LAS VEGAS (AP) — Milan Momcilovic scored a game-high 23 factors and No. 15 Iowa State defeated No. 14 St. John’s 83-82 on Monday in the Players Era tournament.
St. John’s had an opportunity to take the lead after Iowa State’s Joshua Jefferson threw the ball away with 30 seconds left, however Oziyah Sellers missed a driving layup on the different finish.
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Jefferson made up for his miscue by sinking free throws with 9.4 seconds left.
Massive East preseason participant of the 12 months Zuby Ejiofor’s 3-point try on the finish clanked off the rim, and Dillon Mitchell’s put-back on the buzzer offered the ultimate margin.
Again in his hometown, Las Vegas product Jefferson completed with 17 factors, eight rebounds and three assists. Tamin Lipsey scored 16 factors for Iowa State (5-0) earlier than leaving with a lower-body damage.
Sellers led St. John’s (3-2) with 20 factors, whereas Ejiofor and Bryce Hopkins each completed with 16 factors. Mitchell chipped in with 12 factors and 9 rebounds.
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Iowa State got here into the sport having held three of its first 4 opponents to 62 or fewer factors and ranked twenty second nationally with its scoring protection (62.3 ppg).
St. John’s was averaging 98.5 factors per recreation after scoring a minimum of 93 factors in its first 4 video games.
The Cyclones stormed out to a 10-point benefit by the halfway level of the primary half, taking a 23-13 lead after hitting eight of its first 11 pictures. However a 23-8 surge gave St. John’s a 36-31 lead with 4:25 left within the half.
The Crimson Storm took a 45-43 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Up subsequent
Each groups proceed play within the Gamers Period on Tuesday, with St. John’s dealing with Baylor and Iowa State taking part in Creighton.
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