Talen Horton-Tucker poured 26 points to go with 14 rebounds, and Michael Jacobson scored 23 points as Iowa State used a huge second half to throttle Illinois 84-68 in a consolation-bracket game of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday at Lahaina Civic Center in Hawaii.
The Cyclones turned in a strong second half and took advantage of a game-long advantage in free throws, finishing with a 24-10 edge in made foul shots.
Jacobson came close to a double-double with eight rebounds. Marial Shayok added 17 points and seven boards, and Nick Weiler-Babb had 10 points for Iowa State.
The Cyclones trailed 39-34 at halftime and dipped into a seven-point hole early in the second half.
But Iowa State went on several scoring runs after intermission and created a 56-46 lead with slightly less than 12 minutes to play.
A 9-0 run helped stretch the advantage to 67-50.
Instead of forging a comeback as it did a night earlier before losing, the Illini's hole grew deeper as the Cyclones outscored them 50-29 over the final 20 minutes.
Iowa State (4-1) will take on San Diego State in Wednesday's fifth-place game. Illinois (1-3) meets Xavier in the seventh-place game.
Trent Frazier scored 15 points, while Ayo Dosunmu had 13 points and Aaron Jordan provided 11 points for the Illini.
The Illini, which had a spirited comeback a night earlier before an 84-78 loss to No. 3 Gonzaga, had trouble getting on track with four turnovers and only one basket across the first four minutes against Iowa State.
The first six shots for Illinois were from 3-point range, with Dosunmu making two of those.
The Illini ended up 12-for-33 on 3-point attempts.
The Illinois defense has rated high in forcing turnovers through the first couple of weeks of the season, but Iowa State was charged with only 11 turnovers.
--Field Level Media
Iowa State | Illinois | |
Talen Horton-Tucker 26 | Scoring | Trent Frazier 15 |
Talen Horton-Tucker 6 | Assists | Trent Frazier 3 |
Talen Horton-Tucker 14 | Rebounds | Adonis De La Rosa 7 |
Michael Jacobson 8 | Free Throws Made | Ayo Dosunmu 5 |
Tyrese Haliburton 1 | Steals | Trent Frazier 1 |
Talen Horton-Tucker 3 | Blocks | Ayo Dosunmu 1 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Iowa State | 84 | 49.1 | 8-23 | 24-29 | 13 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Illinois | 68 | 38.3 | 12-33 | 10-14 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 12 |