AMES, Iowa — Bryce Dejean-Jones scored 22 points and No. 14 Iowa State beat Missouri-Kansas City 73-56 on Tuesday for its third straight win
Dejean-Jones topped 20 points for the third time for the Cyclones (6-1), who've won 25 straight non-conference games at home.
The Cyclones opened on a 24-9 run, powered by 11 early points from Dejean-Jones. They led by as many as 21 points in the first half.
Monte Morris scored 13 points with five assists for Iowa State, which let UMKC (3-7) get within 11 midway through the second half before pulling away.
Frank Williams had 14 points for UMKC (3-7). The Kangaroos have lost three straight.
Iowa State next faces rival Iowa on the road in what should be its biggest test of the young season.
After a sluggish stretch sandwiching the halves and a bit of a sloppy finish, the Cyclones looked like they could use the challenge.
Iowa State was all over UMKC from its first possession. The Cyclones took their first 20-point lead, 33-13, after just 12 minutes — and coach Fred Hoiberg apparently felt so confident in his team's chances that he put in seldom-used freshman point guard Clayton Custer midway through the first half.
