Iowa State hammers Oklahoma State, 66-42
Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey (3) shoots a 3-pointer in the second half during an NCAA basketball game between University of Oklahoma (OU) and Iowa State at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Okla., on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. credits: NATHAN J. FISH/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK Tamin Lipsey poured in 17 points and Iowa State stayed perfect at home, topping Oklahoma State 66-42 in a Big 12 battle Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Hason Ward and Milan Momcilovic finished with 12 points apiece and Tre King chipped in 11 for the Cyclones (13-3, 2-1 Big 12), who held a 42-16 scoring advantage in the paint en route to their 11th home win.
They won despite making only three 3-pointers, the first coming from Momcilovic to open the second half, pushing the Cyclones' advantage to 40-26.
Eric Dailey Jr. scored 12 for Oklahoma State (8-8, 0-3), which turned the ball over 20 times and struggled to get into a rhythm.
Despite travel issues stemming from the winter weather, delaying the game by more than two hours, Oklahoma State started strong, opening up a 12-8 lead.
It wasn't long before the script flipped as Iowa State heated up and Oklahoma State cooled off, going five-plus minutes without a basket.
Lipsey scored to give Iowa State its first lead of the night at 16-15 with 8:33 to play in the half, and that basket was part of a 12-0 run that gave the Cyclones a 22-15 cushion with 6:44 remaining.
King highlighted the run with a one-handed jam in transition that made the score 20-15.
Oklahoma State did itself no favors during that run, missing five shots and turning the ball over six times before. Dailey ended a 6-minute, 24-second scoring drought with a layup that cut the deficit to 22-17 at the 6:20 mark.
Lipsey gave Iowa State its first double-digit lead of the night at 27-17 and the Cyclones led 37-26 at the half.
Iowa State led by as many 24 when Keshon Gilbert made a layup for a 64-40 lead with 5:02 to play. The Cowboys did not score in the final 4:15.
—Field Level Media