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Momcilovic's 8 3-pointers, Jefferson's triple-double lead No. 3 Iowa State past Mountaineers 80-59

AP
Jan 02, 2026

AMES, Iowa (AP) Milan Momcilovic made eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points, Joshua Jefferson had a triple-double and No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones beat West Virginia Mountaineers 80-59 in its Big 12 opener Friday night.

The Cyclones' 14-0 start matched the 2013-14 team for the best in program history.

Iowa State broke open a close game late in the first half, going on a 20-7 run that Blake Buchanan started and finished with dunks.

Jefferson had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to become the ninth player in Iowa State history to record a triple-double. Buchanan finished with 14 points and Tamin Lipsey had 12.

Chance Moore led the Mountaineers (9-5, 0-1) with 17 points.

Momcilovic, who entered the game second in the nation in 3-point shooting at 53.7%, missed only two attempts from distance and finished with at least eight 3s for the second time this season.

The Mountaineers have lost five of their six matchups against power conference opponents.

West Virginia hosts Cincinnati on Tuesday.

Iowa State visits Baylor on Wednesday.

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1st Half
WV
Mountaineers
28
IAST
Cyclones
41

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Harlan Obioha vs. Killyan Toure (Jasper Floyd gains possession)
19:40	+3	Honor Huff makes three point jump shot (Harlan Obioha assists)	3-0
19:15	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	3-2
18:39	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point jump shot	5-2
18:27		Blake Buchanan turnover (bad pass) (Honor Huff steals)
18:20		Treysen Eaglestaff turnover (lost ball) (Killyan Toure steals)
18:10	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point jump shot (Milan Momcilovic assists)	5-4
17:43	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup	7-4
17:26		Killyan Toure misses three point jump shot
17:24		Treysen Eaglestaff defensive rebound
17:04	+2	Harlan Obioha makes two point dunk (Treysen Eaglestaff assists)	9-4
16:49	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	9-7
16:21		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
16:19		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
16:01		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
15:59		Treysen Eaglestaff defensive rebound
15:41		Chance Moore turnover (bad pass) (Milan Momcilovic steals)
15:33		TV timeout
15:26	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	9-10
14:48	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup	11-10
14:36		Killyan Toure turnover (bad pass)
14:16	+3	Treysen Eaglestaff makes three point jump shot (Amir Jenkins assists)	14-10
13:51		Treysen Eaglestaff shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
13:51	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	14-11
13:50	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-12
13:28		Amir Jenkins misses two point jump shot
13:26		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
13:12		Blake Buchanan turnover (lost ball) (DJ Thomas steals)
12:57		DJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
12:55		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
12:48		Nate Heise misses two point jump shot
12:47		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
12:46		Blake Buchanan misses two point layup
12:46		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
12:46		Jackson Fields personal foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
12:41		Tamin Lipsey misses two point jump shot
12:39		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
12:38		Jasper Floyd blocks Tamin Lipsey's two point layup
12:38		Cyclones offensive rebound
12:32		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
12:30		Amir Jenkins defensive rebound
12:22		Joshua Jefferson blocks Amir Jenkins's two point layup
12:20		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
12:02		Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot
11:59		Cyclones offensive rebound
11:59		TV timeout
11:52	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Jamarion Batemon assists)	14-15
11:34		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
11:32		Jasper Floyd offensive rebound
11:24	+3	Jasper Floyd makes three point jump shot (Amir Jenkins assists)	17-15
11:09		Tamin Lipsey turnover (lost ball) (Harlan Obioha steals)
10:54		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
10:52		DJ Thomas offensive rebound
10:47		DJ Thomas turnover (traveling)
10:37		Joshua Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (DJ Thomas steals)
10:28		DJ Thomas misses three point jump shot
10:26		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
10:07		Honor Huff personal foul (Jamarion Batemon draws the foul)
9:56		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
9:54		Nate Heise offensive rebound
9:45		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
9:43		Treysen Eaglestaff defensive rebound
9:24	+2	Chance Moore makes two point dunk (Harlan Obioha assists)	19-15
9:03		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
9:01		Chance Moore defensive rebound
8:50		DJ Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
8:32		Jump ball. Blake Buchanan vs. Treysen Eaglestaff (Cyclones gains possession)
8:21	+3	Jamarion Batemon makes three point jump shot (Killyan Toure assists)	19-18
7:58		DJ Thomas misses two point layup
7:56		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
7:49	+3	Jamarion Batemon makes three point jump shot (Killyan Toure assists)	19-21
7:49		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
7:47		TV timeout
7:32	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup	21-21
7:16	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Joshua Jefferson assists)	21-23
6:54		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
6:52		Nate Heise defensive rebound
6:38		Killyan Toure misses two point jump shot
6:36		Blake Buchanan offensive rebound
6:27	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point tip layup	21-25
6:13		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
6:11		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
6:04	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup (Jamarion Batemon assists)	21-27
5:43		Nate Heise personal foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
5:35		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
5:33		Cyclones defensive rebound
5:12		DJ Thomas shooting foul (Dominykas Pleta draws the foul)
5:12	+1	Dominykas Pleta makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-28
5:12		Dominykas Pleta misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:12		DJ Thomas defensive rebound
4:50		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
4:48		Nate Heise defensive rebound
4:37		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
4:35		Chance Moore defensive rebound
4:25		Chance Moore misses two point jump shot
4:23		Chance Moore offensive rebound
4:14	+2	Chance Moore makes two point layup	23-28
3:56	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup (Dominykas Pleta assists)	23-30
3:29		DJ Thomas turnover (traveling)
3:29		TV timeout
3:01		Killyan Toure misses three point jump shot
2:59		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
2:57	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	23-32
2:57		Treysen Eaglestaff shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
2:57	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	23-33
2:30	+3	Treysen Eaglestaff makes three point jump shot (Chance Moore assists)	26-33
1:54	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	26-36
1:19		Joshua Jefferson blocks Treysen Eaglestaff's three point jump shot
1:17		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
1:08		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
1:06		Killyan Toure offensive rebound
1:06		Honor Huff personal foul (Killyan Toure draws the foul)
0:58		Killyan Toure misses three point jump shot
0:56		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
0:46		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
0:44		Killyan Toure offensive rebound
0:34	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Tamin Lipsey assists)	26-39
0:14	+2	Amir Jenkins makes two point jump shot	28-39
0:02	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point dunk (Tamin Lipsey assists)	28-41
0:02		Jackson Fields shooting foul (Blake Buchanan draws the foul)
0:02		Blake Buchanan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WV
Mountaineers
31
IAST
Cyclones
39

