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Iowa State Cyclones at UCF Knights

· NCAA Men's Basketball
Iowa State Cyclones
19-5, 5-3 Away
Final
77 - 65
UCF Knights
13-11, 10-5 Home

Keshon Gilbert leads Iowa State's balanced attack with 15 points in 77-65 win over UCF

Brandton Chatfield rocks the rim with flush

Tamin Lipsey scored 11 points and Curtis Jones scored 10 off the bench for Iowa State (19-5, 9-4 Big 12).

Keyshawn Hall led the Knights (13-11, 4-9) with 22 points and eight rebounds. Guard Mikey Williams had 14 points off the bench.

The Cyclones usually rely on their scoring to win, but they put the defensive clamps on the Knights, holding one of the Big 12's highest-scoring teams to 41.5% shooting from the field including 6 for 26 (23.1%) from 3-point range.

Takeaways Iowa State: The Cyclones put their three-game losing streak farther in the rearview mirror, following a 30-point home win over TCU last weekend with a solid road win at UCF.

UCF: The Knights' NCAA Tournament hopes are fading fast as they lost their fifth straight game and another chance to get a win over a ranked opponent. They went 0-5 against currently ranked conference opponents with none remaining on the schedule.

Key Moment Iowa State had answers for UCF runs throughout the second half, answering Williams' 3-pointer with a 3 from Nate Heise early in the second half to open a double-digit lead. Then midway through the second half, Knights guard Darius Johnson missed a layup that led directly to a runout for Gilbert and an 11-point lead.

Key Stat Despite the presence of UCF's 7-foot center Moustapha Thiam, Iowa State dominated the paint. The Cyclones grabbed 11 offensive rebounds for 15 second-chance points and outscored the Knights 38-34 in the paint.

Up Next Iowa State: The Cyclones return home Saturday to face Cincinnati.

UCF: The Knights play at Colorado on Saturday.

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Matchup Prediction

UCF: 23.5%
Iowa State: 76.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 65
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 65
2nd 0:20 Nate Heise Defensive Rebound. 77 - 65
2nd 0:23 Darius Johnson missed Three Point Jumper. 77 - 65
2nd 0:26 Keshon Gilbert made Free Throw. 77 - 65

Statistics

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27-59 FG 27-65
45.8 Field Goal % 41.5
7-28 3PT 6-26
25.0 Three Point % 23.1
16-21 FT 5-10
76.2 Free Throw % 50.0
41 Rebounds 32
11 Offensive Rebounds 10
30 Defensive Rebounds 22
17 Assists 14
5 Steals 7
3 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 9
2 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
8 Points Off Turnovers 10
20 Fast Break Points 18
38 Points in Paint 34
14 Fouls 13
15 Largest Lead 3

Game Information

Venue: Addition Financial Arena

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 8,614 | Capacity:

2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Houston 16-1 - 24-4
Arizona 13-4 3 19-9
Texas Tech 12-5 4 21-7
Iowa State 11-6 5 21-7
BYU 11-6 5 20-8
Kansas 10-7 6 19-9
West Virginia 8-9 8 17-11
Baylor 8-9 8 16-12
TCU 8-9 8 15-13
Cincinnati 7-10 9 17-11
Utah 7-10 9 15-13
Kansas State 7-10 9 13-15
UCF 6-11 10 15-13
Oklahoma State 6-11 10 14-14
Arizona State 4-13 12 13-15
Colorado 2-15 14 11-17
Full Standings