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Men’s Basketball: Notebook — Another big night for Nader

It’s been a really good week for Abdel Nader.

The Iowa State senior had his second-straight 20-point scoring night Saturday in the 13th-ranked Cyclones’ 92-83 victory over TCU at Hilton Coliseum, scoring 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting.

“Just staying aggressive,” Nader said, “not worrying if I miss one or two shots. Sharing the ball, being unselfish.”

Nader scored 26 points Tuesday in an overtime loss to No. 25 Baylor in which he was 9-of-14 from the floor to give him 50 points on 62.9 percent shooting over two games.

“Coming off some good games,” Nader said, “so my confidence is really going right now.