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Jefferson scores 19, Lipsey leaves with injury as No. 12 Iowa St beats Cincy 76-56 in Big 12 tourney

AP
Mar 12, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Joshua Jefferson had 19 points, Dishon Jackson added 10 points and 15 rebounds, and No. 12 Iowa State leaned on its big men to beat Cincinnati 76-56 in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday.

Tamin Lipsey scored 16 before leaving late with an apparent groin injury and Milan Momcilovic had 13 for the No. 5 seed Cyclones (24-8), who will play fourth-seeded BYU in the quarterfinals in a rematch of last week's double-overtime thriller.

Iowa State guard Keshon Gilbert returned from a muscle strain that had kept him out of three of the past five games, including a win over Kansas State to end the regular season. He had three points in 11 first-half minutes but did not play after halftime.

His availability, along with Lipsey's status, loom important as the Cyclones chase another Big 12 title.

Jizzle James led the No. 13 seed Bearcats (18-15) with 17 points, but he missed his final six shots, which helped allow Iowa State finish the game on an 11-0 run. Josh Reed added 10 points and Day Day Thomas finished with nine.

The Cyclones overcame 17 turnovers by dominating the glass, outrebounding the Bearcats 41-23. That led to a 36-16 advantage in points in the paint, where Cincinnati's 7-foot Aziz Bandaogo and 6-foot-8 Dillon Mitchell combined for just four points.

Cincinnati got 18 points and 15 rebounds from Mitchell in an 87-68 first-round victory over Oklahoma State. But the inability of him and Bandaogo to score against the 6-11 Jackson and 6-9 Jefferson was crucial to the outcome.

Iowa State committed 18 turnovers against the Bearcats in a regular-season win. The Cyclones will need to hold onto the ball much better if they want to win a seventh Big 12 Tournament title.

Cincinnati closed within 51-47 with 10:40 to go, but Iowa State scored on its next three trips to regain control.

Iowa State was 10 of 21 from beyond the 3-point arc. Cincinnati was 9 of 30.

The Cyclones play the 17th-ranked Cougars in the quarterfinals Thursday.

