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Milan Momcilovic scores 24, leads No. 15 Iowa State over Syracuse 95-64 at Players Era

AP
Nov 26, 2025

LAS VEGAS (AP) Milan Momcilovic scored 24 points to lead No. 15 Iowa State Cyclones to a 95-64 win over Syracuse Orange in the final day of the Players Era Championship on Wednesday.

The Cyclones (7-0) won all three of their games at the tournament but were playing in the consolation round because of a point differential tiebreaker.

Killyan Toure scored 19 points for Iowa State alongside three others in double-figures: Josh Jefferson (13 points), Blake Buchanan (12) and Dominic Nelson (12). Iowa State shot 59% (36-of-61) from the field while limiting Syracuse to 39.3% (22-of-56).

Sadiq White Jr. led the Orangemen (4-3) with 14 points, while J.J. Starling and Tyler Bestey each added 10.

The first half ended with Iowa State leading 35-34, but the Cyclones went on a 14-2 run early in the second half to pull away. In that run, Momcilovic made two 3-pointers and Jefferson added six points.

Syracuse led 18-16 with 8:53 remaining in the first half when Iowa State went on a 12-0 run, sparked by 3-pointers from Momcilovic and Toure. But the Orangemen went on a 10-0 run to tie the game at 28-28 with 4:22 left behind 3-pointers from Betsey, Naithan George and Nate Kingz.

Iowa State will host Alcorn State on Dec. 3. Syracuse will play at No. 17 Tennessee on Tuesday.

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1st Half
SYR
Orange
34
IAST
Cyclones
35

Time		Play	Score
20:00		William Kyle III vs. Blake Buchanan (Nate Kingz gains possession)
19:46		Sadiq White Jr. turnover (Blake Buchanan steals)
19:17		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
19:15		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
18:51		J.J. Starling misses two point layup
18:49		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
18:38	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk	0-2
18:13		Nate Kingz misses three point jump shot
18:11		Nate Heise defensive rebound
17:51		Nate Kingz blocks Killyan Toure's two point dunk
17:49		Naithan George defensive rebound
17:46		Sadiq White Jr. turnover (Killyan Toure steals)
17:41		Killyan Toure turnover (lost ball)
17:15	+3	Sadiq White Jr. makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	3-2
16:58	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	3-4
16:52		Sadiq White Jr. misses two point layup
16:50		Sadiq White Jr. offensive rebound
16:26		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
16:24		Nate Heise defensive rebound
16:21		Tyler Betsey shooting foul (Killyan Toure draws the foul)
16:21	+1	Killyan Toure makes regular free throw 1 of 2	3-5
16:21	+1	Killyan Toure makes regular free throw 2 of 2	3-6
16:09		Nate Kingz misses three point jump shot
16:07		Nate Heise defensive rebound
15:54		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
15:52		Dominykas Pleta offensive rebound
15:49		Dominykas Pleta turnover (J.J. Starling steals)
15:39		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
15:36		Orange offensive rebound
15:36		TV timeout
15:32		William Kyle III turnover (Nate Heise steals)
15:08		Dominick Nelson turnover (William Kyle III steals)
14:49	+2	William Kyle III makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	5-6
14:49		Joshua Jefferson shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
14:49	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 1	6-6
14:24		Kiyan Anthony shooting foul (Dominykas Pleta draws the foul)
14:24		Dominykas Pleta misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:24	+1	Dominykas Pleta makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-7
14:11	+3	Kiyan Anthony makes three point jump shot (William Kyle III assists)	9-7
13:55		Kiyan Anthony personal foul
13:48		Blake Buchanan turnover (Tyler Betsey steals)
13:43		Naithan George turnover (Joshua Jefferson steals)
13:32		Naithan George blocks Milan Momcilovic's two point layup
13:30		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
13:26	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup	11-7
13:14		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
13:12		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
12:53		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
12:52		Cyclones defensive rebound
12:40	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	11-9
12:23		Kiyan Anthony misses two point layup
12:21		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
12:12	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	11-11
