AMES, Iowa (AP) Backup guard Curtis Jones made all 12 of his free throws and scored 22 points to help No. 10 Iowa State beat Cincinnati 81-70 on Saturday for its 20th victory of the season.
Joshua Jefferson added 13 points and three steals for the Cyclones (20-5, 10-4 Big 12). Milan Momcilovic had 12 points, and Tamin Lipsey added 11. Lipsey made all three three of his attempts from the field, two of them 3-pointers, and had four steals.
Jizzle James matched his career high with 25 points for the Bearcats (15-10, 5-9). Day Day Thomas added 13.
Cincinnati: The Bearcats struggled to stay out of foul trouble. They they were called for 23 personal fouls and three technical fouls, with two players fouling out.
Iowa State: The Cyclones outrebounded Cincinnati 37-19, with 12 coming off the offensive glass. Iowa State also held the Bearcats to their lowest rebounding total of the season.
Iowa State had a 10-run midway through the second half to regain the lead.
Iowa State overcame a season-high 18 turnovers.
Iowa State hosts Colorado on Tuesday night. Cincinnati is at West Virginia on Wednesday night.
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| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. James | 25 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| D. Thomas | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| A. Bandaogo | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| S. Lukosius | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Mitchell | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Reed | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| T. Betsey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Skillings Jr. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| A. Page | – | – | – | – |
| C. Fredrick Jr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Anthony | – | – | – | – |
| R. Griffith | – | – | – | – |
| H. Dzellat | – | – | – | – |
| J. Rembert | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 70 | 16 | 9 | 23 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Jefferson | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Momcilovic | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| T. Lipsey | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Gilbert | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| D. Jackson | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| C. Jones | 22 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Chatfield | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| N. Heise | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hawley | – | – | – | – |
| D. Watson | – | – | – | – |
| K. Fish | – | – | – | – |
| C. Kelderman | – | – | – | – |
| J. Rock | – | – | – | – |
| N. Indrusaitis | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 81 | 36 | 11 | 13 |