Five ISU players scored in double figures, led by Joshua Jefferson with 19 points. The 6-9 senior also grabbed a team-best eight rebounds while distributing five assists.
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Five ISU players scored in double figures, led by Joshua Jefferson with 19 points. The 6-9 senior also grabbed a team-best eight rebounds while distributing five assists.
Jackson went 6-for-12 from 3-point range. The rest of the Cyclones went 3-for-24 from beyond the arc. And with UCF double and triple teaming star center Audi Crooks, an inability to hit shots from the perimeter can lead to disaster.
And a fourth straight win would be more than “pretty good” for a Cyclone team that’s climbed back into a tie for third place in the conference standings.
Crooks has fully emerged as a leader, combining her rare on-court gifts with keen communication skills that can positively impact the team beyond the stat sheet.
Senior point guard Tamin Lipsey’s layup started it. Junior forward Milan Momcilovic’s 3-pointer stoked it. And a deep 3-pointer from backup freshman guard Jamarion Batemon capped it at 21-0.
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Fennelly became the Big 12’s all-time winningest coach as ISU (17-5, 5-5) dominated the Red Raiders, 84-70, at a quiet United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock. He passed current LSU coach Kim Mulkey with his 297th Big 12 win.
Jefferson’s trained his sharp eye on this eighth-ranked ISU team (18-2, 5-2 Big 12), which is off to its best start in school history entering Thursday’s 6 p.m. game (FS1) against Colorado (12-8, 2-5) at Hilton Coliseum.
University of Iowa remains fourth in the latest poll, coming off a win at No. 6 Nebraska and preparing for No. 9 Minnesota on Friday. Iowa State is third and UNI is 13th.
The mere fact that a timeline existed for Jackson to return to the court became a lifeline for the ISU women, who were in the early stages of their first five-game losing streak in a decade. Head coach Bill Fennelly initially thought she could be back in a month. Jackson cut that early estimate in half — and the Cyclones are 2-0 since her return.
University of Iowa rebounded with a dual victory at Nebraska. Iowa State returned to Humboldt to cap 2-0 weekend. Coe, Luther competed at the American Rivers Conference duals and assorted high school results in the Wrestling Weekend That Was.
Five Arizona players fouled out in the Cyclones’ whistle-filled and utterly dominant 90-65 win that played about before 10,165 fans.
Momcilovic made 8 of 12 field goals, including 5 of 9 3-pointers, and all eight of his free throw attempts. The 6-foot-8 junior guard has averaged 27.7 points in his past three games.
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