Texas A&M
(#17) IOWA STATE
#17 Iowa State 72, Texas A&M 53
Jan 28, 2001 | Men's Basketball
January 28, 2001
Jake Sullivan led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points and Iowa State hit 21 of 25 free throws as the 17th-ranked ranked Cyclones rolled to a 72-53 victory over Texas A&M on Sunday.
The Cyclones (17-3, 5-2 Big 12) controlled the game from the start, hitting their first 11 free throws against the undersized Aggies (6-13, 0-7), who lost their seventh straight game and dropped to 0-5 against Iowa State.
The crowd at Reed Arena observed a moment of silence before the game in honor of 10 people, including two Oklahoma State basketball players, who died in a plane crash Saturday night while returning from a game in Colorado.
Martin Rancik scored 13 points, Jamaal Tinsley added 11, and Tyray Pearson had 10 points for the Cyclones.
Bernard King led the Aggies with 21 points.
Iowa State has won four straight games since losing consecutive road games to Oklahoma State and Missouri.
The Cyclones went inside from the start against the shorter Aggies and took advantage of A&M's fouls. Rancik sank four free throws to start the game and followed with a basket and Iowa State pulled steadily into a commanding lead.
Iowa State finished the first half 16-of-18 at the free throw line. The Aggies had only three points off free throws in the first half and finished hitting 10 of 13.
