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No. 7 Iowa State beats Colorado 68-62

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November 13th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Georges Niang scored 17 points, and No. 7 Iowa State held off Colorado 68-62 on Friday in coach Steve Prohm’s debut. Abdel Nader had 14 points and Naz Mitrou-Long scored 13 for the Cyclones (1-0), who held the Buffaloes to just 36.5 percent shooting. Niang, a preseason All-American, also had a pair of assists — including an alley-oop pass to Jameel McKay that put Iowa State ahead 64-57 with 1:13 to go. George King had 14 points for Colorado (0-1), which was picked seventh in the Pac-12’s preseason media poll.