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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa State 77, Southeastern Louisiana 54
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, December 19, 2021
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials: # Gary Maxwell, # Kipp Kissinger, # Ron Groover
Attendance: 11809

Caleb Grill established season bests of 20 points and six 3-pointers to lead No. 11 Iowa State to a 77-54 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on Sunday in nonconference play at Ames, Iowa.

Izaiah Brockington added 17 points, 11 rebounds and three steals for Iowa State (11-0), which is one of six remaining undefeated teams in the nation. Aljaz Kunc had 13 points and was 3-for-3 from 3-point range for the second straight game.

The Cyclones' start is the second best in school history, trailing the 14-0 opening stretch of the 2013-14 season.

Gus Okafor recorded 13 points and eight rebounds for the Lions (4-8), who lost for the sixth time in the past seven games.

Iowa State shot a torrid 76.9 percent (20 of 26) during a 52-point second half to finish at 56.9 percent for the game. The Cyclones were 10 of 23 from 3-point range.

Southeastern Louisiana shot just 36.7 percent from the field and 8 of 29 from behind the arc.

Iowa State picked up the pace in the second half after shooting just 36.0 percent over the first 20 minutes. The Cyclones led 25-17 at the break.

Brockington, Tristan Enaruna and George Conditt scored baskets in a 68-second span early in the second half to give the Cyclones a 31-18 advantage.

Southeastern Louisiana crept back within eight before Grill made two 3-pointers during an 8-1 surge as Iowa State opened up a 39-24 lead with 14:23 remaining.

Kunc and Grill later drained consecutive 3-pointers to push the advantage to 49-32 with 10:08 left.

Three-plus minutes later, Gabe Kalscheur and Grill hit consecutive 3-pointers as the lead topped 20 for the first time at 62-41 with 6:35 remaining.

Kalscheur's layup increased the lead to 70-48 with 3:04 left.

Kunz connected on a 3-pointer with 48 seconds left to give Iowa State a game-best 23-point lead.

Grill scored eight points in the first half as the Cyclones held the eight-point lead at the break.

Southeastern Louisiana trailed 14-12 after Okafor's 3-pointer with 7:46 left before Iowa State scored 11 of the final 16 points of the half. The Lions were 6 of 25 (24 percent) from the field in the half.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Southeastern Louisiana   Iowa State
Gus Okafor 13 Scoring Caleb Grill 20
Keon Clergeot 6 Assists Tyrese Hunter 6
Gus Okafor 8 Rebounds Izaiah Brockington 11
Keon Clergeot 5 Free Throws Made Izaiah Brockington 3
Keon Clergeot 3 Steals Izaiah Brockington 3
Ryan Burkhardt 1 Blocks George Conditt IV 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Southeastern Louisiana 54 36.7 8-29 10-13 13 22 3 5 13
Iowa State 77 56.9 10-23 9-15 19 29 3 8 11