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Joshua Jefferson scores 30 points as No. 3 Iowa State runs past UCF 108-83

AP
Jan 21, 2025

AMES, Iowa (AP) Joshua Jefferson scored a career-high 30 points to lead No. 3 Iowa State to its highest point total of the season in a 108-83 win over UCF on Tuesday night.

Keshon Gilbert had 21 points and eight assists, and Curtis Jones added 19 points for the Cyclones (16-2, 6-1 Big 12), who bounced back from a loss at West Virginia on Saturday.

Jefferson finished 9 of 14 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point range, becoming the first 30-point scorer for Iowa State this season.

Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 24 points to lead the Knights (12-6, 3-4) and Keyshawn Hall added 13.

The Cyclones came in averaging 83.8 points per game. They reached triple digits once before, in a 100-58 win over Jackson State on Dec. 8.

UCF: The Knights were outrebounded 27-13 in the first half.

Iowa State: The Cyclones had 16 steals, with Jefferson and Nate Heise leading the way with four apiece.

An 11-0 run late in the first half helped Iowa State pull away.

Iowa State center Dishon Jackson had a quiet night with five points, all from the free-throw line. He finished with one field goal attempt.

UCF hosts TCU and Iowa State visits Arizona State on Saturday.

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1st Half
UCF
Knights
36
IAST
Cyclones
54

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Moustapha Thiam vs. Keshon Gilbert (Cyclones gains possession)
19:41		Joshua Jefferson turnover (traveling)
19:27		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
19:25		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
19:17	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:04	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	2-2
18:45		Jordan Ivy-Curry shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
18:45		Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:45	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
18:33	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point jump shot	4-3
18:11	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot	4-5
17:55		Moustapha Thiam misses two point jump shot
17:53		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
17:40	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point hook shot	4-7
17:30		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
17:28		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
17:21		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
17:19		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
17:15		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
17:13		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
17:10	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup	4-9
16:46		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
16:46	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 1 of 2	5-9
16:46	+1	Keyshawn Hall makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-9
16:32		Darius Johnson personal foul
16:28		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
16:26		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
16:20		Moustapha Thiam blocks Joshua Jefferson's two point layup
16:18		Cyclones offensive rebound
16:13		Brandton Chatfield offensive foul
16:13		Brandton Chatfield turnover (offensive foul)
15:47		TV timeout
15:44		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
15:42		Keyshawn Hall offensive rebound
15:40	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	8-9
15:20	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	8-11
15:09		Brandton Chatfield shooting foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
15:09	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	9-11
15:09	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-11
15:06		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
14:46		Moustapha Thiam misses two point layup
14:44		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
14:36	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point jump shot	10-13
14:26		Keshon Gilbert shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
14:26		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:26	+1	Darius Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-13
14:17	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	11-15
14:03		Keyshawn Hall offensive foul
14:03		Keyshawn Hall turnover (offensive foul)
13:49		Joshua Jefferson misses two point jump shot
13:47		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
13:41	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup (Darius Johnson assists)	13-15
13:07		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
13:05		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
13:00		Keyshawn Hall turnover (lost ball) (Nate Heise steals)
12:57		Dallan Coleman personal foul
12:53		Dishon Jackson turnover (Keyshawn Hall steals)
12:48	+2	Darius Johnson makes two point layup	15-15
12:48		Nate Heise shooting foul (Darius Johnson draws the foul)
12:48		Darius Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
12:48		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
12:34		Benny Williams personal foul
12:26		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
12:24		Darius Johnson defensive rebound
12:20	+2	Dallan Coleman makes two point layup	17-15
12:20		Curtis Jones shooting foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
12:20	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-15
12:16		Nate Heise turnover
12:03		Mikey Williams misses three point jump shot
12:01		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
12:00		Dallan Coleman personal foul
12:00		TV timeout
11:41	+3	Demarion Watson makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	18-18
11:24		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
11:22		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
11:10	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot	18-21
