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No. 11 Iowa State beats Coppin State 104-84

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December 31st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Abdel Nader led six players in double figures with 21 points and 11th-ranked Iowa State beat Coppin State 104-84 on Wednesday night in its final tune-up for Big 12 play. Deonte Burton scored 17 points for the Cyclones (11-1), who open their conference schedule at No. 3 Oklahoma on Saturday.

Iowa State went ahead by 21 points midway through the first half and won by at least 20 for the sixth time. Monte Morris had 10 points with 11 assists for his fourth double-double of the year for the Cyclones. Josh Treadwell had 21 for Coppin State (2-13), which lost its 11th straight.