Babb, McGee lead Iowa State over Rice 90-63

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - Chris Babb scored 26 points and Tyrus McGee added 17 as Iowa State defeated Rice 90-63 in the South Padre Island Invitational on Saturday night.

Chris Allen and Scott Christopherson scored 10 points each for the Cyclones (5-1). Melvin Ejim had eight points and 11 rebounds.

Tamir Jackson scored 13 points and Lucas Kuipers 11 for the Owls (4-2).

Allen's 3-pointer with 13:30 remaining in the first half commenced a 13-0 run that gave the Cyclones permanent control of the game. McGee ended the surge with consecutive 3-pointers, the second giving Iowa State a 26-16 lead.

The Cyclones led by 29 points in the second half.

IOWA ST. (5-1)

Ejim 3-8 2-3 8, White 0-5 6-9 6, Babb 8-13 3-4 26, Allen 4-12 0-0 10, Christopherson 4-6 0-0 10, Railey 0-1 0-0 0, Palo 2-2 3-4 7, Sledge 0-1 0-0 0, McBeth 0-0 0-0 0, Booker 0-0 0-0 0, Gibson 2-2 2-2 6, McGee 5-9 4-4 17. Totals 28-59 20-26 90.

RICE (4-2)

Kazemi 1-7 3-4 5, Kuipers 4-7 1-2 11, Jackson 5-10 3-5 13, Frizzelle 4-8 0-0 10, DeBose 1-3 0-0 2, Ibrahim 3-6 2-3 8, Schwarze 0-0 0-0 0, Herndon 0-2 0-0 0, Peera 0-0 0-0 0, Reischel 0-2 0-0 0, Chadwick 0-2 2-2 2, Ennis 3-6 2-4 8, Oraby 1-2 0-0 2, Gearhart 1-4 0-0 2, Reynolds 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-59 13-20 63.

Halftime_Iowa St. 37-28. 3-Point Goals_Iowa St. 14-29 (Babb 7-11, McGee 3-5, Christopherson 2-3, Allen 2-8, Ejim 0-2), Rice 4-12 (Kuipers 2-2, Frizzelle 2-2, DeBose 0-1, Ennis 0-1, Gearhart 0-2, Ibrahim 0-2, Jackson 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Iowa St. 46 (Ejim 11), Rice 31 (Kazemi 9). Assists_Iowa St. 14 (White 5), Rice 8 (Frizzelle, Kazemi 2). Total Fouls_Iowa St. 18, Rice 17. A_660.