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Curtis Jones scores 22 points in No. 10 Iowa State's 81-70 win over Cincinnati

AP
Feb 15, 2025

AMES, Iowa (AP) Backup guard Curtis Jones made all 12 of his free throws and scored 22 points to help No. 10 Iowa State Cyclones beat Cincinnati Bearcats 81-70 on Saturday for its 20th victory of the season.

Joshua Jefferson added 13 points and three steals for the Cyclones (20-5, 10-4 Big 12). Milan Momcilovic had 12 points, and Tamin Lipsey added 11. Lipsey made all three three of his attempts from the field, two of them 3-pointers, and had four steals.

Jizzle James matched his career high with 25 points for the Bearcats (15-10, 5-9). Day Day Thomas added 13.

Cincinnati: The Bearcats struggled to stay out of foul trouble. They they were called for 23 personal fouls and three technical fouls, with two players fouling out.

Iowa State: The Cyclones outrebounded Cincinnati 37-19, with 12 coming off the offensive glass. Iowa State also held the Bearcats to their lowest rebounding total of the season.

Iowa State had a 10-run midway through the second half to regain the lead.

Iowa State overcame a season-high 18 turnovers.

Iowa State hosts Colorado on Tuesday night. Cincinnati is at West Virginia on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
CINCY
Bearcats
39
IAST
Cyclones
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Cyclones gains possession)
19:40		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Joshua Jefferson's two point layup
19:38		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
19:37		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
19:37	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:37	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
19:14		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
19:12		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
18:51		Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot
18:49		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
18:29	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	2-2
18:08	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Dishon Jackson assists)	2-4
17:39		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
17:37		Bearcats offensive rebound
17:30		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:28		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
17:17	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup	2-6
16:52	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point jump shot	4-6
16:37		Dishon Jackson misses three point jump shot
16:35		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
16:27		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
16:25		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
16:02	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Milan Momcilovic assists)	4-9
15:33	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	6-9
15:04	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	6-11
14:46	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot	9-11
14:29	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	9-14
14:28		Bearcats 30 second timeout
14:28		TV timeout
14:06		Brandton Chatfield personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
14:01	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	12-14
13:35	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot	12-16
13:13		Simas Lukošius misses two point jump shot
13:11		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
12:50	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point jump shot	12-18
12:11	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)	14-18
12:11	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	14-21
12:01		Curtis Jones shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
12:01	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-21
12:01		Dan Skillings Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:01		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
11:44		Jizzle James personal foul
11:44		TV timeout
11:38		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
11:36		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
11:10		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
11:08		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
11:07		Dillon Mitchell misses two point jump shot
11:05		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup (Curtis Jones assists)	15-23
10:32		Jizzle James turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
10:27	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	15-25
10:25		Bearcats 30 second timeout
10:01		Jizzle James misses two point layup
9:59		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
9:56		Arrinten Page shooting foul
9:56	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-26
9:56	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-27
9:26	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot	18-27
9:07		Keshon Gilbert turnover (bad pass) (Aziz Bandaogo steals)
9:07		Keshon Gilbert personal foul
8:53	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	20-27
8:33		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
8:31		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
8:25	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot	23-27
7:54		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
7:52		Jizzle James defensive rebound
7:43		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass) (Brandton Chatfield steals)
7:36		Keshon Gilbert misses two point layup
7:36		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
7:36		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul
7:36		TV timeout
7:36	+1	Brandton Chatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-28
7:36	+1	Brandton Chatfield makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-29
7:15		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Aziz Bandaogo draws the foul)
7:15	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-29
7:15	+1	Aziz Bandaogo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-29
6:57		Dishon Jackson turnover (lost ball) (Aziz Bandaogo steals)
6:41		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
6:39		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
6:26		Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot
6:24		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
6:07		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
6:07	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-29
6:07	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 2 of 2	27-29
5:50		Joshua Jefferson turnover (bad pass)
5:30		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:28		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
5:04		Simas Lukošius personal foul
5:01	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists)	27-31
4:43	+3	Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists)	30-31
4:20		Tamin Lipsey turnover (lost ball)
4:12		Jizzle James turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
4:09		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball)
3:49		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
3:47		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
3:39	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	30-33
3:39		Dan Skillings Jr. personal foul (Brandton Chatfield draws the foul)
3:39		TV timeout
3:39	+1	Brandton Chatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 1	30-34
3:13	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	32-34
2:53		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Josh Reed steals)
2:43		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
2:41		Josh Reed offensive rebound
2:39		Josh Reed misses two point layup
2:37		Brandton Chatfield defensive rebound
2:31		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
2:27		Bearcats defensive rebound
2:00	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)	34-34
1:39		Keshon Gilbert technical foul
1:39		Keshon Gilbert turnover
1:39	+1	Jizzle James makes technical free throw 1 of 2	35-34
1:39	+1	Jizzle James makes technical free throw 2 of 2	36-34
1:29		Day Day Thomas personal foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
1:29	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-35
1:29	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-36
1:12	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot	39-36
0:55	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot	39-39
0:37		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:35		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
0:25		Cyclones 30 second timeout
0:08		Curtis Jones turnover (traveling)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CINCY
Bearcats
31
IAST
Cyclones
42

