No. 23 Cyclones Fall To No. 8 Texas

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 8 Texas made 12 3-pointers on its way to a 72-54 win over No. 23 Iowa State Tuesday evening at Moody Center.

The Cyclones fall to 17-10 overall and 8-7 in Big 12 action while the Longhorns improve to 22-6 overall and 11-4 in league action.

How It Happened
Texas connected on 9-of-16 3-pointers in the first half and ISU turned it over 11 times as the Longhorns converted the miscues into 21 points and went into the break leading 47-29.

The Cyclones went on an 8-0 run to go up 10-4 at the first media timeout of the game, but Texas responded with its own 16-0 run to grab control of the game. ISU trimmed the deficit back to four with 8:08 remaining, but Texas outscored the Cyclones 22-8 the rest of the half.

Iowa State could never get closer than 13 in the second half. The Cyclones were outrebounded in the game (33-29), including 14 Texas' offensive boards, and committed 16 turnovers.

Top Performers
Osun Osunniyi made 5-of-7 field goals and finished with a team-high 12 points. Jaren Holmes had nine points and led the Cyclones with seven rebounds and Gabe Kalscheur chipped in 10 points.

Up Next
The Cyclones return home to host Oklahoma Saturday at 11 a.m.

Notes
- Aljaz Kunc made his 50^th career start.
- Gabe Kalscheur played in his 150^th career game.
- Iowa State has held all but one Big 12 opponent under its season scoring average.
- Lipsey finished with two steals, moving into fifth place on the ISU freshman steals list with 53.

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Team Stats

Osun Osunniyi

Gabe Kalscheur

Jaren Holmes

Tamin Lipsey

Players Mentioned

Jaren Holmes

Gabe Kalscheur

Osun Osunniyi

Players Mentioned

Jaren Holmes

Gabe Kalscheur

Osun Osunniyi

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