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After fiddling with his rotation for weeks, Iowa State coach Steve Prohm went to an unconventional lineup to help pull the Cyclones out of a funk. Naz Mitrou-Long scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half and Iowa State rallied from 14 down to beat Texas Tech 63-56 Friday. After looking sluggish for well over a half, Iowa State went to a four-guard lineup and ripped off 16 straight points - and a Mitrou-Long 3 gave the Cyclones their first lead, 55-52, with 4:29 left. Continue to Article

December 30, 2016 8:44:pm EST

Iowa State had always planned to lean on its deep and talented backcourt, and hope that its rebuilt frontcourt would hold its own this season. Iowa State (8-3) has gotten decent production from senior graduate transfers Darrell Bowie (8.5 points, 6.5 rebounds per game) and Merrill Holden (4.1 points, 2.6 rebounds). In Iowa State's defense, putting together a solid frontcourt for 2016-17 was always going to be a challenge. Continue to Article

December 28, 2016 4:55:pm EST

There are times when senior Deonte Burton can be the most spectacular and maddening player on the floor for No. 25 Iowa State - often in the same sequence. Harnessing Burton's strengths and minimizing his weaknesses will be a big challenge for both Burton and coach Steve Prohm this season. Burton has been occasionally spectacular for Iowa State. Continue to Article

December 06, 2016 6:22:pm EST