Iowa State Falls to Top-seeded Kentucky 87-71 in Third Round

Eighth-seeded Iowa State was eliminated in the third round with an 87-71 loss to top-seeded Kentucky in Louisville. Kentucky opened up a 38-27 lead at the half and kept the Cyclones at bay for the remainder of the contest.


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Big 12 Standings

OverallConf
1 Kansas 32-7 16-2
2 Missouri 30-5 14-4
3 Baylor 30-8 12-6
 3Iowa State 23-11 12-6
5 Kansas State 22-11 10-8
6 Texas 20-14 9-9
7 Oklahoma State 15-18 7-11
8 Oklahoma 15-16 5-13
9 Texas A&M 14-18 4-14
10 Texas Tech 8-23 1-17
Last updated: Apr 7th, 2012

2011-2012 Roster

#4 Chris Allen Sr G 6-3 205
#2 Chris Babb Jr G 6-5 225
#22 Anthony Booker Jr F 6-9 250
#11 S. Christopherson Sr G 6-3 195
#21 Will Clyburn Sr G 6-7 205
#3 Melvin Ejim So F 6-6 220
#24 Percy Gibson Fr C 6-9 245
#10 Aaron Law Fr G 5-11 175
#34 Korie Lucious Sr G 5-11 175
#12 Austin McBeth Jr G 6-1 185
#25 Tyrus McGee Jr G 6-2 205
#1 Bubu Palo So G 6-1 175
#0 Jordan Railey So C 6-11 250
#5 Tavon Sledge Fr G 5-9 175
#30 Royce White So F 6-8 270