No. 5 Iowa State beats Colorado 99-71 to take fifth place at Maui Invitational

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) Milan Momcilovic scored 18 of his career-high 24 factors within the first half and No. 5 Iowa State pulled away from Colorado 99-71 on Wednesday to say fifth place within the Maui Invitational.

Curtis Jones had 19 factors, Keshon Gilbert scored 15 and Dishon Jackson, Joshua Jefferson and Tamin Lipsey every added 10 for the Cyclones (5-1). Jones and Jefferson every grabbed six rebounds, Gilbert had six assists and Lipsey contributed 4 assists and 4 steals.

Julian Hammond III scored 20 factors and Andrej Jakimovski added 18 to steer the Buffaloes (5-2), who have been held to 41.eight % capturing from the sector.

Iowa State had a 45-34 lead at halftime. It led by as many as 33 late within the recreation.

Colorado: A day after upsetting two-time nationwide champion UConn, 73-72, within the event semifinals, the Buffaloes have been defeated by their fellow Massive 12 Convention. The groups will meet once more on December 10 in Boulder, Colorado and on February 18 in Ames, Iowa.

Iowa State: The Cyclones shot 60.three % from the sector, together with 44 % from past the arc. Momcilovic made 9 of 13 subject objectives, together with 6 of 9 three-pointers.

Colorado led 22-20 on Elijah Malone's layup with eight:45 left within the first half. Nonetheless, Gilbert hit a jumper within the lane to spark a 10-Zero Iowa State run that was capped by a fast layup by Momcilovic that put his group up 30-22 with 5: 25 till halftime.

Iowa State scored 37 factors off of 18 Colorado turnovers and had 22 fastbreak factors to six for the Buffs.

Colorado begins a five-game homestand when it hosts Pacific on Monday, whereas Iowa State hosts Marquette on Wednesday.

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