The names were all the same, but the shorts were a little longer. Cyclone basketball greats returned to Hilton Coliseum on Saturday for the ISU Hilton Magic Celebrity All-Star Basketball Game.

“The fans came to support our cause and what we were doing,” said Jeff Grayer, Iowa State’s all-time leading scorer.

Grayer tallied seven points for the Johnny Orr All-Stars, which also happened to be the margin of victory for his team. They beat the Larry Eustachy All-Stars, 77-70, in front of 4,000 fans.

“I’m just glad the fans have the memories stuck in the back of their mind and they don’t have to judge me off of what they saw today,” Grayer said.

The game was up-tempo with half-court passes and NBA-range 3-pointers being tossed up.

“I wasn’t happy with the outcome because I don’t like to lose,” said Howard Eaton, a starter on Iowa State’s 1992-93 NCAA Tournament teams. “I think we gave a good effort based on guys being out of shape. The game could have gone either way.”

The game was a charity game in honor of the late Cyclone great Barry Stevens, but the intensity was still on the hardwood.

Jared Homan led all players with 22 points. He also grabbed 17 rebounds, seven of them on the offensive glass.

Johnny Orr’s team was led by the 3-point assault of Hurl Beechum, a Big Eight all-tournament selection in 1995. He had five 3-pointers and 17 points.

“I’m in the off-season, so I’m a little out of shape, but a shot never really goes away,” Beechum said. “Having a good shot is perfect for this style of game.”

Marc Urquhart spoke in front of the Hilton crowd about how Barry Stevens transformed his game when he came to Iowa State in 1986. Urquhart recorded the first triple-double in ISU history and started on the 1989 NCAA Tournament team.

“It was phenomenal, just the atmosphere and environment,” Urquhart said. “It feels great to see everyone and it’s such a great tribute to Barry.”

NBA journeyman and former Cyclone Paul Shirley was in attendance but unable to play.

“I murdered my ankle in Spain and I’m still recuperating from that, but it would have been fun to get out there and mix it up a little bit,” Shirley said.

Shirley used his witty sense of humor to entertain the crowd in the second half.

“It was fun, I got to do a little color commentary there at the end,” Shirley said. “It was a good weekend, it was nice to see the nobility of Iowa State basketball.”