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Keshon Gilbert leads Iowa State's balanced attack with 15 points in 77-65 win over UCF

AP
Feb 11, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Keshon Gilbert scored 15 points and Joshua Jefferson had 13 points and eight rebounds to lead No. 10 Iowa State to a 77-65 win over UCF on Tuesday night.

Tamin Lipsey scored 11 points and Curtis Jones scored 10 off the bench for Iowa State (19-5, 9-4 Big 12).

Keyshawn Hall led the Knights (13-11, 4-9) with 22 points and eight rebounds. Guard Mikey Williams had 14 points off the bench.

The Cyclones usually rely on their scoring to win, but they put the defensive clamps on the Knights, holding one of the Big 12's highest-scoring teams to 41.5% shooting from the field including 6 for 26 (23.1%) from 3-point range.

Iowa State: The Cyclones put their three-game losing streak farther in the rearview mirror, following a 30-point home win over TCU last weekend with a solid road win at UCF.

UCF: The Knights' NCAA Tournament hopes are fading fast as they lost their fifth straight game and another chance to get a win over a ranked opponent. They went 0-5 against currently ranked conference opponents with none remaining on the schedule.

Iowa State had answers for UCF runs throughout the second half, answering Williams' 3-pointer with a 3 from Nate Heise early in the second half to open a double-digit lead. Then midway through the second half, Knights guard Darius Johnson missed a layup that led directly to a runout for Gilbert and an 11-point lead.

Despite the presence of UCF's 7-foot center Moustapha Thiam, Iowa State dominated the paint. The Cyclones grabbed 11 offensive rebounds for 15 second-chance points and outscored the Knights 38-34 in the paint.

Iowa State: The Cyclones return home Saturday to face Cincinnati.

UCF: The Knights play at Colorado on Saturday.

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1st Half
IAST
Cyclones
32
UCF
Knights
30

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Knights gains possession)
19:44	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Moustapha Thiam assists)	0-3
19:10	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	3-3
18:36		Joshua Jefferson blocks Keyshawn Hall's two point layup
18:34		Knights turnover (shot clock violation)
18:14		Keshon Gilbert turnover (bad pass) (Dallan Coleman steals)
17:46		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
17:44		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
17:34		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
17:32		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
17:19		Dallan Coleman misses two point jump shot
17:17		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
17:05	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	5-3
16:52		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
16:51		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
16:51		Milan Momcilovic shooting foul (Moustapha Thiam draws the foul)
16:51	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-4
16:51	+1	Moustapha Thiam makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-5
16:27	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point dunk (Curtis Jones assists)	7-5
16:13		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
16:11		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
15:52		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
15:50		Nate Heise offensive rebound
15:46	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)	10-5
15:27	+2	Mikey Williams makes two point jump shot	10-7
14:58		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
14:56		Knights defensive rebound
14:56		TV timeout
14:46		Mikey Williams misses three point jump shot
14:44		Cyclones defensive rebound
14:21		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
14:19		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
14:12		Nate Heise turnover (bad pass) (Darius Johnson steals)
14:03	+2	Mikey Williams makes two point layup (Benny Williams assists)	10-9
13:56	+3	Nate Heise makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	13-9
13:42		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
13:40		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
13:22		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
13:20		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
13:16		Joshua Jefferson misses two point jump shot
13:14		Mikey Williams defensive rebound
13:05		Benny Williams turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
13:00	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	15-9
13:00		Knights 30 second timeout
12:39		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
12:37		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
12:21		Joshua Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
12:16		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
12:14		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
12:07	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Tamin Lipsey assists)	18-9
11:43		Curtis Jones personal foul
11:43		TV timeout
11:32		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:30		Tyler Hendricks offensive rebound
11:25	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot (Dallan Coleman assists)	18-12
10:52		Keshon Gilbert misses two point layup
10:50		Cyclones turnover (shot clock violation)
10:42		Keyshawn Hall turnover (back court violation)
10:32		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
10:30		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
10:24		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass) (Milan Momcilovic steals)
10:12		Dallan Coleman shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
10:12		Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:12		Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:12		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
9:56	+2	Tyler Hendricks makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	18-14
9:29		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
9:27		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
9:17	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	18-17
8:59	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists)	20-17
8:47		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
8:45		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
8:19		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
8:17		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
7:53		Keyshawn Hall misses three point jump shot
7:51		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
7:45		Milan Momcilovic misses two point layup
7:43		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
7:39	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Dallan Coleman assists)	20-19
7:27		Cyclones 30 second timeout
7:27		TV timeout
7:07		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
7:05		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
6:58		Keyshawn Hall turnover (bad pass)
6:36		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
6:34		Knights defensive rebound
6:09	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot (Mikey Williams assists)	20-21
5:42	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point jump shot	22-21
5:25	+2	Dior Johnson makes two point jump shot	22-23
5:05		Brandton Chatfield misses two point layup
5:03		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
4:51	+2	Mikey Williams makes two point jump shot (Dior Johnson assists)	22-25
4:27		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Brandton Chatfield draws the foul)
4:27	+1	Brandton Chatfield makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-25
4:27		Brandton Chatfield misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:27		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
4:12		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
4:10		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
3:59	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists)	25-25
3:47		Tamin Lipsey personal foul
3:47		TV timeout
3:44		Nate Heise personal foul
3:35	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	25-27
3:29		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
3:27		Nate Heise offensive rebound
3:10	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	28-27
2:49		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
2:47		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
2:30	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot	30-27
2:08		Benny Williams turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
2:03	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup (Curtis Jones assists)	32-27
1:44		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
1:42		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
1:39		Curtis Jones offensive foul
1:39		Curtis Jones turnover (offensive foul)
1:20		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
1:18		Jordan Ivy-Curry offensive rebound
1:16		Milan Momcilovic blocks Jordan Ivy-Curry's two point layup
1:14		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
1:10		Jordan Ivy-Curry personal foul
1:05		Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot
1:03		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
0:51		Keshon Gilbert turnover (bad pass) (Dallan Coleman steals)
0:48		Dallan Coleman turnover (bad pass)
0:42		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
0:40		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
0:18		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
0:16		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
0:15	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	32-29
0:15		Joshua Jefferson shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-30
0:01		Curtis Jones misses two point layup
0:00		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
IAST
Cyclones
45
UCF
Knights
35

