AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jaren Holmes scored all 15 of his factors within the second half as No. 13 Iowa State rolled previous No. 8 Kansas 68-53 on Saturday.

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Osun Osunniyi added 13 for the Cyclones (16-6, 7-3 Huge 12), who stayed inside a minimum of a sport of front-running Texas within the convention standings. Tamin Lipsey added eight rebounds and 10 assists.

“Right this moment, we got here out and performed determined,” Holmes mentioned.

Jalen Wilson led the Jayhawks (18-5, 6-4) with 26 factors for his sixth straight sport with a minimum of 20. No different Kansas participant had greater than 8 factors.

“It’s not a components for achievement for us,” Jayhawks coach Invoice Self mentioned. “We’d like steadiness from our beginning 5. If one man looks like he’s obtained to go do all of it on his personal, it crashes the offense.”

The Cyclones led for all however 1:14 of the sport, constructing a 34-16 scoring edge within the paint. Kansas struggled early, making simply two of their first 10 photographs and committing 11 turnovers within the first 20 minutes.

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Iowa State shot 46% for the sport.

“From the start, we gave them some straightforward buckets,” Wilson mentioned. “That’s one thing we’ve struggled with (defensively) … the best approach to get comfy is straightforward buckets, layups, stuff like that.”

Iowa State was up 33-21 on the break.

Holmes missed all 4 photographs within the first half, however after getting sick at halftime, he helped the Cyclones stretched the result in 42-31 early within the second half with a 3-pointer and layup.

“I felt just a little nauseous the entire day,” he mentioned. “I’ve been coping with some illness over the previous week and a half.”

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Kansas: The Jayhawks dropped to 3-4 throughout a stretch during which six of its seven opponents had been ranked. The lone unranked foe was Kentucky. … Kansas dedicated a season-high 20 turnovers Saturday. … The loss to Iowa State was Self’s first in 5 conferences with second-year Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger.

Iowa State: Improved to 12-0 at house this season and 5-0 within the Huge 12. It was additionally the Cyclones’ fifth win over a top-10 opponent prior to now two seasons.

Kansas: Hosts No. 10 Texas on Monday.

Iowa State: Travels to West Virginia on Wednesday.