11:44	+3	Luke Fennell makes three point jump shot (Kiyan Anthony assists)	14-11
11:13	+2	Killyan Toure makes two point layup	14-13
11:13		J.J. Starling shooting foul (Killyan Toure draws the foul)
11:13		TV timeout
11:13	+1	Killyan Toure makes regular free throw 1 of 1	14-14
10:56		Kiyan Anthony turnover (traveling)
10:39		Blake Buchanan misses two point hook shot
10:37		Sadiq White Jr. defensive rebound
10:26		Kiyan Anthony misses three point jump shot
10:23		Cyclones defensive rebound
10:08		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
10:06		Luke Fennell defensive rebound
10:03	+2	Sadiq White Jr. makes two point dunk (Kiyan Anthony assists)	16-14
9:54		Sadiq White Jr. personal foul
9:47	+2	Killyan Toure makes two point layup	16-16
9:17		Luke Fennell misses two point jump shot
9:15		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
9:10		Ibrahim Souare blocks Dominykas Pleta's two point layup
9:08		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
9:03		Kiyan Anthony misses three point jump shot
9:01		Orange offensive rebound
9:01		Nate Heise personal foul
8:54	+2	Kiyan Anthony makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	18-16
8:34	+2	Jamarion Batemon makes two point jump shot (Dominykas Pleta assists)	18-18
8:22		Kiyan Anthony turnover (Killyan Toure steals)
8:20	+2	Killyan Toure makes two point dunk	18-20
8:13		William Kyle III offensive foul
8:13		William Kyle III turnover (offensive foul)
8:00		William Kyle III blocks Joshua Jefferson's two point layup
7:58		Cyclones offensive rebound
7:58		TV timeout
7:54	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	18-23
7:33		Naithan George turnover (Dominykas Pleta steals)
7:28	+2	Dominykas Pleta makes two point layup	18-25
7:06		William Kyle III turnover (Joshua Jefferson steals)
6:58	+3	Killyan Toure makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	18-28
6:55		Orange 30 second timeout
6:33	+3	Naithan George makes three point jump shot	21-28
6:14		Joshua Jefferson misses two point jump shot
6:12		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
6:01		Nate Kingz misses two point layup
5:59		Jamarion Batemon defensive rebound
5:51		Jamarion Batemon misses three point jump shot
5:49		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
5:46		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
5:44		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
5:34	+3	Nate Kingz makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	24-28
5:19		Killyan Toure turnover (William Kyle III steals)
5:14		Killyan Toure shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
5:14	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-28
5:14		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:14		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
4:58		Dominick Nelson turnover (Naithan George steals)
4:50		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
4:48		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
4:35		Joshua Jefferson misses two point hook shot
4:33		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
4:21	+3	Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	28-28
4:00		J.J. Starling personal foul
4:00		TV timeout
4:00		Dominick Nelson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:00		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
3:51	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point hook shot	28-30
3:22		Joshua Jefferson blocks Nate Kingz's two point layup
3:20		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
3:05		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
3:03		Ibrahim Souare defensive rebound
2:47	+3	Tyler Betsey makes three point jump shot (J.J. Starling assists)	31-30
2:30	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	31-33
2:27		Cyclones 30 second timeout
1:59		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
1:57		Nate Heise defensive rebound
1:44	+2	Dominykas Pleta makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	31-35
1:13	+3	J.J. Starling makes three point jump shot (Naithan George assists)	34-35
0:59		Nate Heise misses two point layup
0:57		Tyler Betsey defensive rebound
0:50		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
0:48		Ibrahim Souare offensive rebound
0:43		J.J. Starling misses three point jump shot
0:41		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
0:13		Milan Momcilovic misses two point hook shot
0:10		Cyclones offensive rebound
0:10		Cyclones turnover (shot clock violation)
0:03		J.J. Starling misses two point jump shot
0:01		Orange offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
SYR
Orange
30
IAST
Cyclones
60

