Late in No. 2 seed Iowa State basketball’s dominant 82-65 win over No. 15 seed South Dakota State within the first spherical of the 2024 NCAA Match on Thursday, the Cyclones noticed two prime gamers depart the sport with accidents.
First, beginning guard Tamin Lipsey appeared to tweak his left (non-shooting) shoulder when deflecting a unfastened ball, which compelled him out of the sport to obtain remedy on the sideline through the recreation’s remaining minutes.
Though the play appeared mundane and Lipsey by no means went to the locker room for in depth analysis, his discomfort was seen. It additionally occurred to the identical shoulder that he sprained in January of this season, which compelled him to overlook one recreation and has brought about soreness since then.
Lipsey was having a terrific recreation with 17 factors and 7 assists.
Just a few performs after Lipsey exited the sport, Hason Ward went down after attempting to get rebounding place. The coaching workers briefly evaluated his left ankle earlier than serving to the senior ahead limp to the bench.
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The published didn’t present a replay of what brought about the damage to Ward, however he appeared capable of put some weight on his left leg when strolling off the courtroom.
Ward was additionally having fun with a robust efficiency with 10 factors and a pair of spotlight dunks within the first half.
The excellent news for Cyclones followers is that Lipsey and Ward bith stated after the sport that they have been advantageous, in response to The Register’s Travis Hines.