Spokesman-Review
National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa St. 80, Oklahoma 69
When: 1:45 PM ET, Saturday, February 18, 2012
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials: # Rod Dixon, # Jeb Hartness, # Rick Randall
Attendance: 14376

IOWA STATE 80, OKLAHOMA 69: Scott Christopherson scored a season-high 25 points and Chris Allen added 16 as Iowa State strengthened its hold on fourth place in the Big 12 Conference by completing a season series sweep over struggling Oklahoma in Ames, Iowa.

Iowa State (19-8, 9-5 Big 12) used a 12-2 run early to take a 14-8 lead and the Cyclones never looked back in handing the Sooners (13-13, 3-11) their sixth straight loss. Christopherson and Allen combined to go 9-15 from 3-point range as Iowa State, the league's top 3-point shooting team, finished 11-22 from behind the arc.

Melvin Ejim contributed a double-double for ISU with 10 points and 14 rebounds before he was ejected with 4:31 left in the game for shoving Oklahoma's Carl Blair and was called for a flagrant foul. Percy Gibson came off the bench to chip in 11 points and seven rebounds for the Cyclones.

Cameron Clark led the Sooners with 16 points while Blair and Sam Grooms added 12 each.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Iowa State shot 52 percent from the field and in two games against Oklahoma this year, connected on 26 3-pointers. Steven Pledger, OU's leading scorer who is fourth in the Big 12, was limited to just seven points on 2-11 shooting. ISU has now won five straight Big 12 home games for the first time since 2003-04 when the Cyclones won seven in a row at Hilton Coliseum.
Top Game Performances
 
Oklahoma   Iowa St.
Cameron Clark 16 Scoring Scott Christopherson 25
Sam Grooms 5 Assists Royce White 8
Andrew Fitzgerald 8 Rebounds Melvin Ejim 14
Romero Osby 4 Free Throws Made Tyrus McGee 4
Cameron Clark 3 Steals Chris Allen 4
Tyler Neal 2 Blocks Melvin Ejim 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Oklahoma 69 43.5 3-13 12-16 14 27 3 6 12
Iowa St. 80 51.9 11-22 13-20 20 38 2 7 17