Time		Play	Score
19:43		Milan Momcilovic personal foul (Treysen Eaglestaff draws the foul)
19:26		Chance Moore misses three point jump shot
19:24		Killyan Toure defensive rebound
19:13		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass) (Harlan Obioha steals)
19:02		Tamin Lipsey shooting foul (Honor Huff draws the foul)
19:02	+1	Honor Huff makes regular free throw 1 of 3	29-41
19:02	+1	Honor Huff makes regular free throw 2 of 3	30-41
19:02	+1	Honor Huff makes regular free throw 3 of 3	31-41
18:35		Killyan Toure misses two point layup
18:33		Chance Moore defensive rebound
18:27		Treysen Eaglestaff misses three point jump shot
18:25		Cyclones defensive rebound
18:08		Treysen Eaglestaff shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
18:08	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-42
18:08	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-43
17:53		Blake Buchanan shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
17:53	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-43
17:53		Chance Moore misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:53		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
17:28		Blake Buchanan misses two point hook shot
17:26		Harlan Obioha defensive rebound
17:07		Treysen Eaglestaff turnover (bad pass) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
16:59		Joshua Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Treysen Eaglestaff steals)
16:52		Tamin Lipsey shooting foul (Chance Moore draws the foul)
16:52	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-43
16:52	+1	Chance Moore makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-43
16:49	+2	Dominykas Pleta makes two point driving dunk (Tamin Lipsey assists)	34-45
16:16		Amir Jenkins misses two point layup
16:14		Nate Heise defensive rebound
16:07		Jasper Floyd shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
16:07	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-46
16:07	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-47
15:39		Honor Huff misses two point jump shot
15:37		Chance Moore offensive rebound
15:33	+2	Chance Moore makes two point putback layup	36-47
15:14		Chance Moore shooting foul (Dominykas Pleta draws the foul)
15:14		TV timeout
15:14		Dominykas Pleta misses regular free throw 1 of 2
15:14		Dominykas Pleta misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:14		Jackson Fields defensive rebound
14:41		Mountaineers turnover (shot clock violation)
14:32	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point driving layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	36-49
14:32		Harlan Obioha shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
14:32		Tamin Lipsey misses regular free throw 1 of 1
14:32		Chance Moore defensive rebound
14:06		Blake Buchanan blocks Chance Moore's two point layup
14:04		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
13:47	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	36-52
13:45		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
13:45		TV timeout
13:24	+2	Chance Moore makes two point cutting layup (Harlan Obioha assists)	38-52
13:09	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	38-54
12:48		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
12:46		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
12:30	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	38-57
12:00		Chance Moore turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
11:41	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point turnaround jump shot	38-59
11:34		Mountaineers 30 second timeout
11:34		TV timeout
11:22	+2	Jackson Fields makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Amir Jenkins assists)	40-59
11:22		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
11:07		Milan Momcilovic misses three point jump shot
11:05		Killyan Toure offensive rebound
11:05		Killyan Toure offensive rebound
11:05		Jasper Floyd personal foul (Killyan Toure draws the foul)
11:02		Blake Buchanan misses two point hook shot
11:00		Jackson Fields defensive rebound
10:34		Amir Jenkins misses two point jump shot
