Momcilovic’s 29 points lead No. 9 Iowa State past Oklahoma State 84-71

Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic (22) shoots the ball in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma State, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Stillwater, Okla. (AP Photo/Mitch Alcala)

CLIFF BRUNT | Associated Press

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored 29 points, and No. 9 Iowa State defeated Oklahoma State 84-71 on Saturday.

Momcilovic made 8 of 12 field goals, including 5 of 9 3-pointers, and all eight of his free throw attempts. The 6-foot-8 junior guard has averaged 27.7 points in his past three games.

Joshua Jefferson added 20 points for Iowa State, (18-2, 5-2 Big 12), which led by 30 points at halftime.

Kanye Clary and Jaylen Curry each scored 19 points for the Cowboys (14-6, 2-5), who outscored the Cyclones 50-33 in the second half, but lost for the fifth time in seven games.

Iowa State jumped out to an 11-2 lead. Momcilovic hit a 3-pointer, was fouled and made the free throw to push Iowa State’s lead to 23-4 seven minutes into the game. Oklahoma State missed nine of its first 10 shots and its first six 3-pointers.

Iowa State kept the pressure on and led 51-21 at halftime. Momcilovic scored 19 points in the first half as Cyclones made nine of 17 3-pointers before the break.

The start of the game was moved up an hour because of a winter storm that slowed travel. There was free general admission, and Oklahoma State’s fans were lively until the end.

Despite Oklahoma State’s first-half performance, most of the fans who braved the cold to show up at Gallagher-Iba Arena stayed for the second half.

Those who hung around got to see a better version of the Cowboys. They cut their deficit to 10 points on a 3-pointer by Clary with 1:37 remaining before the Cyclones hung on.

Oklahoma State held a moment of silence during pregame and a halftime ceremony honoring the 10 members of the school’s athletic program who died in a plane crash on Jan. 27, 2001.

Iowa State Notes

T.J. Otzelberger earned his 21^st road win at Iowa State, tied for the fourth-most in program history.
ISU’s 91 wins over the last four years are the fifth-best four-year run in school history.
Iowa State’s 47 Big 12 wins since 2021-22 are the third-most in the league.
ISU’s 17 Big 12 road wins since 2021-22 are the fourth-most in the league.
Joshua Jefferson earned the 90^th win of his career.
- He eclipsed 400 made field goals at Iowa State.
- He also eclipsed 800 points as a Cyclone.
Milan Momcilovic became the fourth Cyclone to ever eclipse 200 career 3-pointers.
- He now has 80 triples this season – the 13^th-most ever by a Cyclone.
- Momcilovic moves to 21^st in the all-time scoring ranks by a Cyclone as he sits at 1,100 on the dot.