Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson, second from right, dunks against Kansas State center Dorin Buca (22) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026, in Manhatten, Kan. (AP Photo/Nick Krug)

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Joshua Jefferson scored 19 points to lead five players in double figures as No. 8 Iowa beat Kansas State 95-61 on Sunday.

The Cyclones (20-2, 7-2 Big 12 Conference) got 18 points from Milan Momcilovic, 16 from Tamin Lipsey, 13 from Killyan Toure and 11 from Nate Heise en route to their fourth consecutive win.

They handed the Wildcats (10-12, 1-8 Big 12) their worst loss under coach Jerome Tang, who was hired ahead of the 2023 season.

Iowa State used two big runs in the first half to build a 29-point lead at the break. The second was a suffocating 25-4 run that covered nearly five minutes.

The Cyclones held the Wildcats to a season-low 21 points in the first half. The Wildcats shot just 31% from the field and matched their largest halftime deficit of the season. It swelled to 39 points in the second half.

P.J. Haggerty led Kansas State with 23 points and nine rebounds. Since transferring from Memphis, Haggerty has scored in double digits in all 22 of Kansas State’s games this season.

David Castillo added 11 points, including a 4-of-10 performance beyond the arc, for the Wildcats.

Iowa State Notes

• Iowa State picked up its 49^th Big 12 win since 2021-22, tied for the second-most in that span.
  • ISU earned its 18^th Big 12 road win since 2021-22, the fourth-most in that span.
• T.J. Otzelberger joins Johnny Orr (5) and Fred Hoiberg (4) as the only coaches in program history with four 20-plus win seasons.
  • Otzelberger’s 115 wins at Iowa State are now tied for fourth in program history and tied for the most in a coach’s first five years at Iowa State.
  • Otzelberger earned his 49^th conference win, tied for fourth at Iowa State.
  • It was the 22^nd road win under Otzelberger, the fourth-most in program history.
• Tamin Lipsey played in and started his 122^nd game at ISU. It is the 18^th-most games played and the fifth-most games started in school history.
  • He earned his 89^th win in the process – the fifth-most by a Cyclone.
  • Lipsey now sits one steal shy of tying Mario Chalmers for the third-most steals in Big 12 history.
  • He eclipsed 1,300 points today, only the 21^st player in school history to do so.
• Blake Buchanan started the 50^th game of his career.
• Milan Momcilovic moves into a tie with both Curtis Jones (2025) and Dedric Willoughby (1996) for the ninth-most 3-pointers in a single season at ISU.
  • He is up to 29^th in school history for career scoring.
  • He eclipsed 400 points on the year today.

Up Next

Kansas State: Visits TCU on Saturday.

Iowa State: Hosts Baylor on Saturday.