10:49	+3	Dior Johnson makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	21-21
10:35		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
10:33		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
10:31		Dior Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
10:25	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	21-23
10:15		Joshua Jefferson blocks JJ Taylor's two point layup
10:13		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
10:01		Keyshawn Hall personal foul
10:01	+1	Demarion Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-24
10:01	+1	Demarion Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-25
9:48		Moustapha Thiam misses three point jump shot
9:46		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
9:39		Jump ball. Keshon Gilbert vs. Benny Williams (Benny Williams gains possession)
9:39		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Benny Williams steals)
9:17		Moustapha Thiam misses two point hook shot
9:15		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
9:09	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	21-28
9:06		Knights 30 second timeout
8:49		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:47		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
8:41		Dishon Jackson turnover (lost ball) (JJ Taylor steals)
8:33	+2	JJ Taylor makes two point layup	23-28
8:24		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
8:22		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
8:10		Darius Johnson misses two point jump shot
8:08		Nate Heise defensive rebound
8:03		Curtis Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Ivy-Curry steals)
7:51	+3	Darius Johnson makes three point jump shot	26-28
7:28		Benny Williams personal foul
7:28		TV timeout
7:28	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	26-29
7:28	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	26-30
7:08		JJ Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
6:58		Rokas Jocius blocks Joshua Jefferson's two point layup
6:56		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
6:51		JJ Taylor misses two point layup
6:49		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
6:37	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)	26-33
6:15		Moustapha Thiam misses two point layup
6:13		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
6:10		Moustapha Thiam misses two point layup
6:08		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
6:06	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup	26-35
5:51	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot	29-35
5:35	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point jump shot	29-37
5:23		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses three point jump shot
5:21		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
5:16		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
5:14		Demarion Watson offensive rebound
5:14		Rokas Jocius personal foul
5:14		Demarion Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:14		Mikey Williams defensive rebound
4:56		Demarion Watson blocks Rokas Jocius's two point layup
4:54		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
4:48		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
4:47		Cyclones offensive rebound
4:44		Rokas Jocius shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
4:44	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-38
4:44	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	29-39
4:31	+2	JJ Taylor makes two point layup	31-39
4:31		Demarion Watson shooting foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul)
4:31	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 1	32-39
4:10	+3	Joshua Jefferson makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	32-42
3:49		JJ Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
3:44		Keshon Gilbert misses two point layup
3:42		Nate Heise offensive rebound
3:38	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup	32-44
3:37		Knights 30 second timeout
3:37		TV timeout
3:22		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
3:20		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
3:17		Moustapha Thiam turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
2:49		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
2:47		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
2:35		Jump ball. Dallan Coleman vs. Curtis Jones (Curtis Jones gains possession)
2:35		Dallan Coleman turnover (lost ball) (Curtis Jones steals)
2:20		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-45
2:20	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-46
2:03		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
2:03		Darius Johnson personal foul
2:03	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-47
2:03		Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:03		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
1:48	+3	Joshua Jefferson makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	32-50
1:29		Darius Johnson misses three point jump shot
1:27		Dallan Coleman offensive rebound
1:24		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Dallan Coleman draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Dallan Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-50
1:24		Dallan Coleman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:24		Demarion Watson defensive rebound
1:09	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point jump shot	33-52
0:59	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot	36-52
0:42		Tamin Lipsey misses two point layup
0:40		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
0:32		Dallan Coleman misses three point jump shot
0:30		Demarion Watson defensive rebound
0:05		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
0:03		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
0:01	+2	Demarion Watson makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	36-54
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
UCF
Knights
47
IAST
Cyclones
54

