AMES, Iowa—Backup guard Curtis Jones made all 12 of his free throws and scored 22 points to help No. 10 Iowa State beat Cincinnati 81–70 on Saturday for its 20th victory of the season.
Joshua Jefferson added 13 points and three steals for the Cyclones (20–5, 10–4 Big 12). Milan Momcilovic had 12 points, and Tamin Lipsey added 11. Lipsey made all three three of his attempts from the field, two of them 3-pointers, and had four steals.
Jizzle James matched his career high with 25 points for the Bearcats (15–10, 5–9). Day Day Thomas added 13.
Takeaways
Cincinnati: The Bearcats struggled to stay out of foul trouble. They they were called for 23 personal fouls and three technical fouls, with two players fouling out.Iowa State: The Cyclones outrebounded Cincinnati 37–19, with 12 coming off the offensive glass. Iowa State also held the Bearcats to their lowest rebounding total of the season.
Key moment
Iowa State had a 10-run midway through the second half to regain the lead.Key stat
Iowa State overcame a season-high 18 turnovers.Up next
Iowa State hosts Colorado on Tuesday night. Cincinnati is at West Virginia on Wednesday night.By Pavle Markovic
