Cyclones Roll Past Cowboys, 66-42

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State forced 20 turnovers and held Oklahoma State to just 31.9 percent shooting from the field on its way to a 66-42 win inside Hilton Coliseum on Saturday evening. The game was delayed more than two hours due to a blizzard in Iowa as well as travel delays and plane issues which caused the Cowboys to not arrive in Ames until the middle of Saturday afternoon.

ISU (13-3, 2-1 Big 12) cranked up the heat defensively after a slow start on the offensive end. OSU (8-8, 0-3) registered the second-lowest field goal percentage in conference action by a Big 12 team this season.

Four Cyclones reached double figures in the game as they improved to 23-1 under head coach T.J. Otzelberger when four or more players score in double figures. Tamin Lipsey went 7-for-8 at the line, setting a new career-high for free throws made, and finished with a team-high 17 points to lead the Cyclones.

Iowa State converted the 20 Cowboy turnovers into 20 points.

How It Happened
Oklahoma State jumped out to a 15-10 lead just over seven minutes into action as the Cyclones started slow on the offensive end. Keshon Gilbert got the Cyclones going with a layup as ISU opened up a 10-0 run, taking its first lead of the game with 8:31 remaining in the opening stanza on a Lipsey layup.

ISU closed the half on a 27-11 run, sparked by a massive King dunk, holding OSU scoreless for more than six minutes during the stretch. The Cowboys stayed in the game via the long ball, connecting on six first-half three-pointers as five different players hit a three.

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ISU forced 12 turnovers and scored 12 points off of them. Lipsey had 11 points and Hasan Ward tallied 10 points, including six on three dunks. The duo of Ward and Lipsey also combined for multiple alley-oops, including one that Lipsey threw back to Ward while in mid air.

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The Cyclones used a 7-0 run early in the second half to break open the game, extending their lead to 49-30 with 12:50 left as Milan Momcilovic banged home his second three of the half.

ISU never looked back the rest of the way as it improved to 2-1 in conference play.

Top Performers
Lipsey added five steals to his 17-point performance, his sixth game this season with four or more steals.

Ward and Momcilovic added 12 points each and Tre King had 11 points and seven rebounds.

The Cowboys were led by Eric Dailey Jr.'s 12 points.

Notes

Tre King surpassed 300 points at ISU on the day.
- He is now one made FG away from 500 in his career.
Jackson Paveletzke is one defensive board away from 100 in his career.
- He's also one game played shy of 50.
Tamin Lipsey moved into 17th on the Iowa State all-time steals list with five today.
- Lipsey is also one game played away from 50.
Demarion Watson is five rebounds away from 100 in his career.
Curtis Jones played in his 75th career game today.
Keshon Gilbert is one start off of 50 in his career.
Robert Jones is two points shy of 850 in his career.

Up Next
Iowa State hits the road next week for a pair of games, starting with an 8 p.m. (CT) tip on Tuesday at No. 18 BYU. It will be the first meeting between the schools as members of the same conference.

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Team Stats

Tamin Lipsey

Milan Momcilovic

Hason Ward

Tre King

Players Mentioned

Keshon Gilbert

Curtis Jones

Robert Jones

Tre King

Tamin Lipsey

Milan Momcilovic

Jackson Paveletzke

Demarion Watson

Players Mentioned

Keshon Gilbert

Curtis Jones

Robert Jones

Tre King

Tamin Lipsey

Milan Momcilovic

Jackson Paveletzke

Demarion Watson

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