No. 3 Iowa State Rallies to Defeat Iowa 89-80 in Rivalry Matchup

The Cyclones overcame a 13-point deficit with a dominant second half, led by Curtis Jones and Joshua Jefferson.

Curtis Jones scored a game-high 23 points off the bench, while Joshua Jefferson recorded 19 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists for Iowa State.
Iowa State outscored Iowa by 16 points in the second half, turning a 44-37 halftime deficit into a decisive 89-80 victory.
The Cyclones' defense held Iowa to just 2-for-12 shooting during a critical stretch late in the second half, securing their first lead with 3:05 remaining.
Iowa's Owen Freeman led his team with 16 points, supported by five other double-digit scorers, but the Hawkeyes struggled on the glass, finishing minus-12 in rebounds.
The win snapped Iowa State's four-game road losing streak in the in-state rivalry and marked a bounce-back from a 25-point loss to Iowa last season.