Joshua Jefferson recorded 21 points and six rebounds, and record-setter Milan Momcilovic added 14 points as No. 4 Iowa State cruised to a 75-59 victory over Utah on Tuesday night in Big 12 play at Salt Lake City.
Jamarion Batemon added 13 points for the Cyclones (24-4, 11-4 Big 12), who have won three of their past four games. Iowa State lost to then-No. 23 BYU on Saturday in the first leg of the two-game trip into Utah.
Momcilovic made four 3-pointers to raise his season total to 104, passing Dedric Willoughby (102 in 1996-97) for the single-season school mark.
Terrence Brown scored 18 points and Don McHenry added 14 for the Utes (10-18, 2-13), who lost for the 14th time in 16 games. Keanu Dawes added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Utah.
Iowa State shot 47.5% from the field, including 7 of 23 from 3-point range. Blake Buchanan added 10 points for the Cyclones.
The Utes connected on 45.7% of their attempts and made 6 of 18 from behind the arc. James Okonkwo blocked four shots for Utah, which committed 18 turnovers.
Utah trailed by 10 at halftime but cut that deficit in half on Dawes’ steal and dunk with 16:51 remaining.
Iowa State answered with a 16-4 run to take a 17-point advantage. Momcilovic made three treys during the spurt, including the single-season record trey with 10:59 left in the contest and another 36 seconds later to give the Cyclones a 61-44 lead with 10:23 remaining.
Utah later was within 13 after Okonkwo scored four straight points. But Jefferson and Buchanan each made two free throws to make it 72-55 with 2:13 left as Iowa State closed it out.
Batemon scored nine first-half points as Iowa State led 41-31 at the break. Brown scored 13 in the half for Utah.
Lipsey scored five points during a 12-0 surge as the Cyclones held a 22-12 advantage with 10:01 left in the half.
Utah later received five points from Brown during an 8-0 burst to move within 29-27 with 4:53 to play.
Iowa State responded with its own 8-0 run and Jefferson’s putback pushed the margin back to 10 with 3:11 remaining.
–Field Level Media