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1st Half
CINCY
Bearcats
24
IAST
Cyclones
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Aziz Bandaogo vs. Dishon Jackson (Cyclones gains possession)
19:44		Aziz Bandaogo blocks Joshua Jefferson's two point layup
19:42		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
19:20		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
19:18		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
19:08		Milan Momcilovic turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals)
18:42		Aziz Bandaogo turnover (bad pass)
18:32		Nate Heise turnover (bad pass) (Jizzle James steals)
18:24		Jizzle James turnover (bad pass)
18:08		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
18:08	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
18:08	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	0-2
17:59	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	2-2
17:39	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	2-5
17:24		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:22		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
17:13	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	2-7
16:41		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
16:39		Aziz Bandaogo offensive rebound
16:38		Dishon Jackson personal foul
16:32		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
16:30		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
16:18		Jump ball. Milan Momcilovic vs. Day Day Thomas (Bearcats gains possession)
16:18		Milan Momcilovic turnover (lost ball) (Day Day Thomas steals)
16:01		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
15:59		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
15:54		Aziz Bandaogo personal foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
15:54		TV timeout
15:32		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
15:30		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
15:27	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point layup	2-9
15:14		Dillon Mitchell offensive foul
15:14		Dillon Mitchell turnover (offensive foul)
14:53	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	2-12
14:36	+3	Dan Skillings Jr. makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	5-12
14:15		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
14:13		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
14:03		Josh Reed misses two point jump shot
14:01		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
13:53		Dan Skillings Jr. blocks Brandton Chatfield's two point layup
13:51		Cyclones offensive rebound
13:47		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
13:45		Josh Reed defensive rebound
13:24		Josh Reed misses two point layup
13:22		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
13:14	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot	5-14
13:12		Bearcats 30 second timeout
12:56	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Aziz Bandaogo assists)	8-14
12:38		Dishon Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Simas Lukošius steals)
12:32	+3	Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Simas Lukošius assists)	11-14
12:15		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
12:13		Nate Heise offensive rebound
12:00	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot	11-17
11:39		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
11:37		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
11:33		Dishon Jackson turnover (out of bounds)
11:33		TV timeout
11:29		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
11:27		Tyler Betsey offensive rebound
11:18		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:16		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
11:03	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)	11-20
10:40		Nate Heise personal foul
10:32		Tyler Betsey turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
10:23		Jizzle James personal foul
10:21		Tamin Lipsey misses two point jump shot
10:19		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
10:13		Jizzle James turnover (traveling)
9:47	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point layup	11-22
9:28		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
9:26		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
9:10		Milan Momcilovic turnover (bad pass)
8:49	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	13-22
8:19		Nate Heise turnover (lost ball)
7:54		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
7:52		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
7:40		Joshua Jefferson turnover (traveling)
7:40		TV timeout
7:24		Milan Momcilovic shooting foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
7:24		Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:24		Dillon Mitchell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:24		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
7:03		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
7:01		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
6:44		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:42		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
6:32		Milan Momcilovic turnover (lost ball) (Simas Lukošius steals)
6:22		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point jump shot
6:20		Dan Skillings Jr. offensive rebound
6:16		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
6:15		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point jump shot	13-24
5:29		Dan Skillings Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:27		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
5:10		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
5:08		Curtis Jones offensive rebound
5:05		Curtis Jones turnover (lost ball) (Dillon Mitchell steals)
4:47		Joshua Jefferson personal foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
4:39		Simas Lukošius turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
4:29		Brandton Chatfield misses two point jump shot
4:27		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
4:18		Nate Heise shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
4:18	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-24
4:18	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	15-24
4:07		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
4:05		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
3:57		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
3:55		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
3:38		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
3:36		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
3:33	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point dunk (Tamin Lipsey assists)	15-26
3:10		Curtis Jones personal foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
3:10		TV timeout
3:01		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
2:59		Brandton Chatfield defensive rebound
2:34	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point jump shot (Milan Momcilovic assists)	15-28
2:13		Dillon Mitchell misses two point dunk
2:11		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
2:05		Dillon Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
2:00		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
1:58		Dillon Mitchell defensive rebound
1:55	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point layup (Dillon Mitchell assists)	17-28
1:55		Milan Momcilovic shooting foul (Dan Skillings Jr. draws the foul)
1:55	+1	Dan Skillings Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	18-28
1:40		Day Day Thomas personal foul
1:31	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup	18-30
1:17	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	21-30
1:00		Dillon Mitchell personal foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
0:58	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Curtis Jones assists)	21-33
0:36	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Dan Skillings Jr. assists)	24-33
0:01		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
0:01		Dan Skillings Jr. defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
CINCY
Bearcats
32
IAST
Cyclones
43

