Cyclones Stifle Frogs To A Season-Low 59 Points
No. 14 Iowa State secured a dominant 71-59 victory over the unranked TCU Horned Frogs Saturday.
It marks the Cyclones' 14th victory at Hilton Coliseum this season as they remain undefeated at home. With a win over the Frogs, Iowa State has now won five of their last six games, including victories over Kansas State, No. 4 Kansas, Texas, and two against TCU.
Tre King led the scoring for the Cyclones with 15, as Keshon Gilbert and Curtis Jones posted 13 points each.
Feb. 10, 2024; Ames, Iowa, USA; Iowa State Cyclones guard Tamin Lipsey (3) shoots over TCU Horned Frogs guard Trevian Tennyson (11) during the first half at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports
While the Frogs jumped out to an early 6-4 lead courtesy of back-to-back three pointers from Emanuel Miller and Trevian Tennyson, the Cyclones roared back with a dominant 13-0 run. Consecutive threes from King and Jackson Paveletzke kickstarted the run.
During their run, the Cyclones held the Frogs without a field goal for 8 minutes and 47 seconds until JaKobe Coles nailed a three pointer. Just as the Frogs cut into the deficit, a fast break was quickly stifled when King blocked a layup by Micah Peavy.
The Frogs slowly lessened the deficit–jumpers from Chuck O'Bannon, Avery Anderson III and a layup from Miller cut the Cyclones' lead to 22-18. Once again, just as TCU found an avenue back into the game, Iowa State found its answer.
Leading 24-20, Rob Jones picked out a wide open Curtis Jones for a three. On the ensuing drive, the Iowa State forward dished it out to Tamin Lipsey for a three-pointer.
The Cyclones took a 30-22 lead into the half and held the Frogs to 0 fast-break points.
Iowa State led by as many as 17 points in the 2nd half, and despite TCU answering back with a 10-0 run of its own, the Cyclones saw out what was a dominant day in Ames.
Now 7-3 in the Big 12, the Cyclones held the Frogs to a season-low 59 points. The Frogs' previous low of 65 was achieved in victory over Hawai'i on Dec. 24.
The Frogs have now lost back-to-back conference games and sit at 5-5 in the Big 12. A quick turnaround will see the Frogs back at the Schollmaier on Monday, Feb. 12 against the West Virginia Mountaineers (8-15, 3-7 Big 12).
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. and available for streaming on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
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