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
19:39		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
19:37	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	34-30
19:37		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
19:37	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-30
19:09		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
19:07		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
19:00		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
19:00		Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:00	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-30
18:47		Joshua Jefferson personal foul
18:39		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
18:37		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
18:14		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
18:12		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
18:10		Moustapha Thiam blocks Dishon Jackson's two point layup
18:08		Cyclones offensive rebound
18:05		Joshua Jefferson misses two point hook shot
18:03		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
17:44		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
17:42		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
17:33		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
17:31		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
17:30		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
17:28		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
17:23	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup	38-30
17:23		Knights 30 second timeout
17:23		TV timeout
17:05	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Moustapha Thiam assists)	38-32
17:05		Milan Momcilovic shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
17:05	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 1	38-33
16:39	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	40-33
16:10		Mikey Williams turnover (bad pass) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
15:45	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point layup (Curtis Jones assists)	42-33
15:28		TV timeout
15:12		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
15:10		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
14:55		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
14:53		Mikey Williams defensive rebound
14:46	+3	Mikey Williams makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	42-36
14:18	+3	Nate Heise makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	45-36
14:01		Dior Johnson misses two point jump shot
13:59		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
13:53		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass)
13:41		Mikey Williams misses three point jump shot
13:39		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
13:26		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
13:24		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
13:19	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	45-38
13:08		Dishon Jackson misses two point layup
13:06		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
13:04	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup	47-38
12:47		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
12:47		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:47	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-39
12:25		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
12:25		Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:25	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-39
12:10		Keshon Gilbert personal foul
12:00		Darius Johnson misses two point layup
11:58		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
11:55	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	50-39
11:42		Mikey Williams misses two point jump shot
11:40		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
11:29		TV timeout
11:12		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
11:10		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
10:49	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	50-41
10:25	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Milan Momcilovic assists)	53-41
10:14		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
10:08	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists)	55-41
10:01		Knights 30 second timeout
9:49	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	55-43
9:27		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
9:25		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
9:14		Brandton Chatfield blocks Dallan Coleman's two point layup
9:12		Brandton Chatfield defensive rebound
9:06		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
9:04		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
9:00	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point layup	57-43
8:57		Tamin Lipsey personal foul
8:48	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	57-45
8:25		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
8:25	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-45
8:25	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-45
8:13		Keyshawn Hall misses two point jump shot
8:11		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
8:08		Brandton Chatfield shooting foul (Moustapha Thiam draws the foul)
8:08		Moustapha Thiam misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:08		Moustapha Thiam misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:08		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
7:45		Keyshawn Hall personal foul
7:45		TV timeout
7:26		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Keyshawn Hall steals)
7:19	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	59-48
7:00	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup (Curtis Jones assists)	61-48
6:35	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point dunk (Keyshawn Hall assists)	61-50
6:14	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup (Curtis Jones assists)	63-50
6:01		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
5:59		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
5:45		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
5:43		Mikey Williams defensive rebound
5:28		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
5:26		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
5:21		Tyler Hendricks misses three point jump shot
5:19		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
4:59		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
4:57		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
4:54		Joshua Jefferson personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
4:54		Keyshawn Hall misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:54		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
4:38		Moustapha Thiam blocks Keshon Gilbert's two point layup
4:36		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
4:35	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point dunk	65-50
4:28	+2	Mikey Williams makes two point dunk (Darius Johnson assists)	65-52
4:06		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
4:04		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
3:57		Mikey Williams misses two point jump shot
3:55		Nate Heise defensive rebound
3:24		Cyclones turnover (shot clock violation)
3:24		TV timeout
3:10		Mikey Williams misses two point jump shot
3:08		Knights offensive rebound
3:04		Brandton Chatfield personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
3:04		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:04		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
2:47		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
2:47	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-52
2:47	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-52
2:37	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	67-54
2:29		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
2:25	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point layup	67-56
2:17		Cyclones 30 second timeout
1:54	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	69-56
1:46	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point layup	69-58
1:14		Joshua Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Darius Johnson steals)
1:05	+3	Mikey Williams makes three point jump shot (Moustapha Thiam assists)	69-61
1:04		Knights 60 second timeout
1:02		Mikey Williams personal foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
1:02	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-61
1:02	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-61
0:57		Mikey Williams misses two point layup
0:55		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
0:50		Mikey Williams personal foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
0:50	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-61
0:50	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-61
0:44	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	73-63
0:40		Mikey Williams personal foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
0:40	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-63
0:40	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-63
0:33		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
0:31		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup	75-65
0:27		Jordan Ivy-Curry personal foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-65
0:27	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-65
0:23		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
0:21		Nate Heise defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Nate Heise defensive rebound