Iowa City West-Ames game thread

Read full articleHere's each team's starting 5:

West: Josh Broghamamer (1.8 PPG), Teague Case (9.0 PPG), Tayler Bontrager (15.4 PPG), Neftali Lopez (8.6 PPG), Nick Wilson (5.8 PPG).

Ames: Michael Weber (7.1 PPG), Yempabou Palo (8.9 PPG), Harrison Barnes (19.7 PPG), Jesse Prithcard (10.8 PPG), James Kohler (5.3 PPG).

6:30: Wilson inside for 2 for West, countered by 2 free throws from Ames' Palo. It's 2-2.

4:09:

It's 11-6 Ames. Barnes has 2 points. Wilson has 4 of West's 6.

2:00: Ames leads, 13-10, but Barnes just picked up his second foul.

It's Ames by a 20-12 count after a quarter. Initial impressions of the Little Cyclones is they're the Big Cyclones. They go 6-8, 6-6 and 6-4 up front in their starting lineup. They bring 6-7 Doug McDermott (son of Iowa State coach Greg) and 6-4 Riley Stuve off the bench.

5:00: Two Palo buckets have sandwiched a baseline drive for 2 by Lopez. It's 24-14 Ames with a West timeout.

3:51: Ames, 26-14, on a McDermott layup. He's got six points and averages 14 off the bench.

2:22: McDermott on an offensive tip. 28-14 Ames. The kid's good.

:49.2: Case scores on a drive for West, McDermott on another offensive rebound. It's 30-16 Ames.

Ames is up at halftime, 32-18. Ames has hit 12 of 19 shots (63.2 percent) and has a 14-4 rebound edge. Barnes played sparingly in the first half because of foul trouble and has just 4 points.

6:20: It's starting to get ugly. Barnes has a pair of hoops this half and it's 38-18 Ames. Timeout West.

4:30: Trading baskets. 40-20 Ames.

3:00: Another layup for McDermott, and a 3 from Barnes. He suddenly has 11 points. West crowd chanting “Go to Iowa! Go to Iowa!” It's 47-25 Ames.

1:00: Ames shooting 71.4 percent. Layups are a wonderful thing. 51-29 Little Cyclones.

Ames shoots 64.4 percent from the field and wins in a rout, 69-42. McDermott finishes with 22 points, Barnes has 11. Bontrager leads West with 16.

Duke assistant coach Steve Wojchiechowski (sp?) in the stands. Wonder who he is recruiting?

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