AMES, Iowa (AP) Joshua Jefferson scored a career-high 30 points to lead No. 3 Iowa State to its highest point total of the season in a 108-83 win over UCF on Tuesday night.
Keshon Gilbert had 21 points and eight assists, and Curtis Jones added 19 points for the Cyclones (16-2, 6-1 Big 12), who bounced back from a loss at West Virginia on Saturday.
Jefferson finished 9 of 14 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point range, becoming the first 30-point scorer for Iowa State this season.
Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 24 points to lead the Knights (12-6, 3-4) and Keyshawn Hall added 13.
The Cyclones came in averaging 83.8 points per game. They reached triple digits once before, in a 100-58 win over Jackson State on Dec. 8.
UCF: The Knights were outrebounded 27-13 in the first half.
Iowa State: The Cyclones had 16 steals, with Jefferson and Nate Heise leading the way with four apiece.
An 11-0 run late in the first half helped Iowa State pull away.
Iowa State center Dishon Jackson had a quiet night with five points, all from the free-throw line. He finished with one field goal attempt.
UCF hosts TCU and Iowa State visits Arizona State on Saturday.
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J. Ivy-Curry G | 24PTS | 2REB | 3AST | |
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J. Jefferson F | 30PTS | 7REB | 5AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Ivy-Curry | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| K. Hall | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| D. Coleman | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Thiam | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| D. Johnson | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Taylor | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Williams | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| D. Johnson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| N. Machowski | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| T. Hendricks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Jocius | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| E. Hulsewe | – | – | – | – |
| P. Warakulnukroh | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 83 | 29 | 9 | 19 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Jefferson | 30 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| K. Gilbert | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| C. Jones | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| T. Lipsey | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Jackson | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Watson | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| N. Heise | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| N. Indrusaitis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B. Chatfield | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| K. Fish | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Kelderman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Rock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hawley | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 108 | 41 | 19 | 20 |