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Charlie Neibergall/The Associated Press North Dakota's Travis Mertens loses the ball in front of Iowa State's Craig Brackins and Marquis Gilstrap during the first half Tuesday at Hilton Coliseum.

Luke Meredith AMES, Iowa - Published on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2009 6:06PM EST Last updated on Sunday, Dec.

Charles Boozer put the ball up from short distance. Off. He grabbed the offensive rebound and put it up again.

Ames, Ia. - It took a while, but Iowa State's Marquis Gilstrap showed Sunday why coaches picked him to be the Big 12 Conference's preseason newcomer of the year.

Iowa State basketball team dealing with deep roster. By JOHN BOHNENKAMP jbohnenkamp@thehawkeye.com AMES -- Greg McDermott has a good problem that could become a big problem.

Is it possible for expectations to be high for Iowa State basketball? Yes, based on one startling decision over the offseason.

Chris Colvin isn't shy about sharing his great expectations for his first basketball season at Iowa State, one that could be the best of the Greg McDermott era.

Ellsworth Community College's Bill Freeman scored 28 points and added eight rebounds to lead Medical Oncology & Hematology Associates to the championship of the Capital City League on Sunday night at Valley High School.

You won't see Dominique Buckley - or any other Iowa State guard - wasting away the summer by the pool or on the couch playing video games.