Curtis Jones scores 25 points in rare start to lead No. 2 Iowa St to 74-57 win over No. 9 Kansas
AMES, Iowa (AP) Curtis Jones scored 25 points in his second start of the season to lead No. 2 Iowa State to a 74-57 win over No. 9 Kansas on Wednesday night, the Cyclones' 12th straight victory.
The Cyclones (15-1, 5-0 Big 12) entered with their highest ranking in program history but without one of their key starters in forward Milan Momcilovic, who's out indefinitely with a left hand injury.
Jones, who scored a season-high 26 points off the bench against Texas Tech on Saturday, looked just as comfortable starting in Momcilovic's place. He made his first six shots and finished 5 of 6 on 3-pointers.
Dishon Jackson tied his season high with 17 points in his first appearance off the bench this season. Joshua Jefferson posted his sixth double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger earned his 12th win against a top-10 opponent, tying Johnny Orr for the most in school history. Otzelberger is in his fourth season; Orr coached the Cyclones for 14.
Zeke Mayo led the Jayhawks (12-4, 3-2) with 17 points, and Dajuan Harris Jr. added eight.
Kansas: The Jayhawks committed 17 turnovers and were outrebounded 43-33 while taking their first Big 12 road loss.
Iowa State: The Cyclones beat Kansas for the third straight time in Ames and extended their home win streak to 28 games.
The Jayhawks cut a 12-point deficit to five late in the game, but their momentum was halted when they failed to get the rebound on Jefferson's missed free throw. That led to Tamin Lipsey's 3 from the wing that put the Cyclones up 61-52 with 4:10 left.
Jones had 20 points in the first half but was held scoreless for over 18 minutes in the second.
Iowa State visits West Virginia on Saturday. Kansas hosts Kansas State on the same day.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Cyclones gains possession) | ||
| 19:42 | | +2 | Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:23 |  | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:21 | | Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound | ||
| 18:59 | | Brandton Chatfield misses two point hook shot | ||
| 18:57 | | Cyclones offensive rebound | ||
| 18:48 | | Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:46 | | KJ Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 18:40 | | +3 | Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams assists) | 3-2 |
| 18:12 | | Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup | ||
| 18:10 | | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | ||
| 18:01 | | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (Tamin Lipsey steals) | ||
| 17:55 | | +2 | Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists) | 3-4 |
| 17:29 | | Zeke Mayo misses two point layup | ||
| 17:27 | | Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound | ||
| 17:18 | | Joshua Jefferson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 16:54 | | Shakeel Moore turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 16:43 | | Joshua Jefferson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:41 | | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | ||
| 16:34 | | Curtis Jones personal foul | ||
| 16:24 | | Joshua Jefferson blocks Shakeel Moore's two point layup | ||
| 16:22 | | Jayhawks offensive rebound | ||
| 16:20 | | Hunter Dickinson turnover (Keshon Gilbert steals) | ||
| 16:09 | | +2 | Dishon Jackson makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists) | 3-6 |
| 15:55 | | Shakeel Moore misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:53 | | Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound | ||
| 15:43 | | Curtis Jones turnover (Zeke Mayo steals) | ||
| 15:27 | | +2 | Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 5-6 |
| 15:08 | | Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot | ||
| 15:06 | | KJ Adams defensive rebound | ||
| 14:55 | | Keshon Gilbert personal foul | ||
| 14:55 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:48 | | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot | 7-6 |
| 14:33 | | KJ Adams personal foul | ||
| 14:15 | | Dishon Jackson misses two point layup | ||
| 14:13 | | Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound | ||
| 14:01 | | Zeke Mayo turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 13:37 | | Nate Heise misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:35 | | Shakeel Moore defensive rebound | ||
| 13:18 | | Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:16 | | Cyclones defensive rebound | ||
| 13:02 | | Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul) | ||
| 13:02 | | Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 13:02 | | +1 | Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-7 |
| 12:51 | | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | ||
| 12:41 | | +2 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes two point jump shot | 9-7 |
| 12:17 | | +2 | Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot | 9-9 |
| 12:03 | | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point layup (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 11-9 |
| 11:49 | | Flory Bidunga blocks Brandton Chatfield's two point layup | ||
| 11:47 | | Flory Bidunga defensive rebound | ||
| 11:46 | | Flory Bidunga turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:46 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:44 | | +3 | Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists) | 11-12 |
| 11:25 | | Demarion Watson personal foul | ||
| 11:16 | | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Demarion Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | +3 | Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Brandton Chatfield assists) | 11-15 |
