ST. LOUIS — Iowa State beat Kentucky 82-63 Sunday.
No. 2 seed Iowa State outscored No. 7 Kentucky 51-33 in the second half. The Wildcats took a lead as large as 12 in the first half.Â
The Cyclones reach the Sweet 16 for the third time in five seasons under coach TJ Otzelberger.Â
Here are the key moments from Iowa State's win against Kentucky.Â
Joshua Jefferson out for Iowa State's game against Kentucky
1:20 p.m.
Jefferson was downgraded from questionable to out midday Sunday. He sprained his ankle in Friday's win against Tennessee State. Jefferson appeared on a scooter during ISU's warmups in the tunnel of the Enterprise center.
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Nate Heise starting for an injured Jefferson
1:49 p.m.
Iowa State guard Nate Heise is starting in place of Jefferson. It's his fourth start of the season
Kentucky starts hot from 3
12:38 1H | Kentucky leads 18-7
The Wildcats start four-for-five from 3-point range. the Cyclones are 0-for-6.Â
Foul line, turnovers gets Iowa State's offense going
9:33 1H | Kentucky leads 20-18
Iowa State is on a 9-0 run over the past 1:57. The first five points of the run came at the foul line.Â
Momcilovic breaks Cyclone 3-point drought
2:52 1H | Kentucky leads 28-23
Junior Milan Momcilovic made a wing-left three-pointer for ISU's first three of the game. The Cyclones are 1-for-14 from distance.Â
Nate Heise makes corner three-pointer to send ISU into half with lead
HALF | Iowa State leads 31-30
Nate Heise made a corner three off an assist from point guard Tamin Lipsey to send the Cyclones into the half. It's ISU's first lead since 2-0. The Cyclones led for a total of 18 seconds in the first half.
Two Lipsey three-pointers push Iowa State lead to 5
15:57 2H | Iowa State leads 41-36
Point guard Tamin Lipsey has made two three-pointers in the early stages of the second half.Â
Fouls have also slowed down the pace of the game. Five have been called on Kentucky since the halftime break and three on the Cyclones.Â
Tamin Lipsey, Nate Heise score back-to-back transition layups
11:46 2H | 52-40
17 Kentucky turnovers have generated eight fastbreak points for the Cyclones. Back-to-back transition layups from Tamin Lipsey and Nate Heise push ISU's lead to 12, its largest of the game.Â
Killyan Toure takes hard fall, re-entering game
6:16 2H | Iowa State leads 70-47
Killyan Toure took a hard fall, slamming his head on the court following an offensive rebound attempt. He left the court giving fans high-fives and waved to them after he got out of the locker room.
Toure checked back into the game with 6:12 remaining and the Cyclones in firm control.Â
Ben Hutchens is an Iowa State University beat writer for the Lee Enterprises network. Follow him on X or send him an email at Ben.Hutchens@lee.net.