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	34-37
19:24	+2	Nate Kingz makes two point layup	36-37
19:01		Sadiq White Jr. shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
19:01		Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:01	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-38
18:38		Nate Heise shooting foul (J.J. Starling draws the foul)
18:38		J.J. Starling misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:38	+1	J.J. Starling makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-38
18:22	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Killyan Toure assists)	37-41
18:09		Naithan George turnover
17:57	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Killyan Toure assists)	37-43
17:38		Nate Kingz turnover (Joshua Jefferson steals)
17:36	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point dunk	37-45
17:35		Orange 30 second timeout
17:35		TV timeout
17:12	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup	39-45
16:55	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	39-47
16:30		Tyler Betsey misses two point layup
16:28		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
16:24	+3	Killyan Toure makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	39-50
16:09		Naithan George turnover (Blake Buchanan steals)
16:03	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	39-53
16:00		Orange 30 second timeout
16:00		TV timeout
15:40		J.J. Starling turnover (Blake Buchanan steals)
15:31	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point dunk	39-55
15:14		Kiyan Anthony misses two point layup
15:12		Orange offensive rebound
15:06		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
15:04		Orange offensive rebound
15:04		Blake Buchanan personal foul
15:02		Killyan Toure shooting foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
15:02	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	40-55
15:02		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:02		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
14:40		Killyan Toure misses three point jump shot
14:38		Orange defensive rebound
14:38		Joshua Jefferson personal foul
14:30		Naithan George turnover (Milan Momcilovic steals)
14:26	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point dunk	40-57
14:13		Tyler Betsey misses two point layup
14:11		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
14:06		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
14:04		William Kyle III defensive rebound
13:58		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
13:56		Naithan George offensive rebound
13:43		Joshua Jefferson shooting foul (Naithan George draws the foul)
13:43	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-57
13:43	+1	Naithan George makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-57
13:21	+2	Killyan Toure makes two point jump shot	42-59
13:09	+2	Sadiq White Jr. makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	44-59
13:09		Dominick Nelson shooting foul (Sadiq White Jr. draws the foul)
13:09		Sadiq White Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 1
13:09		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
12:47	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup (Dominykas Pleta assists)	44-61
12:38		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
12:36		Killyan Toure defensive rebound
12:25		Killyan Toure turnover (Tyler Betsey steals)
12:20		J.J. Starling misses two point layup
12:18		Kiyan Anthony offensive rebound
12:15	+2	Kiyan Anthony makes two point layup	46-61
12:05		Tyler Betsey shooting foul (Dominick Nelson draws the foul)
12:05	+1	Dominick Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-62
12:05	+1	Dominick Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-63
11:52		Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Sadiq White Jr. draws the foul)
11:52		TV timeout
11:52		Sadiq White Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:52	+1	Sadiq White Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-63
11:35		Tyler Betsey shooting foul
11:35	+1	Dominick Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-64
11:35	+1	Dominick Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-65
11:14		Naithan George misses three point jump shot
11:12		Jamarion Batemon defensive rebound
11:05	+2	Dominick Nelson makes two point layup	47-67
10:47		Dominick Nelson blocks Kiyan Anthony's two point layup
10:45		Dominick Nelson defensive rebound
10:40		Sadiq White Jr. shooting foul (Dominick Nelson draws the foul)
10:40	+1	Dominick Nelson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	47-68
10:40	+1	Dominick Nelson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-69
10:21		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
10:19		Dominick Nelson defensive rebound
10:15		Jamarion Batemon misses three point jump shot
10:13		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
10:08	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup	47-71
9:44		Tyler Betsey misses two point layup
9:42		William Kyle III offensive rebound
9:37		William Kyle III misses two point layup
9:35		Tyler Betsey offensive rebound
9:32		Luke Fennell turnover (Dominick Nelson steals)
9:26	+2	Dominick Nelson makes two point layup (Killyan Toure assists)	47-73
9:16		Dominick Nelson shooting foul (Kiyan Anthony draws the foul)
9:16		Kiyan Anthony misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:16	+1	Kiyan Anthony makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-73
9:03	+2	Killyan Toure makes two point layup	48-75
8:39		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
8:37		Tyler Betsey offensive rebound
8:27		Dominykas Pleta personal foul
8:27		William Kyle III misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:27		Nate Heise defensive rebound
8:16	+2	Dominykas Pleta makes two point layup (Killyan Toure assists)	48-77
8:03	+2	William Kyle III makes two point dunk (Luke Fennell assists)	50-77
7:46	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Killyan Toure assists)	50-80
7:22		Nate Kingz turnover (lost ball)
7:22		TV timeout
7:07	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	50-83
6:45	+2	Sadiq White Jr. makes two point layup (Naithan George assists)	52-83
6:13		Sadiq White Jr. shooting foul (Milan Momcilovic draws the foul)
6:13	+1	Milan Momcilovic makes regular free throw 1 of 3	52-84
6:13	+1	Milan Momcilovic makes regular free throw 2 of 3	52-85
6:13		Milan Momcilovic misses regular free throw 3 of 3
6:13		Sadiq White Jr. defensive rebound
6:05		Naithan George turnover
5:51		Joshua Jefferson misses two point hook shot
5:49		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
5:45	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup	52-87
5:29	+2	Sadiq White Jr. makes two point layup (William Kyle III assists)	54-87
5:14		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
5:12		Killyan Toure offensive rebound
5:08		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
5:06		Naithan George defensive rebound
4:54		Naithan George turnover (Killyan Toure steals)
4:49	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point dunk (Killyan Toure assists)	54-89
4:47		Orange 60 second timeout
4:34		Blake Buchanan personal foul (William Kyle III draws the foul)
4:34	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-89
4:34	+1	William Kyle III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-89
4:19		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
4:17		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
4:11		Blake Buchanan misses two point layup
4:09		J.J. Starling defensive rebound
3:48		Luke Fennell misses three point jump shot
3:44		Orange offensive rebound
3:44		Orange turnover (shot clock violation)
3:44		TV timeout
3:34		Eric Mulder offensive foul
3:34		Eric Mulder turnover (offensive foul)
3:06	+2	J.J. Starling makes two point layup	58-89
2:46		Tiefing Diawara shooting foul (Xzavion Mitchell draws the foul)
2:46		Xzavion Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:46	+1	Xzavion Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-90
2:33	+2	Sadiq White Jr. makes two point layup (Luke Fennell assists)	60-90
2:19		Sadiq White Jr. shooting foul (Eric Mulder draws the foul)
2:19		Eric Mulder misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:19		Eric Mulder misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:19		Nate Kingz defensive rebound
2:12	+2	Tyler Betsey makes two point jump shot	62-90
1:52	+2	Dominick Nelson makes two point jump shot	62-92
1:33		Xzavion Mitchell personal foul
1:33	+1	Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-92
1:33	+1	Tyler Betsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-92
1:21	+3	Jamarion Batemon makes three point jump shot	64-95
1:07		Tyler Betsey misses three point jump shot
1:05		Anthony Rise defensive rebound
0:39		Anthony Rise misses two point jump shot
0:37		Tiefing Diawara defensive rebound
0:17		Noah Lobdell misses three point jump shot
0:15		Xzavion Mitchell defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Xzavion Mitchell defensive rebound