Overview
- Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points and Blake Buchanan added 14, all before halftime, in No. 4 Iowa State's 78-53 win over Eastern Illinois to mark the program's third 11-0 start.
- The Cyclones went 4-for-17 from three-point range and missed all 11 second-half attempts, yet they held a fourth opponent under 60 points and improved to 23-0 against Ohio Valley Conference teams.
- Joshua Jefferson posted 11 points and nine rebounds, and Iowa State extended its mark to 56-3 under T. J. Otzelberger when holding foes under 60, with 33 straight wins in such games.
- Eastern Illinois fell to 2-8 after using a seventh different starting lineup in 10 games due to injuries, with Kooper Jacobi and Zion Fruster scoring 11 points each.
- Iowa routed Western Michigan 91-51 behind 13 points apiece from Bennett Stirtz, Alvaro Folgueiras and Brendan Hausen, moving to 9-2 with a 7-0 home record as the Hawkeyes hit 14 threes and committed six turnovers.