In a game where Hilton Magic was entirely absent, Nathan Adrian led West Virginia to an 85-72 win at Iowa State late Tuesday night.
Adrian got things started early as he led the Mountaineers to a 21-9 scoring run in the first six and a half minutes.
The Cyclones responded with an 18-6 scoring run of their own to tie the game up at 27 coming out of the under-8 media timeout in the first half.
Beetle Bolden responded by banking in two threes to keep the game interesting. The half ended with Adrian just getting a long jumper off before time expired.