National Basketball Association
Iowa State 102, Lindenwood 47
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 9, 2023
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials:
# Terry Oglesby, # Amy Bonner, # Anthony Eades
Attendance:
13327
By Field Level Media
Tamin Lipsey scored a career-high 21 points and added seven assists to help Iowa State roll to an easy 102-47 victory over Lindenwood on Thursday night in Ames, Iowa.
Milan Momcilovic scored 17 points as the Cyclones (2-0) notched their second consecutive blowout win. Iowa State routed Green Bay 85-44 in Monday's season opener.
Keshon Gilbert and Robert Jones added 12 points apiece for the Cyclones, who raced out to a quick 20-2 lead in the wire-to-wire victory.
Keenon Cole scored 18 points and Jeremiah Talton added 13 for Lindenwood (0-2), which is in its second season as a Division I program. The Lions were whipped 84-52 by Nebraska in their opener on Monday.
Iowa State shot 59.1 percent, including 7 of 20 from 3-point range. Curtis Jones had five steals and Tre King had four as the Cyclones racked up 19.
Lindenwood made just 28.3 percent of its attempts and hit 7 of 24 from behind the arc. The Lions committed 22 turnovers.
Lipsey scored 15 first-half points as the Cyclones led 46-23 at the break. Cole had 10 in the half for Lindenwood.
Iowa State ripped off the first 14 points before sitting with the 20-2 advantage just 7:17 into the game.
The Lions outscored the Cyclones 20-10 over the next nine-plus minutes to cut their deficit to 30-22 on a layup by Isaac Ondekane.
A short time later, Lipsey took over with seven straight points to start an 18-0 burst that ran into the second half. Momcilovic hit a jumper with just five seconds left to account for the 23-point halftime margin.
Lipsey's three-point play 39 seconds into the second half capped the big surge and gave Iowa State a 51-23 lead.
The Cyclones' lead reached 30 for the first time when Gilbert split two free throws with 17:31 left.
Cole converted a layup with 16:44 left in the half, the Lions' only field goal during the first 12 1/2 minutes of the second half.
Back-to-back baskets by Curtis Jones pushed the lead over 40 and King followed with a dunk to make it 73-40 with 11:21 left.
A three-point play by Robert Jones pushed the lead to 82-31 lead with 9:09 left.
The lead topped out at 56 points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Lindenwood |
|
Iowa State |
Keenon Cole 20 |
Scoring |
Tamin Lipsey 21 |
Colin Ruffin 3 |
Assists |
Tamin Lipsey 7 |
Nathan Johnson Jr. 5 |
Rebounds |
Tre King 7 |
Keenon Cole 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Robert Jones 4 |
Colin Ruffin 3 |
Steals |
Curtis Jones 5 |
Colin Ruffin 1 |
Blocks |
Hason Ward 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Lindenwood
|
47 |
28.3 |
7-24 |
14-20 |
7 |
23 |
1 |
5 |
22 |
Iowa State
|
102 |
59.1 |
7-20 |
17-21 |
25 |
37 |
5 |
19 |
8 |