LAWRENCE, Kan. – Zeke Mayo scored 17 factors, Hunter Dickinson added 14 factors and 9 rebounds, and No. 16 Kansas leaned into its protection to close down eighth-ranked Iowa State in a 69-52 victory on Monday night time.
Dajuan Harris Jr. added 12 factors for the Jayhawks (16-6, 7-4 Large 12), who avenged a 74-57 loss to the Cyclones (17-5, 7-4) earlier this 12 months in Ames whereas handing Iowa State its third consecutive loss.
Tamin Lipsey, Keshon Gilbert and Joshua Jefferson scored 11 factors apiece for Iowa State, nevertheless it took a complete lot of photographs for them to get there. The trio was 13 of 42 from the sphere and a pair of of 14 from past the 3-point arc.
The Cyclones’ main scorer, Curtis Jones, had seven factors on 3-for-11 capturing.
The Jayhawks held Iowa State to its worst offense half of the season whereas constructing a 35-19 lead by the break.
Maybe appropriately, the play of the half got here off courtesy of the Kansas protection: Dajuan Harris Jr. corralled a free ball with a baseball slide close to the sideline and handed to Dickinson, who in flip bought the ball to David Coit operating up ground. He threw an alley-oop from the midcourt line that KJ Adams slammed right down to an infinite roar from a packed Allen Fieldhouse crowd.
Kansas by no means allowed the Cyclones to make a giant second-half run and get again within the sport.
Takeaways
Iowa State’s largest downside proper now’s on offense. The Cyclones managed simply 75 factors in an time beyond regulation loss at Arizona and 61 in final weekend’s lopsided dwelling loss to Kansas State.
Kansas proved it may maintain off a Large 12 foe after constructing a giant lead at halftime. The Jayhawks equally led Baylor 40-21 on the break final weekend however was outscored 60-30 over the ultimate 20 minutes for an 81-70 loss.
Key second
The Cyclones had closed to 64-49 with 3:25 left when Mayo used a jab step to get open for a 3-pointer. It not solely prolonged the Kansas lead however wiped away any momentum that Iowa State had constructed.
Key stat
Iowa State completed 3 of 21 from past the 3-point arc.
Up subsequent
Iowa State performs TCU on Saturday. Kansas heads to Kansas State the identical day. ___
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