AMES, Iowa (AP) — Tre Singleton scored 19 of his career-high 28 points in the first half to lead No. 18 Iowa State past Southern Mississippi 83-57 on Friday night.
The Cyclones (1-1), who lost their opener to Memphis on a neutral court Monday, have won nine straight home openers and 25 of their last 26.
Iowa State dominated inside in the first half, outscoring the Golden Eagles 26-6 in the paint while jumping out to a 46-29 halftime lead.
The Cyclones
took a double-digit lead late in the first half on Dominykas Pleta's fast-break dunk, and they were up by 29 in the middle of the first half.
Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger played nine players, and all of them got at least 10 minutes and scored. The Cyclones finished with a 42-20 advantage in the paint and converted Southern Miss' 18 turnovers into 23 points.
Singleton, who transferred from Northwestern, shot 7 of 9 from the field in the first half and 10 of 17 for the game. He also had a team-high nine rebounds.
Jaquan Johnson had 10 points and four assists for the Cyclones.
Anthony Igiede scored 13 points to lead Southern Miss (1-1). All 15 of its players got into the game and 12 scored.
Southern Miss, which opened with an 82-35 win over NAIA school Tougaloo on Monday, shot 36.5% from the field.
Southern Miss hosts Jackson State on Wednesday.
Iowa State hosts Southern on Tuesday.
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