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point layup (Day Day Thomas assists)	41-39
19:17	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point jump shot	41-41
19:02		Aziz Bandaogo misses two point layup
19:00		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
18:51		Dillon Mitchell blocks Dishon Jackson's two point layup
18:49		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
18:38		Dillon Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
18:34		Jizzle James shooting foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
18:33	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-42
18:33	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-43
18:05		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
18:03		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
17:55		Dillon Mitchell personal foul
17:50		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
17:43	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	43-43
17:29		Day Day Thomas personal foul
17:23		Joshua Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
17:10		Dishon Jackson personal foul
17:03		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
17:02		Aziz Bandaogo personal foul
16:44		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
16:42		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
16:31		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
16:29		Nate Heise defensive rebound
16:20		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass)
16:04		Jizzle James offensive foul
16:04		Jizzle James turnover (offensive foul)
15:53		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
15:51		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
15:46		Brandton Chatfield misses two point layup
15:44		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
15:41	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point layup	43-45
15:37		Brandton Chatfield personal foul
15:37		TV timeout
15:26	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	46-45
15:08		Nate Heise turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
14:58	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk	48-45
14:49		Joshua Jefferson misses two point jump shot
14:47		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
14:37		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point jump shot
14:35		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
14:22		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
14:20		Curtis Jones offensive rebound
14:12		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
14:10		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
14:05	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point layup	48-47
13:48		Dillon Mitchell offensive foul
13:48		Dillon Mitchell turnover (offensive foul)
13:27		Joshua Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Josh Reed steals)
13:19		Dishon Jackson blocks Day Day Thomas's two point jump shot
13:17		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
13:10		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
13:08		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
12:55	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point jump shot	48-49
12:39		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
12:37		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
12:30	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot	48-52
12:27		Bearcats 30 second timeout
12:27		TV timeout
12:05		Joshua Jefferson personal foul
11:46		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
11:44		Josh Reed offensive rebound
11:33		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
11:31		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
11:14		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
11:12		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
11:01		Jizzle James turnover (lost ball)
11:01		TV timeout
11:01		Dishon Jackson technical foul
11:01		Aziz Bandaogo technical foul
10:45	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Curtis Jones assists)	48-55
10:31	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot	51-55
10:19		Keshon Gilbert turnover (bad pass)
10:19		Dishon Jackson technical foul
10:19		Dishon Jackson turnover
10:19		Aziz Bandaogo technical foul
10:19		Aziz Bandaogo turnover
9:59		Day Day Thomas turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
9:49		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
9:47		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
9:42	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	51-57
9:24		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
9:22		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
9:17		Day Day Thomas personal foul
9:17		Tamin Lipsey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
9:17		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
9:13		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
9:11		Nate Heise offensive rebound
9:09		Dillon Mitchell personal foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
9:09	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-58
9:09	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-59
8:51	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point layup	53-59
8:34		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
8:32		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
8:24		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
8:22		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
8:07		Josh Reed shooting foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
8:07	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-60
8:07	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-61
7:55	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot	56-61
7:39		Jizzle James shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
7:39		TV timeout
7:39	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	56-62
7:39	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-63
7:15	+3	Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	59-63
6:55		Wes Miller technical foul
6:55	+1	Curtis Jones makes technical free throw 1 of 2	59-64
6:55	+1	Curtis Jones makes technical free throw 2 of 2	59-65
6:49	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Curtis Jones assists)	59-68
6:25		Day Day Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
6:21		Curtis Jones turnover (out of bounds)
6:08		Simas Lukošius turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
6:04	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup	59-70
6:02		Bearcats 60 second timeout
5:51	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point layup (Jizzle James assists)	61-70
5:51		Curtis Jones shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
5:51	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 1	62-70
5:32		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
5:32		Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:32	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	62-71
5:14		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
5:12		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
4:57		Curtis Jones turnover (lost ball)
4:42		Joshua Jefferson personal foul
4:30	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	65-71
4:03	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point layup	65-73
3:48		Keshon Gilbert shooting foul (Day Day Thomas draws the foul)
3:48		TV timeout
3:48	+1	Day Day Thomas makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-73
3:48		Day Day Thomas misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:48		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
3:41		Day Day Thomas personal foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
3:41	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-74
3:41	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-75
3:27		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
3:25		Cyclones defensive rebound
3:00		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
2:58		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
2:56		Jizzle James shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
2:56		Tamin Lipsey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:56	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-76
2:39		Aziz Bandaogo turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
2:33		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
2:31		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
2:26	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	66-78
2:11	+2	Tyler Betsey makes two point jump shot	68-78
1:54		Joshua Jefferson turnover (bad pass)
1:37		Tyler Betsey misses two point jump shot
1:35		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
1:32	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point dunk	70-78
1:20		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Joshua Jefferson's two point layup
1:18		Josh Reed defensive rebound
1:11		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
1:06		Josh Reed personal foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
1:06		Josh Reed technical foul
1:06	+1	Curtis Jones makes technical free throw 1 of 2	70-79
1:06	+1	Curtis Jones makes technical free throw 2 of 2	70-80
1:06		Keshon Gilbert misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:06	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-81
0:57		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
0:55		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
0:29		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Curtis Jones's two point layup
0:27		Bearcats defensive rebound
0:24		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
0:00		End of period

Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Jefferson steals)