Completed Event: Men's Basketball versus Alcorn State on December 3, 2025 , Win , 132, to, 68
Final
Men's Basketball
132
Alcorn State
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Iowa State University Athletics
Sunday, December 21
Ames, Iowa
5:00 PM
Iowa State
12-0,0-0Big 12
91
vs
60
Long Beach State
3-10,0-2Big West
1
2
F
Long Beach St.
20
40
60
Iowa St.
57
34
91
Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO
No. 4 Iowa State Cruises To 91-60 Win Over Long Beach State
12.21.2025 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa – No. 4 Iowa State (12-0) raced out to a 45-9 lead and never looked back in a 91-60 victory over Long Beach State (3-10) Sunday evening in Hilton Coliseum.
The Cyclones connected 55 percent from the field (36-of-65) and 52 percent from downtown (11-of-21) to tie for the second-best start without a loss in school history at 12-0.
Milan Momcilovic made his first six shots from downtown, tallied his sixth 20-point game (27) of the season, and was 9-of-11 from the field to pace the Cyclones. It was Momcilovic's fifth game with five or more treys (7-of-9 3FG) this year and is now 19-of-27 from 3-point range in his last four home games. His seven 3-pointers, his third with seven or more this season, tie for the 11th-best single-game effort in school history.
Joshua Jefferson added 19 points (8-of-13 FG), 10 boards and five assists, and Blake Buchanan registered his first double-double as a Cyclone with 13 points and 13 caroms, including five offensive boards. It was Jefferson's fifth double-double of the year.
How it Happened
Iowa State led 18-6 before mounting a massive 17-2 run in a four-minute span to go up 35-8 with 8:02 remaining in the first period. Buchanan started the run with a putback followed by a pair of Momcilovic 3-pointers to take the sand out of the Beach.
Momcilovic kept it on automatic, drilling two more 3-pointers as the Cyclone lead ballooned to 45-9 with a little over five minutes remaining until the break.
Momcilovic had 16 points (5-5 FG, 4-4 3FG) and Jefferson had 15 points (6-7 FG) to aid the Cyclones to 68.8 percent shooting and a 57-20 lead in the first half.
Momcilovic opened the second half with two more treys to pad the Cyclone lead to 67-24 at the first media timeout. ISU still led by 43 points (71-28), the largest deficit of the game, with 13 minutes left before mixing up the lineups.
Key Performer
Killyan Toure certainly hasn't played like a freshman so far in his young career, and tonight was another outstanding performance from the rookie. Toure tallied seven points and three boards, but he continued to show his brilliance as a facilitator in the Cyclone offense by dishing out a career-high six assists.
Notes
- Iowa State is 12-0 for the third time in program history and second time under T.J. Otzelberger.
- ISU's 12-game winning streak is the second-longest in the nation and tied for the third-longest in program history.
- The Cyclones have won 41-straight non-conference games at Hilton Coliseum, tied for the longest streak in program history.
- Tamin Lipsey started his 112th game today, the eighth-most in program history.
- Blake Buchanan earned the 50th victory of his career today.
- He eclipsed 400 career points.
- Joshua Jefferson hit the 1,000 point mark this evening.
Up Next
Iowa State, off for a week during the Holidays, will play its final non-conference game on Dec. 29 vs. Houston Christian. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
Team Stats
LBSU
IowaSt
FG%
.397
.554
3FG%
.136
.524
FT%
.700
.444
RB
28
45
TO
14
12
STL
10
5
Game Leaders
Pts
27
FGM
9
3FGM
7
FTM
2
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
1
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