No. 20 Iowa St. 58, Prairie View 50

No. 20 Iowa St. 58, Prairie View 50

Published Dec. 31, 2010 12:59 a.m. ET

Chelsea Poppens had 18 points and 15 rebounds and Iowa State beat Prairie View A&M 58-50 on Thursday night.

The Cyclones (10-2) won their 56th consecutive nonconference home game despite being outscored in the second half.

The Panthers got the margin to 51-50 with two minutes left, but a three-point play by Poppens with 1:05 remaining gave the Cyclones a 56-50 advantage before a pair of free throws from Kelsey Bolte sealed the victory.

Prairie View started the second half on a 13-5 run and forced the Cyclones into nine early turnovers as they cut the lead to 42-33.

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Poppens shot 6 of 8 from the field and made 6 of 9 free throws. The Cyclones shot 21 of 26 from the line overall.

Dominique Smith scored 23 points for the Panthers (4-7).

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