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12/06 14:04 CST No. 10 Iowa State takes down No. 1 Purdue, 81-58
No. 10 Iowa State takes down No. 1 Purdue, 81-58
By MARK AMBROGI
Associated Press
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) --- Milan Momcilovic scored 20 points and Iowa State
sank 11 3-pointers to propel No. 10 Iowa State to a dominant 81-58 win over No.
1 Purdue on Saturday.
Momcilovic, Killyan Toure and Joshua Jefferson all hit three 3-pointers. Toure
scored 13, Blake Buchanan 12, and Jefferson 11 for the Cyclones (9-0). Iowa
State shot 59% in the second half.
"We played our absolute best," Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger said. "When you
play an elite competitor and tremendous program and have the respect we have
for the program, you know it's going to take your best and we were fortunate
enough to do that. We made enough shots and made enough plays."
Leading 35-31 at halftime, the Cyclones used an 11-0 run to take a 48-33 lead
with 17:17 left. Tamin Lipsey, Momcilovic and Toure sank three consecutive
3-pointers to finish the spurt.
Iowa State kept building on its lead from there, leading by as many as 27
points. The Cyclones shot 54% while the Boilermakers (8-1) hit 41%. Purdue had
15 turnovers, three more than the Cyclones.
"It was an avalanche," Purdue coach Matt Painter said. "We had way too many
turnovers in the second half and more than anything I feel they just stole our
spirit. You have to give Iowa State credit they were the reason for our
frustration level. They took us to the woodshed."
Purdue was 4 of 18 on 3-pointers. The Boilermakers didn't help themselves at
the free-throw line either, hitting just 6 of 14.
Braden Smith led Purdue with 11 points and Oscar Cluff and Daniel Jacobsen each
scored 10.
The Cyclones shot 48% while holding the Boilermakers to 37% in the opening
half. Purdue's top two scorers both struggled in the first half as Fletcher
Loyer made 1 of 5 and Trey Kaufman-Renn 1 of 8. Kaufman-Renn missed his first
six shots, finally scoring with 1:21 left in the half.
"They executed better than us," Kaufman-Renn said. "They hit some shots."
Jacobsen was 4 of 6 from the field, but went to the bench with two fouls with
4:22 remaining before halftime.
The loss snapped a string of 36 consecutive non-conference home victories for
Purdue.
"Obviously this sucks right now, but it will probably be a good thing showing
us how much better we have to get," Smith said.
Up next
Iowa State: Hosts Iowa on Thursday night.
Purdue: Hosts Minnesota on Wednesday night.
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