Georges Niang and Deonte Burton played great individually, but the Cyclones were unable to take down the Sooners in Norman.
It was another tough night in the Big 12, as Iowa State went on the road to take on Oklahoma and fell just short of pulling the upset against the No. 3 Sooners, 87-83. ISU's preseason All-American, Georges Niang, scored 29 points and added 8 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to defeat the Sooners in the opening game of the conference season for both teams.
Abdel Nader started the scoring off by nailing a jumper a minute into the game, then Niang had five straight points on a floater and a trailing 3-pointer.