Time		Play	Score
19:50		Keshon Gilbert personal foul (Keyshawn Hall draws the foul)
19:43		Keyshawn Hall misses two point layup
19:41		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
19:21		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
19:19		Moustapha Thiam defensive rebound
19:10	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point dunk (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	38-54
18:51		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
18:51	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-55
18:51	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-56
18:42	+3	Keyshawn Hall makes three point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	41-56
18:23		Darius Johnson shooting foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
18:23		Curtis Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
18:23	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	41-57
17:59	+3	Dallan Coleman makes three point jump shot (Darius Johnson assists)	44-57
17:35	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point alley-oop dunk (Keshon Gilbert assists)	44-59
17:18	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Keyshawn Hall assists)	47-59
17:06	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point jump shot	47-61
16:52	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot	50-61
16:48		Cyclones 30 second timeout
16:48		TV timeout
16:29		Keyshawn Hall shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
16:29	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-62
16:29	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-63
16:14		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
16:09	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	50-65
15:59		Darius Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
15:50		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
15:48		Jordan Ivy-Curry defensive rebound
15:36		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (bad pass)
15:36		TV timeout
15:30		Brandton Chatfield offensive foul
15:30		Brandton Chatfield turnover (offensive foul)
15:12	+2	Dior Johnson makes two point jump shot (Jordan Ivy-Curry assists)	52-65
14:46	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	52-67
14:39		Moustapha Thiam turnover (Tamin Lipsey steals)
14:31	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	52-70
14:20		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point layup
14:18		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
14:14		Moustapha Thiam misses two point layup
14:12		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
14:03		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
14:01		Dallan Coleman defensive rebound
13:53		Dallan Coleman misses two point jump shot
13:51		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
13:47	+3	Moustapha Thiam makes three point jump shot	55-70
13:26		Dishon Jackson misses two point jump shot
13:24		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
13:20	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	55-72
13:12		Tamin Lipsey blocks Dior Johnson's two point layup
13:10		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
13:05	+2	Moustapha Thiam makes two point jump shot	57-72
12:52	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	57-74
12:36		Dior Johnson misses three point jump shot
12:34		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
12:29	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot (Moustapha Thiam assists)	60-74
12:16	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	60-76
12:07		Jordan Ivy-Curry turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
12:01	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup	60-78
11:59		TV timeout
11:47		Dior Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Nate Heise steals)
11:42	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup (Nate Heise assists)	60-80
11:34		Demarion Watson personal foul
11:30		Demarion Watson personal foul
11:27		Mikey Williams misses three point jump shot
11:25		Demarion Watson defensive rebound
11:20		Dior Johnson personal foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
11:17		Jump ball. (Cyclones gains possession)
11:03		Mikey Williams shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
11:03		Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:03	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-81
10:58		Nate Heise personal foul
10:50	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point reverse layup	62-81
10:34		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
10:32		Dior Johnson defensive rebound
10:23		Nate Heise blocks Mikey Williams's two point layup
10:23		Jump ball. (Knights gains possession)
10:06	+2	Mikey Williams makes two point jump shot	64-81
9:43		Tamin Lipsey misses two point jump shot
9:41		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
9:33		Joshua Jefferson misses two point jump shot
9:31		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
9:26		Brandton Chatfield misses two point layup
9:24		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
9:12		Benny Williams misses two point jump shot
9:10		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
8:53	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	64-83
8:43		Dior Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
8:38	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point dunk	64-85
8:24		Mikey Williams turnover (bad pass) (Nate Heise steals)
7:57	+3	Nate Heise makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	64-88
7:47		Knights 30 second timeout
7:47		TV timeout
7:34	+2	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes two point layup	66-88
7:34		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
7:34		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:34		Nate Heise defensive rebound
7:09		Moustapha Thiam blocks Nate Heise's two point layup
7:07		Keshon Gilbert offensive rebound
7:01		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
6:59		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
6:52	+2	Keyshawn Hall makes two point layup	68-88
6:26	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point running jump shot	68-90
6:09		Mikey Williams misses two point jump shot
6:07		Moustapha Thiam offensive rebound
6:02	+3	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes three point jump shot	71-90
5:43		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
5:41		Keyshawn Hall defensive rebound
5:32		Jordan Ivy-Curry misses two point jump shot
5:30		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
5:26	+2	Nate Heise makes two point dunk (Curtis Jones assists)	71-92
5:00	+2	Mikey Williams makes two point jump shot	73-92
5:00		Joshua Jefferson shooting foul (Mikey Williams draws the foul)
5:00	+1	Mikey Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 1	74-92
4:46		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
4:44		Mikey Williams defensive rebound
4:40		Nate Heise personal foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul)
4:40	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-92
4:40	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-92
4:22	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point running jump shot	76-94
4:09		Brandton Chatfield shooting foul (Mikey Williams draws the foul)
4:09	+1	Mikey Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	77-94
4:09	+1	Mikey Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	78-94
3:58		Joshua Jefferson turnover (bad pass)
3:58		TV timeout
3:51		Mikey Williams misses two point jump shot
3:49		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
3:36	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	78-96
3:29		Moustapha Thiam turnover (bad pass) (Nate Heise steals)
3:22	+2	Demarion Watson makes two point dunk (Keshon Gilbert assists)	78-98
3:08		Nate Heise personal foul (Jordan Ivy-Curry draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-98
3:08	+1	Jordan Ivy-Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-98
2:59		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
2:57		Demarion Watson offensive rebound
2:50	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point layup	80-100
2:37		Mikey Williams misses two point jump shot
2:35		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
2:15		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
2:13		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
2:12		Moustapha Thiam shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
2:12		Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:12	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-101
2:06		Joshua Jefferson shooting foul (JJ Taylor draws the foul)
2:06	+1	JJ Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-101
2:06		JJ Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:06		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
1:51	+3	Joshua Jefferson makes three point jump shot (Curtis Jones assists)	81-104
1:36		JJ Taylor misses three point jump shot
1:34		Rokas Jocius offensive rebound
1:28		JJ Taylor turnover (lost ball) (Demarion Watson steals)
1:24		Mikey Williams shooting foul (Demarion Watson draws the foul)
1:24	+1	Demarion Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-105
1:24	+1	Demarion Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-106
1:16		Nils Machowski misses three point jump shot
1:14		Kayden Fish defensive rebound
0:59	+2	Nojus Indrusaitis makes two point jump shot (Cade Kelderman assists)	81-108
0:48		Rokas Jocius misses three point jump shot
0:47		Nils Machowski offensive rebound
0:47		Nojus Indrusaitis shooting foul (Nils Machowski draws the foul)
0:47	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 1 of 2	82-108
0:47	+1	Nils Machowski makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-108
0:26		Kayden Fish misses two point jump shot
0:24		JJ Taylor defensive rebound
0:17		JJ Taylor turnover (bad pass)
0:00		End of period

JJ Taylor turnover (bad pass)