Cyclones Overpower Prairie View A&M, 107-56

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (8-2, 0-0 Big 12) remained unbeaten at home in a 107-56 victory over Prairie View A&M (4-4, 0-0 SWAC) Sunday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum.

The Cyclone backcourt (Tamin Lipsey and Keshon Gilbert) was sensational. Lipsey tallied 19 points and broke the ISU record for steals in a game with eight. The previous record was seven shared by Fred Hoiberg (1991 vs. American) and Justus Thigpen (1993 vs. Kansas).

Gilbert netted 20 points, his second-straight 20-point outing, and dished out a career-high eight assists and grabbed eight boards. Curtis Jones came off the bench to lead all players in scoring with 22, drilling a career-high six treys.

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Iowa State shot 61.0 percent from the field to overcome a season-high 25 turnovers. The Cyclones, however, forced a season-high 29 turnovers and held PVAM to 33 percent from the field, including a 28.6 percent clip in the second period.

ISU was 9-of-15 (60 pct.) from beyond the arc in the win.

How It Happened
Prairie View A&M held a 17-16 lead at the 12:15 mark, as the Cyclones were sluggish out of the gates. Lipsey got the Cyclones out of their slumber with key plays in an 18-3 run. He scored seven points and had three steals which led to easy baskets on the other end.

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The Cyclone lead grew to 20 points (50-30) with under two minutes remaining in the first half, as ISU went into the break with a 52-35 lead. Curtis Jones was responsible for helping ISU take command by draining all four of his attempts from beyond the arc. He closed out the half with 14 points.

The first-half game flow was hampered by fouls and turnovers, as both teams accounted for 28 turnovers (15- PVAM; 13- ISU) and 26 fouls (14- PVAM; 12-ISU).

ISU outscored the Panthers 26-6 to begin the second half to put the game out of reach.

Top Performers
Curtis Jones was brilliant and effective from off the bench. The first-year Cyclone tallied 14 of his Cyclone-high 22 points in the opening period to aid ISU in building its lead. Jones was 6-of-8 from 3-point range, setting a new career high in 3-pointers made in a game. He made his first five 3-point attempts.

Notes

The Cyclones made their most free throws (36) in a game since 1/28/04 when they cashed 37 against Texas A&M.
- Iowa State attempted its most free throws (48) since that same game against Texas A&M.
It was the second game this season Iowa State shot 60-plus percent from the floor.
- It was the third time ISU had 16-plus steals on the year.
Tre King surpassed 2,800 career minutes on the day.
Tamin Lipsey set the school record for steals in a single game with eight.
- The previous record, seven, was held by Fred Hoiberg and Justus Thigpen.
With two assists today, Curtis Jones hit 150 career dimes.
Keshon Gilbert surpassed 200 career field goal makes and sits at 202.
- He's one point away from 600 for his career.
Robert Jones surpassed 1,200 career minutes with the Cyclones.

Up Next
Iowa State is off for a week and remains at home for a 5 p.m. CT matchup vs. Florida A&M next Sunday (Dec. 17). The game is on Big 12 Network/ESPN+.

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Curtis Jones

Keshon Gilbert

Tamin Lipsey

Milan Momcilovic

Players Mentioned

Keshon Gilbert

Curtis Jones

Robert Jones

Tre King

Tamin Lipsey

Players Mentioned

Keshon Gilbert

Curtis Jones

Robert Jones

Tre King

Tamin Lipsey

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