Saturday, January 28, 2012
Ames, Iowa — For the second time this season, Iowa State proved to be a matchup problem for Bill Self and his Kansas Jayhawks. But unlike the first meeting in Allen Fieldhouse, the Cyclones used their advantage to capture a 72-64 victory in front of a sold out Hilton Coliseum crowd Saturday afternoon.
In the first matchup, Iowa State out-rebounded Kansas 46-38 but lost the game, 82-73. This time around, the Cyclones came out ahead in both instances.
“Their whole team crashed the glass,” Junior forward Thomas Robinson said. “And their guards are good rebounding guards. It makes them a good rebounding team.”
The Cyclones out-rebounded Kansas 36-23, led by sophomore forward Royce White who grabbed nine. It was a total team effort, though, as five different Cyclones had at least four rebounds in the game as opposed to just two for Kansas -Robinson and junior center Jeff Withey.
“The reason they got us on the boards is because I just thought they outmanned us,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “When your guards combine for four rebounds for the game and they shoot long shots, that's a bad sign.”
Self said he was especially impressed with junior guard Tyrus McGee, who tallied just one rebound but kept plenty of balls alive, securing extra possessions for Iowa State in the process.
Kansas trailed in the rebounding department 20-13 at halftime but was down just three, 37-34 at the break. In the first 3:07 in the second half, baskets by every Jayhawk starter gave the visitors a 45-39 lead despite the rebounding woes.
It was the biggest lead they would hold in the game.
More Iowa State hustle shrunk the lead before the Cyclones eventually took a two point advantage with just over six minutes to play, which they never relinquished,
Self said when his team controls 70 percent of the so-called “fifty-fifty” balls, his team is pretty good. When they don't, they turn into an average squad quickly.
“We didn't steal any extra possessions today,” Self said. “Iowa State was much quicker to the ball than us.”
Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg said he looks at rebounding as an “energy stat,” and seemed proud of holding Kansas to just five offensive rebounds as well as his plus-13 rebounding margin overall.
“That was such a huge key for us coming into this game,” Hoiberg said. “What kept us in the game down there was doing such a good job on the boards. That was such a big thing for us.”
Iowa State senior guard Scott Christopherson, one of just two seniors to play Saturday, was credited by White and coach Fred Hoiberg with the leadership and maturity needed for the upset. He also added four rebounds but credited his teammates for another solid effort against Kansas this season.
“This is the second time we've played Kansas,” Christopherson said. “And both games our bigs did a heck of a job against some of the best frontline players in the country.”
— Edited by Nadia Imafidon
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