Cyclones blow out TCU, will play for Big 12 title on Saturday

Mar 10, 2017; Kansas City, MO, USA; Iowa State Cyclones guard Matt Thomas (21) looks to pass as TCU Horned Frogs guard Alex Robinson (25) defends in the first half during the Big 12 Championship Tournament at Sprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

KANSAS CITY — This game was never close.

Iowa State absolutely smothered TCU in Friday night’s Big 12 Tournament semifinal – the final score being 84-63.

It was 40 minutes of absolutely beautiful basketball by Steve Prohm’s squad that improved to 22-10 on the year.

Led by Deonte Burton’s 22 points, five rebounds and four assists, Iowa State took a 44-27 advantage to halftime and a tired TCU team never made things interesting.

Due to the large lead, Iowa State was able to rest its starters for significant minutes in the second half which could prove to be important in tomorrow night’s Big 12 Championship Game.

Iowa State will meet the winner of Kansas State and West Virginia, who will play in the second tournament semifinal tonight at the Sprint Center.

The title game is scheduled for Saturday at 5 and can be seen on ESPN.

Chris Williams

Chris was hired as Cyclone Fanatic’s publisher in the fall of 2009. He is Iowa State football's postgame show host on the Cyclone Radio Network and can be heard daily from 4-7 on Des Moines' top-rated sports station, 1460 KXnO. Williams, a 2007 graduate of Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism, is the former publisher of the old CycloneNation.com (Scout.com). He has also written for the Des Moines Register, the Ames Tribune, CycloneReport.com and is the former sports director at KMA Radio. When Williams isn’t working, you can usually find him doing something outdoors with his wife Ashley, daughter Camryn, and Golden Retriever Dierks. He enjoys golfing, boating, country music, the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Braves and is passionate about any and all motor sports so finding Williams at a local dirt track is very common.

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