Randy Peterson wound up with a “significant” leg fracture, Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard said, following the fourth-ranked Cyclones’ 83-82 comeback win over unranked Iowa in Ames, Iowa.
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Reid Forgrave of the FOX Sports tweeted: “Always been a fan of court storms”.
“The Conference has reviewed the Iowa-Iowa State men’s basketball game and determined the host school handled its postgame celebration protocol consistent with Big 12 Conference Rules related to sportsmanship and ethical conduct”, according to a Big 12 statement. It went down in the James H. Hilton Coliseum (hence Hilton Magic) in Ames, Iowa, in front of a crowd of over 14,000.
No. 8 KENTUCKY 72, LOUISVILLE 54: In Lexington, Kentucky, Makayla Epps made 10 of 11 shots en route to a season-high 24 points to lead the Wildcats past their arch rival in the annual battle for Bluegrass women’s basketball supremacy. The pressure defense from the Cyclones stopped the Hawkeyes’ mini-run after Iowa had a few very costly turnovers.
“I’m OK with it, ” Peterson said.
Brace yourselves. The debate over whether or not the NCAA should take more extreme measures to prevent students from storming the court is about to heat up again. They do have a nice looking win over Florida Stae in the ACC-B10 challenge, but a road win against a top-5 opponent would have done wonders to their resume.
As a freshman, he appeared in 29 games, averaging three points and 2.2 rebounds. “It happens everywhere. I mean, this is just this year’s incident…it just so happens that it happened to me”. Iowa State look destined for a loss, and an ugly one at that. However, Iowa was able to find a new source of offense in Peter Jok, as the West Des Moines native drained 14 of Iowa’s first 16 points in the second, a run that included three 3-pointers that got UI’s lead back to 20 at 62-42.
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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.
