ASSOCIATED PRESS
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Curtis Jones scored 23 points, Joshua Jefferson added 19 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 3 Iowa State overcame a 13-point deficit to beat Iowa 89-80 on Thursday night.
Iowa State (8-1) snapped a four-game road losing streak in the series.
Nate Heise made a layup with 3:05 left to give the Cyclones a 76-74 advantage, their first lead of the game. Iowa State took advantage of cold shooting by Iowa (7-3). The Hawkeyes missed 14 of 15 shots in an 8 1/2-minute stretch late in the second half.
Dishon Jackson had 12 points and Tamin Lipsey added 11 for Iowa State.
Owen Freeman led Iowa with 16 points. Josh Dix had 14 points, and Payton Sandfort added 13.
Takeaways
Iowa State: The Cyclones didn't let the Hawkeyes get away in the first half even though they weren't making 3-pointers. Iowa State missed nine of its first 10 threes, but Lipsey's 3-pointer 20 seconds into the second half got that part of the offense going. Iowa State was 3 of 13 in 3-pointers in the first half, 8 of 15 in the second half.