Time		Play	Score
19:52		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
19:50		Josh Reed offensive rebound
19:36		Jizzle James misses two point layup
19:34		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
19:15		Dillon Mitchell personal foul
19:06		Milan Momcilovic misses two point layup
19:04		Day Day Thomas defensive rebound
18:51	+3	Jizzle James makes three point jump shot (Aziz Bandaogo assists)	27-33
18:37	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	27-36
18:23	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point jump shot	29-36
17:50		Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot
17:48		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
17:45		Day Day Thomas personal foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
17:39		Jizzle James personal foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
17:32	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Dishon Jackson assists)	29-39
17:10		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
17:08		Nate Heise defensive rebound
16:52	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point hook shot	29-41
16:51		Bearcats 30 second timeout
16:51		TV timeout
16:36	+2	Jizzle James makes two point jump shot	31-41
16:13		Aziz Bandaogo personal foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
16:11		Milan Momcilovic turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
16:00		Day Day Thomas misses two point layup
15:58		Jizzle James offensive rebound
15:53	+2	Jizzle James makes two point layup	33-41
15:39	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point dunk (Milan Momcilovic assists)	33-43
15:18	+3	Day Day Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	36-43
14:56		Dillon Mitchell blocks Brandton Chatfield's two point dunk
14:54		Simas Lukošius defensive rebound
14:40		Cade Kelderman shooting foul (Jizzle James draws the foul)
14:40		TV timeout
14:40	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-43
14:40	+1	Jizzle James makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-43
14:31		Curtis Jones turnover (Dillon Mitchell steals)
14:15	+2	Dillon Mitchell makes two point dunk	40-43
14:09	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	40-45
13:56		Dan Skillings Jr. turnover (bad pass)
13:28		Jizzle James personal foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
13:22	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point driving layup	40-47
13:03		Dishon Jackson blocks Dillon Mitchell's two point layup
13:01		Nate Heise defensive rebound
12:53	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup	40-49
12:23		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
12:21		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
12:14		Milan Momcilovic shooting foul (Josh Reed draws the foul)
12:14	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 1 of 2	41-49
12:14	+1	Josh Reed makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-49
12:04		Tamin Lipsey turnover (Day Day Thomas steals)
11:58	+2	Day Day Thomas makes two point layup	44-49
11:40	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point layup	44-51
11:15		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
11:13		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
11:10		Nate Heise personal foul (Dillon Mitchell draws the foul)
11:10		TV timeout
10:59		Joshua Jefferson personal foul (Simas Lukošius draws the foul)
10:51	+2	Aziz Bandaogo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Day Day Thomas assists)	46-51
10:26		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
10:24		Cyclones offensive rebound
10:14	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Nate Heise assists)	46-54
9:59	+2	Dan Skillings Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Dillon Mitchell assists)	48-54
9:38		Simas Lukošius personal foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
9:31		Aziz Bandaogo shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
9:31	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-55
9:31	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-56
9:16		Day Day Thomas turnover (traveling)
9:05	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	48-58
9:01		Joshua Jefferson technical foul
9:01	+1	Simas Lukošius makes technical free throw 1 of 2	49-58
9:01	+1	Simas Lukošius makes technical free throw 2 of 2	50-58
8:49		Josh Reed misses three point jump shot
8:47		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
8:35		Nate Heise turnover (lost ball)
8:19		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
8:17		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
8:03		Josh Reed personal foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
8:03	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	50-59
8:03	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-60
7:50		Day Day Thomas misses two point jump shot
7:48		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
7:25		Jizzle James blocks Curtis Jones's two point layup
7:23		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
7:23	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup	50-62
7:10		Jizzle James misses two point layup
7:09		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
7:08		TV timeout
6:44		Milan Momcilovic misses two point layup
6:42		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
6:38		Dishon Jackson misses two point layup
6:36		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
6:35		Dishon Jackson misses two point layup
6:35		Milan Momcilovic offensive rebound
6:35		Milan Momcilovic turnover (Josh Reed steals)
6:34		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
6:32		Jizzle James offensive rebound
6:07		Dillon Mitchell shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
6:07		Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:07	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 3	50-63
5:56	+3	Simas Lukošius makes three point jump shot (Jizzle James assists)	53-63
5:31		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
5:29		Jizzle James defensive rebound
5:22		Jizzle James misses two point layup
5:20		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
5:14	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	53-65
4:57		Jizzle James misses three point jump shot
4:55		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
4:38		Dishon Jackson turnover (traveling)
4:19	+3	Josh Reed makes three point jump shot (Day Day Thomas assists)	56-65
3:56		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
3:54		Aziz Bandaogo defensive rebound
3:48		Dan Skillings Jr. misses two point layup
3:46		Nate Heise defensive rebound
3:30		Dan Skillings Jr. shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
3:30		TV timeout
3:30		Tamin Lipsey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:30	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-66
3:14		Simas Lukošius misses three point jump shot
3:12		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
2:49	+3	Nate Heise makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	56-69
2:26		Josh Reed turnover (Joshua Jefferson steals)
2:22	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point dunk	56-71
2:22		Bearcats 30 second timeout
2:11		Day Day Thomas turnover (Joshua Jefferson steals)
2:04	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point jump shot	56-73
1:48		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
1:46		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
1:15		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
1:13		Cyclones offensive rebound
1:12		Cyclones turnover (shot clock violation)
0:56		Jizzle James misses two point jump shot
0:54		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
0:33	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot	56-76
0:22		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:20		Dillon Mitchell offensive rebound
0:15		Day Day Thomas misses three point jump shot
0:13		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound