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01/15 09:51 CST Iowa State's 30-year streak of hitting a 3-pointer ends in win
over Texas Tech
Iowa State's 30-year streak of hitting a 3-pointer ends in win over Texas Tech
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
Iowa State's NCAA record streak of 945 consecutive games with a 3-pointer ended
Tuesday night in a 71-58 victory over Texas Tech.
The Cyclones had made a 3-pointer in every game dating back to Feb. 19, 1995,
at Colorado when the school was still part of the Big Eight.
Coach Bill Fennelly took over the next season and his teams have always made at
least one 3-pointer in every game he'd coached until Tuesday. The Cyclones
attempted just seven 3's against the Red Raiders and missed all of them,
marking the first time in nearly 30 years they didn't hit a shot from behind
the arc.
"We only shot seven of them, so we really didn't care," Fennelly said. "If we
were really worried about (the record) we probably would have run about 15 more
plays to get one. I get it's a big deal to some people, and it's a big deal to
us. I'm proud the streak was there. But it's just like a kid getting a
triple-double; I'm not leaving them in the game just to get stats. We ran two
plays to get a 3, and both were in the first half."
Against Texas Tech the inside game featuring star center Audi Crooks and
forward Addy Brown was working. The pair was 19 of 31 from the field and scored
49 of the Cyclones' points.
"Sorry, but also not," Crooks said after the game. "The streak is cool. But at
the same time, we're able to win basketball games by scoring only in the paint
and from the free-throw line. I also do understand the tradition and the value
in the streak, so we do apologize. But the paint was working tonight."
During this incredible run, the Cyclones made 7,666 3-pointers and hit more
than 200 3s in 21 straight seasons. They hit over 10 3s in a game 289 times.
This season they've made 151 3's.
The Cyclones can begin a new streak Sunday when they visit No. 20 West Virginia.
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