AMES, Iowa (AP) – No. 9 Kansas' eight game win streak came to an end as the Jayhawks fell to No. 5 Iowa State, 74-56, inside Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa on Saturday.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points while Tamin Lipsey, Joshua Jefferson, Blake Buchanan and Jamarion Bateman each had 11 points for Iowa State.
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Melvin Council Jr. led the Jayhawks with 15 points.
Flory Bidunga had 11.
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Kansas freshman
Darryn Peterson started after missing Monday's 82-78 win over top-ranked Arizona. He had 10 points in 24 minutes.
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Kansas' winning streak started with an 84-63 victory over Iowa State on Jan. 13 and included wins over BYU, Texas Tech and Arizona.
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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.
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Saturday's game was the seventh top-10 game in the series between the Cyclones and Jayhawks, with the teams splitting the previous six.
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Up next
Kansas: Visits Oklahoma State on Wednesday.
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Iowa State: Hosts No. 3 Houston on Monday.
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