No. 18 Iowa State (1-1) secured an 83-57 victory over Southern Mississippi (1-1) Friday night. With the win, the Cyclones improve to 5-0 all-time against the Golden Eagles.
Iowa State led for 39 minutes and 36 seconds without ever surrendering the lead or allowing a tie.
The Cyclones established immediate control by shooting an efficient 70.8 percent (17-of-24) from the field in the first half to build a 46-29 halftime lead. Southern Miss stayed within reach during the opening period behind 6-of-13
shooting from three-point range.
In the second half, Iowa State extended its advantage to a game-high 29 points with 9:15 remaining, propelled by a 15-0 scoring run. Though the Golden Eagles mounted a 10-0 run later in the half, Iowa State outscored Southern Miss 37-28 in the second half to seal the 26-point win.
Forward Tre Singleton led Iowa State with a game-high 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting, pulling down 9 rebounds (including 5 offensive boards), blocking three shots and drawing nine fouls in 30 minutes of action. Jaquan Johnson added 10 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals off the bench.
Ryan Prather Jr. registered nine points, three rebounds, and three steals. Defensively, Taj Manning swatted four blocks to anchor a unit that accumulated nine total team blocks.
For Southern Miss, Anthony Igiede scored a team-high 13 points with three 3-pointers, and Brandon Weston chipped in nine points.
Iowa State dominated the interior, outscoring Southern Miss 42-20 in the paint and capitalizing on takeaways to outscore the Golden Eagles 23-14 off turnovers. Overall, the Cyclones shot 52.9 percent (27-of-51) from the floor and 69.4 percent (25-of-36) at the free-throw line, while holding Southern Miss to 36.5 percent (19-of-52) overall.
Isaac Taveras committed a Flagrant 1 foul before fouling out, and technical fouls were assessed to the Southern Miss head coach and Dorion Bowen.
