AMES, Iowa (AP) – Freshman Georges Niang scored a season-high 18 points, Will Clyburn added 16 and Iowa State rolled past Texas 82-62 Saturday in its Big 12 home opener.  Tyrus McGee had 15 points off the bench for the Cyclones (11-4, 1-1 Big 12), who bounced back from a heartbreaking loss at Number 6 Kansas by pounding the struggling Longhorns (8-8, 0-3) in Ames.
Iowa State built an 11-point halftime lead and maintained a comfortable edge the rest of the way in beating Texas for just the second time in 11 tries.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Chelsea Poppens scored 24 points and made 15 rebounds to lead Number 25 Iowa State over Texas Christian 68-52 Saturday night.  Poppens was 8 of 13 from the field in Ames.  Hallie Christofferson scored 14 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Cyclones (12-2, 3-1 Big 12). Anna Prins had eight points and 10 rebounds. Nikki Moody had nine assists.

Iowa State led 29-24 at halftime and never trailed in the second half, leading by as much as 25 points. Iowa State shot 39.6 percent from the field for the game, while TCU shot 38.6 percent. Iowa State outrebounded TCU 44-25.  Zahna Medley scored 11 points for TCU (7-8, 0-4). Latricia Lovings had seven rebounds.

Iowa State has won eight-straight home games. The Cyclones have a 3-0 edge in the all-time series with TCU.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Adair-Casey 71, Audubon 38
Guthrie Center 77, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 46
Nodaway Valley 67, Albia 41
Norwalk 48, Lewis Central 39
Sioux City North 55, Abraham Lincoln 39
St. Albert 69, Tri-Center 58
Treynor 72, Denison-Schleswig 69
Underwood 63, Logan-Magnolia 41
West Central Valley 64, CAM 47

Corner Conference Tournament
Nishnabotna 49, Essex 44
Stanton 60, Heartland Christian 40

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Boyer Valley 59, Siouxland Community Christian 52
Abraham Lincoln 59, Treynor 45
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 61, Guthrie Center 27
Lewis Central 36, Norwalk 19
Missouri Valley 38, St. Albert 37
Sioux City West 60, Denison-Schleswig 47
Underwood 41, Logan-Magnolia 34
West Central Valley 46, CAM 43

Corner Conference Tournament
East Mills 66, Clarinda Academy 22

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — New Chiefs coach Andy Reid began filling out his staff, hiring former Eagles quarterbacks coach Doug Pederson to be his offensive coordinator and longtime Jets assistant Bob Sutton as the defensive coordinator. Pederson spent the past four seasons on Reid’s staff in Philadelphia, while Sutton had stints as the Jets’ defensive coordinator and was their assistant head coach this past season.