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The Des Moines Register Page 9C College Basketball Report lot of tears today, ut also a lot of oiberg said after his eam concluded Iowa first unbeaten non- onference record since he 1956-57 season. ried to rest up for the ame. sit there and tart crying, and then tart laughing, thinking a bout some of the things talked about. Johnny was a larger- han-life figure. You hrow around words like and often ut Johnny fit game was ver shortly after it start- Iowa State freewheel- i ng its way to a 26-7 lead 7 1 2 minutes into the game a nd 55-34 at halftime.

Aft erward, talk centered on rr more than the game. We had a chance to eet coach Orr when he ame back for the Michi- an said Kane, ho enters conference lay with five double-dou- les in a dozen games. reat guy. We wanted to ump out fast, and get this ne for respect, espe- ially from someone who ransferred this season rom Marshall Univer- ity. He alone, hough.

Social media uzzed throughout the ay with tributes to Orr. There were as many awkeye fans talking a bout what Johnny meant han Hoiberg aid. shows the re- pect he gets from all over he state. You tell me one erson that meant more to yclone sports than Johnn Orr. I never thought his day would come.

When you have that ind of personality, that arger-than-life persona, ou never think it will NORTHERN ILLINOIS (63) MINFG3PFTRBATOTP Highsmith267-132-53-361019 aker244-92-52-211112 owie272-140-24-813138 olin242-31-11-27236 hreloff162-50-00-06124 akocevic203-90-30-04006 A n.Armstd120-30-12-21202 alls161-20-10-02303 ray170-00-01-23001 ravatta30-10-10-00000 A c.Armstd 151-90-40-02032 Team 1 Totals20022-686-2313-1946111263 I OWA STATE (99) MINFG3PFTRBATOTP Ejim278-120-21-722017 homas261-61-52-23405 ogue164-72-41-152211 Niang226-101-21-142114 ane285-61-15-8812116 rsy-Wlkr130-40-30-00200 orris194-52-31-112011 ong215-94-83-321117 ibson72-20-00-02004 llerman31-10-00-00002 dozie181-10-00-07102 Team 2 Totals20037-6311-2814-233628599 State 55-34. Team Northern Illinois 21, Iowa State 15. Fouled AMES, Fred Hoib- rg talked to the 13th- anked Iowa State basket- all team he coaches uesday, and this time, he talk and He alked about losing a riend, a father figure, a ormer coach and a men- or. talked about form er Cyclone coach Johnn Orr, who died in Des oines on Tuesday morn- i ng. I told the guys go- i ng to need them aid Hoiberg, his eyes lurry after the Cyclones xtended the best tart to 12-0 with a 99-63 reeze past Northern Illin ois.

told them going be a rough one to get hrough, and they respond hey responded with a 5 5-point first half. They esponded with 113-point askets. They responded ith 20 points off turn- vers and a near tripled ouble from DeAndre ane. Johnny Orr Hoiberg said. ane, named Tuesday ast national play- of the week, was two re- ounds shy of the fifth trip le-double in school histo- with 16 points, 12 ass ists and eight boards efore retiring with 9:30 play and the Cyclones eading by 28 in front of a ilton Coliseum sellout.

ive others scored 11 oints or more, including elvin Ejim and Naz ong, both with 17. Coach was emotional, or Ejim said. alked to us before the ame. We knew it would a tough one for him. He needed us.

He eeded his staff. He need- everyone in the pro- ram to help him uesday was the kind game Orr would have iked, as the Cyclones now urn the page to the Big 12 onference season. That tarts at 12:45 p.m. Satur- ay at Texas Tech. igh-scoring? hoee, coach.

he Cyclones scored rom long range. They cored from all ranges, or that matter, while con- inuing their best start in chool history. hey did it before a rowd that stood mesmer- i zed while watching a 2- inute pregame tribute the former legendary oach. I owa make a bask et in the final eight min- tes and missed 17 out of 3 9 free throws. However, he Hawkeyes made 7- f-10 free throws in the fin al two minutes to secure he victory.

I think you feel good a bout any Big Ten I owa coach Fran McCaf- ery said. you look a this league, there is no elief anywhere, whether at home, no matter ho playing. And, obviously, we play a perfect ame, but we played well nough to win. And you ust put it behind you. We ave 17 arble led three Iowa layers in double figures ith 15 points despite laying with tightness in is back.

