Gilbert scores 17 points, Lipsey adds 16 as No. 5 Iowa State routs Mississippi Valley State 83-44

Keshon Gilbert scored 17 points and Tamin Lipsey added 16 arsenic No. 5 Iowa State routed Mississippi Valley State 83-44 for its 28th consecutive location win

AMES, Iowa -- Keshon Gilbert scored 17 points and Tamin Lipsey added 16 arsenic No. 5 Iowa State routed Mississippi Valley State 83-44 connected Monday nighttime for its 28th consecutive location win.

Saint Mary's transportation Joshua Jefferson added 10 points, six rebounds and 4 steals successful his first crippled pinch nan Cyclones.

Donovan Sanders had 12 points and Greg Moore added 10 for nan Delta Devils, who won 1 crippled past play and are picked to decorativeness past successful nan Southwestern Athletic Conference.

The Cyclones led 44-21 astatine half, and nan bulge grew to arsenic galore arsenic 42 points successful nan past 5 minutes.

The Cyclones vanished pinch 16 steals, pinch Lipsey and Gilbert making 3 apiece. Lipsey moved into eighth spot connected nan ISU profession floor plan pinch 172 steals successful his 70 games.

Mississippi Valley State: The Delta Devils hung pinch nan Cyclones for nan first 12 minutes but couldn't support up erstwhile they surrendered a 15-0 tally that near them trailing 40-15.

Iowa State: The halfway players from nan Cyclones' Sweet 16 squad turned successful coagulated opening performances, and newcomers for illustration Jefferson and freshman Nojus Indrusaitist, who had 8 points successful 16 minutes, had beardown debuts.

Jefferson made consecutive jumpers and Indrusaitist dunked to commencement nan decisive tally midway done nan first half.

Iowa State scored 26 points disconnected 24 turnovers. The Delta Devils turned nan shot complete connected 1 of each 3 possessions.

The Cyclones big Kansas City adjacent Monday. Mississippi Valley State hosts Mississippi University for Women Thursday night.

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