Com Big 12 Rookie of the Year: Iowa State RB Mike Warren

Jarrod Uthoff, who had scored a career-high 27 points in a win over Western Illinois on Monday, scored 30 of his 32 points in the first half for Iowa (7-3), which has lost seven straight in Ames.

Jameel McKay got his fourth double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

The Cyclones couldn’t find anyone early on who could slow down Uthoff.

I wrote about this last February – after a court-storming at Kansas State almost led to an incident following the Wildcats’ win over Kansas. They used a 16-2 run to cut their deficit to 71-70 with 5:56 left. They did an excellent job of following all him over the court and forcing him to take poor shots without needing to double team him very much.

As ugly as the first half was for Iowa State, the second half completely made up for it. The Cyclones showed they could learn from their mistakes, play better defense, create better ball movement and take better shots on offense, and play with intensity even when the situation seemed insurmountable.

Following No. 4 Iowa State’s 83-82 win over instate rival Iowa on Thursday night set off a debate nearly immediately after the game ended.

Maybe the injury will sway the NCAA to finally put a ban on court storming. However, if Uthoff can be more consistent in his scoring and his teammates step it up a bit, then this is a talented and experienced squad that could make some noise.

The Big 12 told ESPN on Friday they will review Iowa State’s procedures on court safety.

“It’s one of my shots I always work on, my floater”, said Morris.

Briahanna Jackson scored 18 points while Myisha Hines-Allen had 16 for Louisville (3-5), which shot 36 percent and had its modest two-game winning streak end.