{"id":5886,"date":"2025-12-30T18:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T13:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/no-3-iowa-state-pulls-away-late-in-win-vs-houston-christian\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T18:14:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T13:14:22","slug":"no-3-iowa-state-pulls-away-late-in-win-vs-houston-christian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/no-3-iowa-state-pulls-away-late-in-win-vs-houston-christian\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 3 Iowa State pulls away late in win vs. Houston Christian"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Joshua Jefferson poured in 23 points with eight rebounds and five assists, Blake Buchanan added 16 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and No. 3 Iowa State pulled away for an 89-61 victory over Houston Christian on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Milan Momcilovic finished with 13 points and Killyan Toure had 11 points for the Cyclones, who were coming off an eight-day break. Iowa State improved to 13-0 for the second time in program history, joining the 2013-14 team.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Cyclones started slowly. Midway through the first half, Houston Christian was within 22-21 on a 3-pointer by Ryan Bartley with 7:33 left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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But Iowa State found its rhythm after that, going on a 15-2 run to build a 37-23 lead by the 2:34 mark. That stretch started with a driving layup by Jefferson, featured a 3-pointer by Momcilovic and was capped with a two-handed slam by Buchanan.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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At half, the Cyclones led 41-28.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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In the second half, Houston Christian held its own. The Huskies cut the deficit to 55-44 on a fast-break dunk by Mambourou Mara with 11:36 left. They got within 59-49 on a 3 by Bartley with just under 10 minutes left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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But the Cyclones responded and pulled away with a 20-2 run. The scoring spree was capped by Buchanan’s dunk off a pick-and-roll with Cade Kelderman that put Iowa State up 79-51 with just under five minutes left.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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After the Huskies made a pair of free throws, Buchanan flushed an alley-oop dunk from Tamin Lipsey on the Cyclones’ next possession for an 81-53 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Iowa State went on to lead by as many as 31.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Houston Christian (5-8) has lost four straight. Demari Williams had 19 points, and Bartley and D’Aundre Samuels both finished with 14 to lead the Huskies.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Up next, Iowa State opens Big 12 play against West Virginia on Friday. Houston Christian plays Incarnate Word on Saturday in a Southland Conference matchup.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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