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No. 7 Iowa State Men's Basketball Notches An 82-56 Win At Home Over The Kansas City Roos

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Curtis Jones scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half, and Milan Momcilovic and Dishon Jackson added 16 and 13 points, respectively, to pace No. 7 Iowa State to an 82-56 win over Kansas City Monday night in Hilton Coliseum.

Jones helped spark the Cyclones in all areas, including a slew of assists in the first half to overcome a sluggish start vs. the preseason favorite to conquer the Summit League. Jones, who also had five dimes and five boards, recorded the third 20-point outing of his Cyclone career.

Holding a 21-16 lead late in the first half, ISU got hot offensively and defensively, making it difficult on the Roos, outscoring Kansas City 43-20 over the next 15 minutes of game action. ISU also forced 16 turnovers and held Kansas City to below 36 percent shooting.

Keshon Gilbert added nine points and dished out a game-high 10 assists, his second double-digit assist outing of his Cyclone career, as ISU won its 20th-straight game in Hilton Coliseum.

How It Happened
After spotting Kansas City an early 8-4 lead, Iowa State slowly began putting the clamps down on defense and taking control. Momcilovic gave the Cyclones their first lead at 9-8 on a 3-pointer from the corner with under 14 minutes left in the opening period. 

ISU led 21-16 until mounting a 13-2 run to move ahead 34-18 at the 1:34 mark. Momcilovic added his third trey of the opening period in the flurry, as ISU held the Roos to a 1-of-11 stretch from the floor.

KC's Jamar Brown scored a pair of buckets in the final minute to cut the lead to 34-22 at the break.

Momcilovic and Jackson, who were 4-of-5 from the floor, each had nine points in the first stanza.

A quick 13-0 burst by the Cyclones by the first media timeout of the second half gave ISU a comfortable lead at 47-24. Jackson scored four points and Momcilovic buried his fourth trey for a 23-point cushion.

Jones then started to catch fire, tallying 11 points in another Cyclone spurt, including back-to-back treys to pad the lead at 62-33 with 11 minutes remaining.

ISU led by as many as 32 points moments later and never looked back.

Top Performer
Milan Momcilovic was ISU's marksman from the outside, drilling 4-of-7 from 3-point range in his 16-point outing. He also grabbed five boards in the victory.

Notes

  • Dishon Jackson recorded his 250th field goal.
    • He's also now one board short of 400 in his career.
  • Joshua Jefferson surpassed 350 career points.
  • Tamin Lipsey went over 300 career rebounds.
  • Curtis Jones is now one field goal shy from 150 at ISU.
  • Keshon Gilbert eclipsed the 2,500-minute mark in his career.
  • Milan Momcilovic made his 150th career basket tonight, now sitting at 154.
  • Brandton Chatfield has now played over 2,000 minutes in his college career.

Up Next
Iowa State is back in action on Monday (Nov. 18) playing host to IU Indianapolis. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.