch 1
Jordan Railey 2 Blocks Jake Koch 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa St. 54 33.3 6-20 12-16 7 27 6 5
Northern Iowa 60 32.7 8-25 20-23 7 39 2 2