Iowa State men’s basketball falls to South Dakota State
December 2, 2020
The Cyclone men’s basketball team became the second Iowa State basketball team to be upset by South Dakota State with a 71-68 loss Wednesday.
Iowa State’s offense had a poor showing after putting up 80 points in its season opener against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
A late-game comeback made the game close, but the Jackrabbits held on and won their first game against a “Power Five” conference team since 2017.
The Cyclones were led by redshirt senior forward Solomon Young who stemmed the bleeding with 24 points on 11-17 shooting. Young added four rebounds, one block and one steal.
Graduate transfer Jalen Coleman-Lands came alive in the second half and finished with 12 points on 5-12 shooting and 2-8 from three.
Junior forward Javan Johnson led the Cyclones in rebounds and assists with seven and eight respectively. Johnson had 13 points on 5-11 shooting, but went 1-6 from three.
Sophomore guard Noah Freidel led the Jackrabbits with 23 points, including 5-11 from three and 8-20 overall.
Sophomore guard Baylor Scheierman had 18 points on 6-11 from the field and 3-6 from the 3-point line. Scheierman added 10 rebounds as well, giving him a double-double.
The Cyclones fell to 1-1 after the loss while the Jackrabbits improved to 2-2.