Jan 21, 2003
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By R.B. FALLSTROM
AP Sports Writer
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Ricky Clemons, coming off a one-game suspension, found
his scoring touch just in time to lead a late spurt as No. 21 Missouri beat
Iowa State 64-59 Tuesday night.
Clemons, a junior point guard who leads the Tigers with a 17-point average,
was reinstated Monday after being charged with choking a 20-year-old woman last
week. He shot 5-for-19 and missed a handful of wild layup attempts.
He finally started connecting in the closing minutes, scoring six of his 15
points in a 13-0 run that put Missouri, once down by three, ahead 60-50 with
2:45 to go.
Clemons was the first Missouri starter introduced and got a thunderous round
of applause just like the rest of his teammates. He is charged with
second-degree domestic assault and is scheduled to appear in court Jan. 29.
He'll likely play the rest of the season with the Tigers before the case
could go to trial.
Arthur Johnson had 21 points and 11 rebounds for Missouri (11-3, 2-1 Big
12), which lost by 20 at Oklahoma State on Saturday without Clemons. It was the
sixth straight double-double for Johnson and 10th overall. The 54 percent
free-throw shooter even went 5-for-5 from the line.
Rickey Paulding added 15 points and stopped a shooting slump, going 5-for-11
after hitting only 6-of-24 the previous two games.
Freshman Adam Haluska had 15 points and Jake Sullivan 10 points and seven
rebounds for Iowa State (10-5, 0-4), which has lost four in a row - all to
ranked opponents in the Big 12. Iowa State led 50-47 with 6:39 to go, but
scored only nine points the rest of the way.
Jared Homan added nine points and 10 rebounds.
Clemons missed his first three shots, two of them 3-point attempts. He tied
the score at 16-all with a long 3-pointer, his first points of the game, with
9:30 to go and finished the half with seven points on 2-for-10 shooting.
Iowa State shot 54 percent in the half, partly compensating for 11
turnovers, but Missouri led 29-28. The Cyclones outscored the Tigers 7-1 the
last three minutes of the half.
