No. 3 Iowa State survives Iowa’s hot start for 89-80 win

Curtis Jones scored a game-high 23 points and Joshua Jefferson had 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as No. 3 Iowa State rallied to defeat host Iowa 89-80 on Thursday in Iowa City.Four more players scored in double figures for the Cyclones (8-1), who hounded the Hawkeyes into a 2-for-12 finish from the floor after a torrid start.Iowa (7-3) led by as many as 13 with just over four minutes left in the first half but lost steam despite producing six double-figures scorers of its own.Owen Freeman led the Hawkeyes with 16 points, followed by Josh Dix (14) and Payton Sandfort (13).The Hawkeyes hit their first 11 free throws but an empty trip to the line provided an opening for the Cyclones to take their first lead of the night. A Nate Heise layup off a Tamin Lipsey steal put Iowa State ahead 76-74 with 3:05 left.The Cyclones got a stop on the other end, then took control with an acrobatic driving layup from Jones.Iowa finished minus-12 on the glass while allowing Iowa State to snag 18 offensive rebounds.The Cyclones shot 44.3 percent compared to 44.4 percent for the Hawkeyes.Dishon Jackson scored 12 points for Iowa State. Lipsey (11) and Heise (10) were next. Jefferson has notched a double-double in three straight games.