Alert Top Story COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE Curtis Jones' closing ability creates an impossible problem for Iowa State's opponents BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Dec 13, 2024 Dec 13, 2024 Updated Jun 18, 2025 0 × Curtis Jones scored a game-high 23 points in Thursday's Cy-Hawk win, including a 3-pointer that gave ISU an 81-76 lead. Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save IOWA CITY — For most of the game, it looked like Hawkeye fans would be storming the court. And then they started leaving early. kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m}@] b x@H2 $E2E6 362E x@H2 gh\g_ %9FCD52J ?:89E :? r2CG6C\w2H<6J6 pC6?2] %96 rJ4=@?6D 6C2D65 2 `b\A@:?E 7:CDE\92=7 567:4:E 2?5 H@? 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