Basketball · National
Iowa State defeated Central Connecticut State 88–78 in the 2000 NCAA men's tournament
Iowa State beat Central Connecticut State 88–78 in the Midwest first round during the 2000 NCAA men's tournament.
16–17 March 2000 · Minneapolis, Minnesota
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The story
Iowa State defeated Central Connecticut State 88–78 in the Midwest first round of the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The completed result belongs to the 16–17 March 2000 round interval and was staged at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
How it unfolded
The 10-point decision sent Iowa State forward from this stage and ended Central Connecticut State's tournament run. The bracket records the finish as regulation; no player statistic or play-by-play detail is added without a game-level source.
The wider picture
The NCAA championship bracket fixes the score and advancement path, while two independent tournament registers corroborate the pairing and bracket position. The report counts the game once, states the available date precision and keeps the historical competition interval separate from the later iintroo archive-publication timestamp.
Period by period
| Final | Iowa State | Central Connecticut State |
|---|---|---|
| Final | 88 | 78 |
Sources
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