No. 21 Iowa State beats Oklahoma State 58-50

Thomas, a junior guard, scored the majority of his 20 points from the corners, swishing five three-pointers.

Kansas State forward D.J. Johnson, left, and Iowa State guard Hallice Cooke watch a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016, in Ames, Iowa. “I’m disappointed in the loss, but the one thing you can’t control is making shots sometimes, that’s the only thing we didn’t do well”.

Wildcat forward D.J. Johnson said the game came down to a few plays.

On average, Iowa State attempts 22.0 three pointers and Oklahoma State attempts 19.0. “They pushed it up a little bit and left us behind”. They joined an injured list that already included starting guards Phil Forte and Jawun Evans, who are out for the season.Niang, guard Abdel Nader and center Jameel McKay were all honored on Senior Night. That’s the problem Oklahoma State ran into on Monday night as they lost 58-50 to the Cyclones. As a team the Hawkeyes shot just 40.7 percent from the field, with Uthoff (16 points), Gesell and Jok (12 points) responsible for 44 of the team’s 64 points. “We were really playing our game, playing for each other, and playing for a bigger objective other than ourselves. We needed a stop and we couldn’t rotate”.

Iowa State plays at No. 1 Kansas on Saturday. The Iowa State defense has been on fire lately, allowing an average of 68.3 points per game, well under their season average of 75.3. It didn’t last, though, as Iowa State outscored the Wildcats 15-2 the rest of the way. “It’s a shame because our guys work so hard”. Iwundu finished with 12 points.

“Wes did something that he hasn’t done all year on the turnover”, Weber said. McKay’s double-double was his sixth of the year but just his first since January 6.

Iowa State: Niang started for the 120th time Saturday….

Frank Mason III added 14 points for Kansas.

Georges Niang scored 17 points and Monte Morris added 11. OSU closed the game on a 13-5 run, pulling as close as six before time ran out.

Abdel Nader then scored on a layup – his only make in seven tries in the first half – and made an and-one free throw to tie the game at 28.

The Cowboys will close out their regular season at 8 p.m. Friday, when they face Texas in Stillwater.

Iowa State coach Steve Prohm went out of his way to issue an apology to K-State for a basket by Cyclone forward Deonte Burton in the final minute of the game.

Prohm went into more length about the play during his post-game press conference.

“I don’t know if I’ll ever experience something as great as (the things) I’ve experienced here”, Niang said after the game when asked about nervousness beforehand. “We weren’t trying to do anything unsportsmanlike”.

“I got a ride over here”, he said. We dribbled out the clock the next time. “As a fan, you have no choice but to respect it because as teammates we all respect it”. “A lot of good people down there whether K-State fans, Kansas fans, Wichita (State)… basketball is basketball – that’s life”.