| 11:00 | | +2 | Zeke Mayo makes two point jump shot | 13-15 |
| 10:40 | | Flory Bidunga blocks Brandton Chatfield's two point layup | ||
| 10:36 | | Cyclones offensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Hunter Dickinson shooting foul | ||
| 10:32 | | Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:32 | | +1 | Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-16 |
| 10:17 | | Hunter Dickinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:15 | | Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | KJ Adams blocks Keshon Gilbert's two point layup | ||
| 10:09 | | David Coit defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | KJ Adams misses two point layup | ||
| 9:59 | | KJ Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Dishon Jackson blocks KJ Adams's two point layup | ||
| 9:56 | | KJ Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Tamin Lipsey shooting foul | ||
| 9:56 | | +1 | KJ Adams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-16 |
| 9:56 | | +1 | KJ Adams makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-16 |
| 9:44 | | +2 | Dishon Jackson makes two point dunk (Joshua Jefferson assists) | 15-18 |
| 9:30 | | +2 | Rylan Griffen makes two point layup | 17-18 |
| 9:18 | | +2 | Dishon Jackson makes two point dunk (Joshua Jefferson assists) | 17-20 |
| 9:10 | | Zeke Mayo turnover (Tamin Lipsey steals) | ||
| 9:02 | | Hunter Dickinson personal foul | ||
| 8:58 | | +2 | Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot (Dishon Jackson assists) | 17-22 |
| 8:38 | | Brandton Chatfield shooting foul (Dajuan Harris Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:38 | | Dajuan Harris Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:38 | | Curtis Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:24 | | +2 | Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot | 17-24 |
| 8:06 | | AJ Storr misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Nate Heise defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | Joshua Jefferson turnover (Flory Bidunga steals) | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | AJ Storr makes two point jump shot (KJ Adams assists) | 19-24 |
| 7:28 | | Brandton Chatfield offensive foul | ||
| 7:28 | | Brandton Chatfield turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:28 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:13 | | Flory Bidunga turnover (Nate Heise steals) | ||
| 7:04 | | Nate Heise turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | KJ Adams makes two point jump shot | 21-24 |
| 6:28 | | Flory Bidunga shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 6:28 | | +1 | Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-25 |
| 6:28 | | +1 | Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-26 |
| 6:17 | | KJ Adams turnover (Nate Heise steals) | ||
| 6:05 | | Curtis Jones turnover (KJ Adams steals) | ||
| 6:01 | | KJ Adams misses two point layup | ||
| 5:59 | | Nate Heise defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | Nate Heise turnover (KJ Adams steals) | ||
| 5:50 | | KJ Adams misses two point layup | ||
| 5:48 | | Curtis Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 5:43 | | Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Nate Heise offensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Rakease Passmore defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | +3 | Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot | 21-29 |
| 5:18 | | Jayhawks 30 second timeout | ||
| 5:06 | | Zeke Mayo misses two point layup | ||
| 5:04 | | Cyclones defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Keshon Gilbert misses two point layup | ||
| 4:52 | | Demarion Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | Demarion Watson misses two point layup | ||
| 4:47 | | Rylan Griffen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | KJ Adams offensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | +3 | Dajuan Harris Jr. makes three point jump shot (KJ Adams assists) | 24-29 |
| 4:01 | | Keshon Gilbert turnover (Dajuan Harris Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:55 | | Demarion Watson blocks Dajuan Harris Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 3:53 | | Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | Curtis Jones turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:47 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:31 | | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover | ||
| 3:19 | | Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Dishon Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | +2 | Dishon Jackson makes two point layup | 24-31 |
| 3:15 | | KJ Adams shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | +1 | Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-32 |
| 2:48 | | +3 | Zeke Mayo makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 27-32 |
| 2:32 | | Tamin Lipsey turnover | ||
| 2:22 | | +3 | Rylan Griffen makes three point jump shot (Dajuan Harris Jr. assists) | 30-32 |
| 2:07 | | +2 | Keshon Gilbert makes two point jump shot | 30-34 |
| 1:44 | | Dajuan Harris Jr. turnover (Curtis Jones steals) | ||
| 1:31 | | Rakease Passmore blocks Joshua Jefferson's two point layup | ||
| 1:29 | | Keshon Gilbert offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +3 | Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot | 30-37 |
| 0:58 | | Zeke Mayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Curtis Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | +3 | Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Tamin Lipsey assists) | 30-40 |
| 0:07 | | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Hunter Dickinson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |