No. 12 Iowa State pulls away from No. 7 Texas, win 78-67

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jaren Holmes scored 21 pointsand No. 12 Iowa State defeated No. 7 Texas 78-67 on Tuesdaynight.

Holmes hit seven of 13 shots, including two 3-pointers, and GabeKalscheur added 16 points.

Caleb Grill contributed 17 and Osun Osunniyi finished with 11points and seven rebounds for the Cyclones (14-3, 5-1 Big 12).

Texas (15-3, 4-2) was undone by a second-half scoring droughtthat lasted nearly 4 1/2 minutes. Iowa State responded with an 8-0run to seize control.

The Longhorns went 9 1/2 without making a shot from thefloor.

A 3-pointer from Grill gave the Cyclones a 64-55 lead with 6:01to play.

Christian Bishop led Texas with 12 points.

The Longhorns’ Tyrese Hunter scored 10 points - all in the firsthalf - in his return to Ames, after transferring from Iowa State.Hunter was greeted with boos and an occasional obscene chant fromthe student section.

He responded with six quick points, matching his scoring markfrom his previous three games.

The Longhorns went on to build a 29-18 lead, before Iowa Stateanswered with a 10-0 run, sparked by 3-pointers from Kalscheur andGrill.

Texas went the final 7:28 of the first half without a fieldgoal, but only trailed 36-35.

BIG PICTURE

Iowa State moved into a three-way tie atop the Big 12 standingswith Tuesday’s win. The finish came about 30 minutes after Kansas’83-82 overtime loss at Kansas State, handing the Jayhawks theirfirst conference loss.

UP NEXT

Texas plays at West Virginia on Saturday night.

Iowa State visits Oklahoma State on Saturday.