Curtis Jones scored 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting as the No. 5 Iowa State cruised to an 87-52 victory over IU Indianapolis on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.
Tamin Lipsey scored 17 points and recorded a team-high five steals for Iowa State (3-0), which remains untested in its non-conference slate. Joshua Jefferson registered 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Keshon Gilbert added 11 points and eight assists.
Paul Zilinskas scored 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting to lead IU-Indianapolis (2-3). Jarvis Walker finished with eight points and five rebounds.
Iowa State shot 50 percent (31 of 62) overall and 28 percent (7 of 25) from beyond the three-point arc. IU Indianapolis shot 34.6 percent (18 of 52) from the field and 32.1 percent (9 of 28) from three-point range.
Iowa State built a 49-29 lead going into halftime.
The Cyclones jumped out to a 14-2 lead in the first four minutes. Milan Momcilovic made a 3-pointer and two free throws to start the flurry, and Brandton Chatfield capped the run with a dunk.
Iowa State extended its lead to 27-5 with 11:59 left in the first half. Jones scored 11 straight points to help the Cyclones out. He made a 3-pointer, a two-point basket and two more 3-pointers to turn a nine-point advantage into a 20-point lead for Iowa State.
IU Indianapolis cut the deficit to 43-29 late in the first half. Alec Millender passed to Walker, who drained a 3-pointer to bring the Jaguars within 14 with 1:39 left.
Iowa State scored the final six points of the half with Lipsey’s layup and back-to-back baskets by Gilbert.
The score fell well out of reach for IU Indianapolis in the second half.
Lipsey stole the ball and drew a foul to the free throw line with 5:01 to play. He made both free throws to give Iowa State a 76-45 lead, the first to hit a 30-point advantage.
The Cyclones’ lead reached 38 points when Demarion Watson made a layup to put Iowa State up 87-49 with 1:25 left.
–Field Level Media
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