The Iowa State Cyclones bench reacts against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the second half at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images

No. 3 Iowa State men storm back for 89-80 victory over Iowa

By Andrew Wright | Last updated Dec 12, 2024 9:30 PM ET

After trailing 44-37 at halftime, Iowa State outscored Iowa by 16 points in the second half and propelled itself to an 89-80 victory.

STILL OUR STATE!#Cyclones | #C5C pic.twitter.com/9xB3Ut7KyA
— Iowa State Men’s Basketball (@CycloneMBB) December 13, 2024

Iowa State's Curtis Jones was the star of the night, as he had 23 points and six rebounds off the bench.

Joshua Jefferson had a near triple double with 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Dishon Jackson (12 points), Tamin Lipsey (11 points) and Nate Heise (10) were all in double figures for the Cyclones.

Curtis Jones went OFF tonight! @curtis_jones3 Highlights⬇️#Big12MBB | @CycloneMBB pic.twitter.com/qmO8U4B9zo
— Big 12 Studios (@big12studios) December 13, 2024

Six of the seven players for Iowa were in double figures. Owen Freeman was the leader of that group with 16 points.

Ladji Dembele scored 11 off of the bench on a perfect 4-4 shooting night. Josh Dix (14 points) and Peyton Sandfort (13 points) were the second and third highest scorers for the Hawkeyes.

That was TUFF @hardingbrock2 x @_OwenFreeman

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— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) December 13, 2024

The schedules for both teams ease up over the next two games. Iowa State will host Omaha and Morgan State in its next two games.

Iowa will host New Orleans and Utah.

Andrew Wright

Andrew "Dew" Wright graduated from Charleston Southern University with a degree in Communication Studies. He is a lifelong Chicago Cubs and Washington Commanders fan.

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