10:32		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
10:15		Joshua Jefferson turnover (bad pass) (Jasper Floyd steals)
10:00		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
9:58		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
9:37	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists)	40-62
9:08	+2	DJ Thomas makes two point cutting layup (Harlan Obioha assists)	42-62
8:53		Killyan Toure turnover (bad pass) (Treysen Eaglestaff steals)
8:46	+2	DJ Thomas makes two point cutting layup (Treysen Eaglestaff assists)	44-62
8:37		Cyclones 30 second timeout
8:27	+3	Jamarion Batemon makes three point pullup jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists)	44-65
8:07		Jasper Floyd turnover (bad pass)
7:37		Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot
7:35		Chance Moore defensive rebound
7:29		Nate Heise blocks Chance Moore's two point layup
7:28		Jasper Floyd offensive rebound
7:27		Nate Heise shooting foul (Jasper Floyd draws the foul)
7:27		TV timeout
7:27	+1	Jasper Floyd makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-65
7:27	+1	Jasper Floyd makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-65
7:08	+2	Blake Buchanan makes two point driving layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	46-67
6:54		Treysen Eaglestaff turnover (lost ball) (Nate Heise steals)
6:38	+2	Nate Heise makes two point cutting layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	46-69
6:23		Dominykas Pleta personal foul (Harlan Obioha draws the foul)
6:09		Jasper Floyd misses three point jump shot
6:07		Harlan Obioha offensive rebound
5:59		Treysen Eaglestaff turnover (back court violation)
5:51		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
5:49		Amir Jenkins defensive rebound
5:46		Dominykas Pleta personal foul (Amir Jenkins draws the foul)
5:46		Amir Jenkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:46		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
5:24		DJ Thomas shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
5:24		Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:24	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-70
4:57	+3	DJ Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jasper Floyd assists)	49-70
4:40	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point cutting layup (Blake Buchanan assists)	49-72
4:23		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
4:21		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
4:19		Jump ball. Milan Momcilovic vs. DJ Thomas (Cyclones gains possession)
4:04		Blake Buchanan misses two point layup
4:02		DJ Thomas defensive rebound
3:54	+3	DJ Thomas makes three point jump shot (Jasper Floyd assists)	52-72
3:23		Nate Heise misses two point layup
3:21		Jasper Floyd defensive rebound
3:21		Jump ball. Jasper Floyd vs. Blake Buchanan (Mountaineers gains possession)
3:21		TV timeout
2:55		Blake Buchanan blocks DJ Thomas's two point layup
2:55		Mountaineers offensive rebound
2:53		Chance Moore misses two point jump shot
2:51		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
2:34	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Blake Buchanan assists)	52-75
2:17		Honor Huff misses three point jump shot
2:15		Blake Buchanan defensive rebound
2:08	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	52-78
1:33	+2	Jasper Floyd makes two point cutting layup (Amir Jenkins assists)	54-78
1:33		Mountaineers 60 second timeout
1:18		Dominykas Pleta turnover (bad pass) (Jasper Floyd steals)
1:14		Jamarion Batemon shooting foul (Amir Jenkins draws the foul)
1:14	+1	Amir Jenkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-78
1:14	+1	Amir Jenkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-78
0:50	+2	Dominykas Pleta makes two point dunk (Nate Heise assists)	56-80
0:36		Jasper Floyd turnover (bad pass)
0:08		Killyan Toure misses two point jump shot
0:06		Cyclones offensive rebound
0:05		Cyclones turnover (shot clock violation)
0:01	+3	Amir Jenkins makes three point pullup jump shot	59-80
0:00		End of period

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Amir Jenkins makes three point pullup jump shot