Overview
- Top-10 Iowa State overwhelmed Kansas State in Manhattan in the teams’ lone meeting this season, seizing control early and never letting up.
- Iowa State shot 55% from the field and 51.9% from three while owning the glass 40-25 to dictate the pace throughout.
- The Cyclones spread the scoring as Milan Momcilovic, Killyan Toure, Nate Heise, Joshua Jefferson, and Tamin Lipsey reached double figures, with Heise fueling a decisive first-half surge.
- Kansas State fell to 10-12 (1-8 Big 12) with a short-handed lineup missing three starters, shooting 40.3% as experimental rotations failed to slow the Cyclones’ runs.
- The 34-point gap was the third-largest home loss in Kansas State history and a third straight defeat, sharpening focus on Tang’s reported $18.675 million buyout.