The Citadel Bulldogs at Iowa State Cyclones

Morris's triple-double leads Iowa State to 67-point win

Morris notched the fifth triple-double in school history and No. 20 Iowa State throttled The Citadel 130-63, setting a program record for points in a game.

Iowa State raced ahead 18-3 and pushed its lead to 32 after just 14 minutes. Iowa State cracked 100 with 11 minutes left, and coach Steve Prohm was able to pull Morris from the game with 7:46 left to a standing ovation.

"I think it started on the defensive end, and my guys made shots. I just got the ball to them," said Morris, who grabbed all 10 of his rebounds on defense.

Naz Mitrou-Long tied a career-high with 26 points and Matt Thomas had 18 for the Cyclones, who are beating their opponents by an average of 42 points.

Iowa State's previous record for points in a game came in 1978, when it beat Northeastern Illinois 129-69.

"No disrespect to the past three teams we've played, but we definitely felt very confident in winning those three," Mitrou-Long said.

Quayson Williams had 15 for the Bulldogs, who were outscored in the paint 78-12.

BIG PICTURE

Iowa State: The Cyclones looked a bit discombobulated at times offensively in a 73-55 win over Mount St. Mary's on Monday. But The Citadel's looser approach to defense allowed Iowa State to regain its rhythm in record-setting fashion. Seven different Cyclones had an assist in the first half, and Thomas drilled his first four 3s in a game that was never in doubt for a Top 25 team. "I thought this was our most complete game on both ends of the floor," Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Iowa State might get a boost simply by taking care of the teams it was supposed to take care of. The real tests will start to come next week, with possible opponents such as Miami, Stanford and Gonzaga.

THE NUMBERS

Iowa State out-rebounded the Bulldogs 63-33 and had 31 assists on 52 baskets. ...Eight different Cyclones scored in double digits. Darrell Bowie and Merrill Holden each had 13 points, Solomon Young had 12 and Donovan Jackson and Nick Weiler-Babb scored 10 points. Bowie added 10 rebounds. ...Thomas has made a 3-pointer in 28 straight games. ...The Citadel didn't score a single fast-break point despite their style of play.

HE SAID IT

UP NEXT

Iowa State plays Indiana State on Thursday in the opening round of the Advocare Invitational in Orlando, Florida.

The Citadel plays at Arizona State on Wednesday.

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