Milan Momcilovic made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, expanding Iowa State’s lead. With the Sunday night win, the Cyclones advance to 12-0.<\/p>\n
AMES, Iowa(AP) \u2014 Milan Momcilovic made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points and No. 4 Iowa State routed Long Beach State 91-60 on Sunday night to improve to 12-0.<\/p>\n
Momcilovic, who entered the game leading the Big 12 in 3-point shooting accuracy at 52.6%, made his first six shots from beyond the arc for his best start since he was 7 of 7 against Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 3. He finished 7 of 9 on 3s and was 9 of 11 overall from the field.<\/p>\n
Iowa State held Long Beach State (3-10) to six points in the opening 10 minutes and led 45-9 with 5 1\/2 minutes left in the first half. <\/p>\n
Joshua Jefferson added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Cyclones, and Blake Buchanan had 13 points and 13 rebounds.<\/p>\n
Iowa State has won 41 straight nonconference home games, the second-longest streak in program history. The Cyclones have won 12 straight to open the season for a third time, also doing it in 2013-14 and 2021-22.<\/p>\n
Freshman Gavin Sykes led Long Beach State with 19 points. Long Beach State lost its 15th straight road game and its 33rd consecutive game against a ranked opponent.<\/p>\n
\nUp next <\/p>\n
Long Beach State: Hosts Lincoln University on Dec. 30.<\/p>\n
Iowa State: Hosts Houston Christian on Dec. 29<\/p>\n
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