National Basketball Association
Iowa State 87, IU Indy 52
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 18, 2024
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials:
# Tony Padilla, # Doug Sirmons, # Ray Natili
Attendance:
13615
By Field Level Media
Curtis Jones scored 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting as No. 5 Iowa State cruised to an 87-52 win 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 remained untested in its nonconference slate. Joshua Jefferson registered 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Keshon Gilbert contributed 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 3-point arc. IU Indianapolis shot 34.6 percent (18 of 52) from the field and 32.1 percent (9 of 28) from 3-point range.
Iowa State built a 49-29 lead entering halftime.
The Cyclones jumped to a 14-2 lead in the first four minutes. Milan Momcilovic made a 3-pointer and two free throws in the early frenzy, and Brandton Chatfield punctuated the run with a dunk.
Iowa State increased its lead to 27-5 with 11:59 remaining in the first half. Jones scored 11 points in a row to help the Cyclones pull away. He made a 3-pointer, a two-point basket and two more 3-pointers to transform 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 on a layup by Lipsey and back-to-back baskets by Gilbert.
The score remained well out of reach for IU Indianapolis in the second half.
Lipsey stole the ball and drew a foul to go 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 time the advantage hit 30 points.
The Cyclones' lead ballooned to 38 points when Demarion Watson made a layup to put Iowa State on top 87-49 with 1:25 to go.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| IU Indy |
|
Iowa State |
|
Paul Zilinskas 16 |
Scoring |
Curtis Jones 20 |
|
Alec Millender 3 |
Assists |
Keshon Gilbert 8 |
|
Sean Craig 6 |
Rebounds |
Dishon Jackson 10 |
|
Paul Zilinskas 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Tamin Lipsey 6 |
|
Keenan Garner 2 |
Steals |
Tamin Lipsey 5 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Dishon Jackson 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| IU Indy
|
52 |
34.6 |
9-28 |
7-9 |
9 |
27 |
0 |
4 |
19 |
| Iowa State
|
87 |
50.0 |
7-25 |
18-24 |
19 |
40 |
4 |
8 |
9 |
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