He also made 3- f-4 free throws in the fin al 47.7 seconds, but was ust 7-for-11overall from he charity stripe. All you can do is just eep shooting arble said of truggles from the free- hrow line. mine felt ood. I speak for a nybody ophomore center A dam Woodbury provide a spark for Iowa by coring three quick bask ets in the second half. he 7-foot-1native of ioux City grabbed an off ensive rebound and ade a basket to give I owa a 37-27 lead with just ver 17 minutes left in the econd half.

It was good to get off that start in the second said Woodbury, who inished with eight points a nd four rebounds. ind of gave us a little park at the beginning a nd pushed us into a little un. I just tried to do what- ver I could to help the eam oodbury sur- rised that Nebraska ral- ied at the end. Junior for- ard Terran Petteway led he Cornhuskers with 20 oints and 12 rebounds. a good Woodbury said.

were by 20 at one point, but knew they were going keep coming, and any ictory is a good ebraska has lost 19 onsecutive road games a gainst ranked oppo- ents, a streak that dates ack to 2008. We were sec- nd-year Nebraska coach im Miles said. thought i the second half they got top of us early. In the irst four minutes, we ade eight errors in our et-back defense, and we ade three more the rest the I owa bolted to a 13-7 tart, but the Cornhuskers eized the momentum and ook the lead behind an 1 1-0 scoring run. Junior uard Deverell Biggs ade a basket to push the ead to 20-14 with 9:02 left efore halftime.

I owa then answered ith back-to-back baskets Mike Gesell and Aaron hite. Their baskets trig- ered a 16-3 Iowa scoring un to close the first half ith the Hawkeyes lead- i ng 30-23. ebraska had 11offen- ive rebounds in the first alf, but struggled to turn hem into points by mak- ing just 10-of-38 field-goal a ttempts. The Cornhusk- rs shot a season-low 29.9 ercent from the field verall Tuesday. why we cCaffery said of efensive effort.

win because of our ebounding. We win ecause of our 3-point hooting. We won because our NEBRASKA (57) MINFG3PFTRBATOTP Petteway358-182-62-3121420 itchford304-151-44-4121013 ebster310-40-12-23422 allegos230-00-00-11210 hields374-122-30-040210 iggs204-120-24-841212 arker30-10-00-00000 awkins110-30-20-02000 enke00-00-00-00010 mith100-20-00-02000 Team 41 Totals20020-675-1812-184491357 I OWA (67) MINFG3PFTRBATOTP Basabe232-50-01-27015 hite375-101-32-472113 oodbury154-50-00-04118 arble314-120-17-1182215 esell192-50-13-61337 laseni121-10-00-05012 glesby110-20-10-00010 ok40-00-01-20001 lemmons150-00-02-41122 cCabe111-40-01-31103 thoff223-40-05-740211 Team 4 Totals20022-481-622-3942101467 30-23. Team raska 28, Iowa 17. Fouled A Iowa's Jarrod Uthoff stretches for a basket at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday night.

he sophomore transfer finished with 11points. BENJAMIN ROBERTS IOWA CITY PRESS-CITIZEN HOOPS Continued from Page 3C PlayerStarts (Years) Jeff Grayer124 (1985-88) Fred Hoiberg 123 (1992-95) ake Sullivan115 (2001-04) G. Thompkins 114 (1985-88) arry Stevens111 (1982-85) Ron Harris 111 (1981-84) eff Hornacek109 (1983-86) Rahshon Clark 108 (2005-08) ulius Michalik107 (1992-95) Justus Thigpen 103 (1990-93) elvin Ejim102 (2011-14) START COUNTING Melvin Ejim, who missed the irst two games of the season ith a knee injury, now has 1 0 starts this season and is losing in on the top 10 all ime at Iowa State. on rack to tie Justus Thigpen aturday against Texas Tech: No. 13 Iowa State 99, Northern Illinois 63 Johnny Orr Iowa State's DeAndre Kane, right, nearly compiled the fifth triple-double in Cyclones history on Tuesday.

He had 16 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds before sitting the final 9 minutes, 30 seconds of a 99-63 win. BILL PHOTOS The Iowa State men wore warm-ups inscribed with ear the right shoulder to honor former coach Johnny Orr. Head coach Fred Hoiberg wipes a tear after a video ribute to his college coach. Hoiberg said team isplayed style in romp to 12-0. By Randy Peterson.