JOHN COON | Associated Press

PROVO, Utah (AP) — AJ Dybantsa had 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to help No. 23 BYU beat No. 6 Iowa State 79-69 on Saturday night for its first victory over a Top 10 opponent this season.

Kennard Davis, Jr. added 17 points, and Mihailo Boskovic had 13 for the Cougars (20-7, 8-6 Big 12). They outscored Iowa State 40-22 in the paint and had a 39-28 edge on the glass.

Tamin Lipsey led the Cyclones (23-4, 10-4) with 19 points. Jamarion Batemon added 14, and Joshua Jefferson had 13 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.

Iowa State was tabbed as a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament selection committee’s reveal of the Top 16 teams in the bracket earlier Saturday. The Cyclones were the fifth Top 10 team on the day to suffer a loss.

Iowa State whittled a double-digit deficit to a basket, drawing to 57-54 on Lipsey’s 3-pointer with 7:21 left.

Dybantsa and Davis scored back-to-back baskets at the rim to quell the rally. It marked the beginning of a 13-3 run that made it 70-57 with 3:33 remaining.

Rob Wright III bookended a 13-0 run with a pair of layups that put BYU up 37-25 in the final minute before halftime. The Cougars attacked the rim throughout the first half and outscored Iowa State 22-6 in the paint over the first 20 minutes.

Key Performer
Jamarion Batemon provided a real spark off the bench for the Cyclones, spurring a second-half comeback that almost gave the Cyclones a lead. Batemon had 14 points, the second-most on the team, and went 4-5 from the line.

Iowa State Notes

• Tamin Lipsey set the record for career starts with 127, while he moved into sixth in school history in games played.
  • Lipsey passed current ISU assistant coach Diante Garrett to move into 19^th all-time on the school’s scoring list. Lipsey now has 1,368 points.
• Milan Momcilovic moved into sole possession of second place on the ISU single-season 3-point record list, hitting his 100^th of the season.
  • He sits two makes behind Dedric Willoughby’s all-time season record.
• Joshua Jefferson surpassed 250 assists as a Cyclone.

Up Next

Iowa State: At Utah on Tuesday night.

BYU: Hosts UCF on Tuesday night.