Eastern Illinois Panthers at Iowa State Cyclones
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Milan Momcilovic scores 18 points to help lift No. 4 Iowa State over Eastern Illinois 78-53
Blake Buchanan had three dunks while scoring all 14 of his points in the first half, and Joshua Jefferson had 11 points and nine rebounds for the Cyclones.
Iowa State has won 11 straight games to open a season for the first time since 2021-22. The only other time was in 2014-15.
The Cyclones outscored Eastern Illinois 26-9 the last 10 minutes of the first half to take control and held a fourth opponent under 60 points. They are now 23-0 against opponents from the Ohio Valley Conference.
Iowa State has won 33 straight games and is 56-3 under coach T.J. Otzelberger when holding an opponent under 60 points.
Eastern Illinois (2-8) played its second game against a top-five opponent this season, losing 109-62 to then-No. 1 Purdue on Nov. 28.
The Panthers used their seventh different starting lineup in 10 games because of a run of injuries. Kooper Jacobi and Zion Fruster scored 11 points each.
EIU shot 46.7% in the first half but was just 9 of 31 from the floor in the second.
Iowa State was just 4 of 17 on 3s (17.4%), missing all 11 attempts in the second half. It was the Cyclones' worst 3-point shooting game since they were 3 of 21 (14.3%) in a loss to Kansas in February.
Iowa State hosts Long Beach State on Sunday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 53 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 53 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Preston Turner made Free Throw. | 53 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Preston Turner made Free Throw. | 52 - 78 |
| 2nd 0:22 | Foul on Eric Mulder. | 51 - 78 |
Statistics
 EIU |
 ISU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-53 | FG | 27-58 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 4-23 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 9-12 | FT | 20-27 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 7 | Assists | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 35 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 13 | Lead Percentage | 76 |
Game Information
Location: Ames, IA
Attendance: 13,876 | Capacity:
2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwood | 1-0 | - | 6-4 |
| UT Martin | 0-0 | 0.5 | 8-3 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 0-0 | 0.5 | 7-4 |
| Tennessee State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 6-4 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-6 |
| Tennessee Tech | 0-0 | 0.5 | 5-6 |
| Western Illinois | 0-0 | 0.5 | 4-7 |
| Morehead State | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-7 |
| Southern Indiana | 0-0 | 0.5 | 3-7 |
| Little Rock | 0-0 | 0.5 | 2-8 |
| Eastern Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 2-8 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa State | 0-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | - | 9-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | - | 10-1 |
| BYU | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | - | 9-1 |
| UCF | 0-0 | - | 8-1 |
| Arizona State | 0-0 | - | 9-2 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | - | 7-2 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | - | 8-3 |
| TCU | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | - | 7-3 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | - | 8-4 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Utah | 0-0 | - | 7-4 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | - | 6-4 |