AMES - Ben and Eldon Miller's return trip to Iowa got off to a rough start as Iowa State rolled to a 106-54 men's basketball exhibition victory over North Carolina-Pembroke Friday.
Former Luther standout Ben Miller is in his rookie season as head coach at UNC-Pembroke, and his father, former Northern Iowa head coach Eldon Miller, is an assistant coach with the Braves.
The Cyclones improved to 2-0 in exhibition play as Craig Brackins shot 7-for-11 from the field and finished with 17 points.
Eldon Miller will return to Cedar Falls Saturday when the Braves visit Northern Iowa for an exhibition game scheduled for 12:05 p.m. at the McLeod Center.
UNC-PEMBROKE (54) - Ellison 1-2 0-0 2, Egli 1-6 1-1 3, Heath 1-5 1-2 4, Priest 4-6 0-0 8, Thomas 3-11 1-3 7, Cross 1-2 0-0 3, Brackett 3-12 0-0 7, Smith 2-2 0-1 4, Cooper 1-4 0-0 3, Burnell 0-0 0-0 0, Alston 0-1 0-0 0, thorpe 1-2 0-0 2, Hargrove 2-6 2-3 6, Robinson 1-4 0-0 2, Blakeney 0-4 3-4 3, Totals 21-67 8-14 54.
IOWA STATE (106) - Gilstrap 3-5 3-5 9, Staiger 3-6 2-2 9, Garrett 5-6 6-9 16, Brackins 7-11 0-1 17, Hamilton 2-3 0-0 4, Buckley 0-1 0-0 0, Colvin 4-6 2-6 10, Boozer 4-5 2-2 11, Christopherson 1-5 1-2 6, Dorr 0-0 0-0 0, Oliver 3-4 0-0 7, Dendy 3-7 3-5 9, Vanderbeken 1-6 0-0 2, Palo 0-0 2-2 2, Pomlee 2-4 0-1 4, Totals 39-69 21-35 106.
UNC-Pembroke 20 34 - 54
Iowa State 53 53 - 106
3-point goals - UNCP 4-16 (Egli 0-3, Heath 1-3, Cross 1-1, Brackett 1-4, Hargrove 0-1), ISU 7-18 (Gilstrap 0-1, Staiger 1-4, Brackins 3-4, Boozer 1-2, Christopherson 1-2, Oliver 1-2, Vanderbeken 0-3). Rebounds - UNCP 43 (Thomas 9), ISU 47 (Dendy 9). Assists - UNCP 7 (Cooper 3), ISU 23 (Staiger 4, Garrett 4). Turnovers - UNCP 27 (Heath 7), ISU 10 (Gilstrap 2, Brackins 2). Steals - UNCP 3 (3 with 1), ISU 14 (Colvin 4). Total fouls - UNCP 24, ISU 16. Fouled out - Heath.
Posted in Isu on Friday, November 6, 2009 10:55 pm Updated: 7:01 am.
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