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02/14 14:38 CST No. 5 Iowa State snaps No. 9 Kansas' winning streak, 74-56
No. 5 Iowa State snaps No. 9 Kansas' winning streak, 74-56
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP
Associated Press
AMES, Iowa (AP) --- Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points and No. 5 Iowa State
shook off a slow start to defeat No. 9 Kansas 74-56 on Saturday, snapping the
Jayhawks' eight-game winning streak.
The Cyclones (22-3, 9-3 Big 12), coming off Tuesday's 62-55 loss at TCU, began
a five-game stretch in which they play four ranked teams by taking control of
this game in the first half despite struggling to make shots in the opening
minutes.
Iowa State led 37-27 at halftime, then went on a 20-7 run in the opening 5 1/2
minutes of the second half, a stretch in which the Cyclones made six
consecutive 3-pointers.
Their defense held Kansas (19-6, 9-3) to 31.6% shooting from the field in the
second half, including 1 of 8 in 3-pointers. The Jayhawks shot 37.3% for the
game while committing 13 turnovers, 10 in the first half.
Tamin Lipsey, Joshua Jefferson, Blake Buchanan and Jamarion Bateman each had 11
points for Iowa State.
Melvin Council Jr. led the Jayhawks with 15 points. Flory Bidunga had 11.
Kansas freshman Darryn Peterson started after missing Monday's 82-78 win over
top-ranked Arizona. He had 10 points in 24 minutes.
Kansas' winning streak started with an 84-63 victory over Iowa State on Jan. 13
and included wins over BYU, Texas Tech and Arizona.
The Cyclones made just one of their first 10 shots to open the game but because
of their defense were down only 6-2 in that stretch. Once the offense got
going, Iowa State went on a 20-2 run over a span of five minutes later in the
first half to take a 36-22 lead with 1:37 to play.
Saturday's game was the seventh top-10 game in the series between the Cyclones
and Jayhawks, with the teams splitting the previous six.
Up next
Kansas: Visits Oklahoma State on Wednesday.
Iowa State: Hosts No. 3 Houston on Monday.
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