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DES MOINES, Iowa -- ?? Iowa States Naz Mitrou-Long broke out of a season-long slump with the best game of his career.The Cyclones needed nearly all of his 37 points to hold off and eventually overwhelm woeful Drake.Mitrou-Long shattered his career high and Iowa State held off Drake 97-80 on Saturday night, its seventh win in its last nine tries against in-state opponents.Monte Morris had 20 points for the Cyclones (7-3), who finished with a 21-4 run to put away a game that was much tighter than most expected.We worked on offense all week. But then I thought we regressed on defense. Too many easy baskets, too many paint touches. If we get them all put together, I think weve got a chance, Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said.Mitrou-Long drilled a 3 to make it 85-78 with 3:25 left, and his corner 3 two minutes later allowed the Cyclone-heavy crowd to finally exhale.Mitrou-Long, who shot just 39 percent in Iowa States first nine games, was 14 of 18 from the floor and 8 of 12 on 3s. He also had six rebounds, five assists and just one turnover.Coach (Prohm) said Youve just got to trust the process, Mitrou-Long said. Some days Im going to make shots, some days Im not. We put in enough work to where we just got to keep believing it.Billy Wampler scored 23 points for Drake (1-9), which remains winless against Division 1 opposition. But the Bulldogs were within a possession of the Cyclones for much of the second half.BIG PICTUREIowa State: Deonte Burton (13.7 points, 7.7 rebounds a game entering play) remains a vital but wildly inconsistent player. Burton missed all seven of his first-half shots, and most of them were makeable. If the Cyclones are going to compete in the Big 12, Burton -- who finished with seven points and 10 rebounds -- will have to be more reliable. Iowa State was lucky that Mitrou-Long was there to bail it out.Drake: The Bulldogs have had such a rough season that simply putting forth a good effort in a showcase game like this was enough. Drake played like a team desperate to redeem itself after coach Ray Giacoletti resigned two weeks ago.THE KEY MOMENTDrake was still within five with 3:23 left when Mitrou-Long hit a 3. Morris followed with a pair of free throws and a 3-point play, and Mitrou-Longs final 3 finished off the Bulldogs. The Cyclones allowed just one bucket in the final 3:39.STAR POWERMitrou-Longs previous high for points in a game was 26, which he did twice. He also beat Oklahoma State twice with back-breaking 3s. But the senior who missed much of last season with hip injuries finally played a complete game -- and put a team on the verge of falling apart on his shoulders until it could figure out how to start playing like its capable of.BULLDOG DETERMINATIONIf Drake can play with the fire and determination it displayed against Iowa State in the Missouri Valley, it might keep itself out of the league basement. 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Marie, Ont., team took control of the game early.If Australia do go on to complete an end-of-year clean sweep then they may come to look back on their win over Scotland with a degree of fondness.Not for the quality of rugby that they managed at Murrayfield, but for the resilience and spirit that was displayed to turn a losing situation around.Indeed, for long periods it looked as though any talk of a northern hemisphere grand slam that had followed the team to Edinburgh from Cardiff had been wildly premature.The crisp, wintry conditions that greeted the Wallabies had been similar to those experienced in the Welsh capital, but there was no parallel in terms of the standard of their performance.Against Scotland it was Michael Cheikas side who were caught cold, seemingly knocked off balance by the intensity of their hosts play.Scotland lost their starting No. 8, Ryan Wilson, after just five minutes but they were able to pressurise the Wallabies in a way Wales never could. All three of the tries the Wallabies conceded came as a result of their own mistakes.Around the breakdown Scotland are very strong and I think that was probably an area that they gave us a bit of grief today, Australia captain Stephen Moore admitted afterwards.They had guys who were very good on the ball and very good around that. I thought their flankers were also outstanding, so I thought that was an area that was maybe different.However, it is in such circumstances that champions dig in and grit their teeth. In the wake of the Wales result, Bernard Foley had been keen to praise the togetherness that the squad has developed over the last five months, and that again was on display here.The blow of losing Will Skelton to the sin bin while six points behind and with a little over 10 minutes left would have taken the wind out of the sails of many teams. Not least as it also meant an attacking penalty was reversed.But instead of licking their wounds -- Skelton could have no complaints with being shown a yellow card -- the Wallabies backed their ability to create space although they were a man light.Even when on the back foot at Murrayfield Australia were still capable of punching large holes in the Scotland defence, and that is exactly what they did one last time. The hosts rushed up in defence, Foley managed to keep the move flowing, and Tevita Kuridrani showed both skilll and strength to evade two tackles before running over Stuart Hogg.ddddddddddddThe hulking centre still had to display the presence of mind to reach for the line rather than recycle the ball. If he had not done that, then Scotland would might have held out once more.But he did, and in the process made amends for the missed tackle that gifted Scotland one of their two first-half tries. Test matches are won with cool heads in key situations and on this occasion they were atop gold shirts, rather than dark blue, when it mattered. Australias grand slam bandwagon rolls on to Paris.Scotland have improved a lot. They have fine players. Their domestic teams are competing at a higher level, Cheika said. I would have liked to see us play better and I believe we could but there are no gimmes in this game.And make no mistake, Australia could have played a lot better. Their lineout, so impressive in Cardiff, broke down under pressure in Edinburgh, while the Wallabies conceded 16 turnovers.However, despite their travails it is encouraging that they enjoyed the lions share of territory and possession while the experience of playing at Murrayfield should only help a young squad develop further.More than 65,000 fans crammed into the famous old ground and at times it seemed as though the collective will of the support alone could keep Australia away from Scotlands try line.The more youve encountered it, the more you get used to it, Moore added on a record crowd for this fixture. But we definitely have to address those things over here because there are a number of our players who havent played at this ground before, and it was same last week [in Cardiff], and it will be the same next week in Paris.So, for me I look at it as a positive because these are some of the greatest rugby grounds in the world and were very lucky to be able to play here. And I just want the boys to enjoy that.You look back at these games and they should be a very special part of your career. How special these end-of-year Tests prove in the careers of this Wallabies squad will depend largely on results over the next three weeks. They now know how deep they will have to dig in Paris, Dublin and London. ' ' '