AP PHOTO - Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey (3) drives to the basket against Morgan State defender Matar Wade (5) during the first half of a college basketball game Sunday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames. Lipsey had a team-leading 20 points as the No. 3 Cyclones won 99-72.

AMES — Tamin Lipsey scored a season-high 20 points and No. 3 Iowa State extended its winning streak to seven games with a 99-72 win over Morgan State on Sunday.

Lipsey, an Ames native, scored 12 points in the first half as the Cyclones (10-1) raced to a 50-34 lead.

Curtis Jones added 19 points off the bench after scoring just four points in Iowa State’s last game, an 83-51 win over Omaha.

Keshon Gilbert scored 18 points on 8-of-9 shooting. Dishon Jackson added 12 points and tied his career highs in blocks and steals with five and two, respectively. Joshua Jefferson had his fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds, along with three blocks and two steals. Milan Momcilovic finished with 10 points.

Kameron Hobbs led the Bears (6-9) with 23 points, and Amahrie Simpkins scored 18 points.

Takeaways

Morgan State: The Bears remain winless on the road, dropping their seventh straight.

Iowa State: The Cyclones end non-conference play on a seven-game winning streak and get a break for the holidays before starting Big 12 play.

Key moment

An 11-0 run in the first half helped Iowa State pull away from Morgan State.

ISU made its first eight shots and raced out to a 17-3 lead, but the Bears got back to within 20-16 before the Cyclones’ big run.

Key stat

The Cyclones shot 56.3% from the field in the first half. The shot 3 for 10 from 3-point range.

Up next

Iowa State travels to Colorado on Dec. 30 to open up Big 12 play. Morgan State has a week off before traveling to Minnesota on Dec. 29.

No. 3 Iowa St. 99, Morgan St. 72

MORGAN ST. (6-9) — Akitoby 2-4 1-4 5, Thomas 1-7 0-0 2, Hobbs 10-17 0-0 23, Lawson 3-8 0-1 6, Simpkins 7-13 4-4 18, Martin 2-6 0-0 5, Wade 2-2 1-2 5, Topps 1-4 2-2 4, Edwards 1-1 2-2 4, Oliver 0-1 0-0 0, Shirk 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 29-63 10-15 72.

IOWA ST. (10-1) — Jefferson 3-7 5-8 11, Momcilovic 3-8 2-2 10, Jackson 3-6 6-6 12, Gilbert 8-9 2-4 18, Lipsey 8-9 3-4 20, Jones 7-15 2-2 19, Heise 2-3 0-0 5, Chatfield 2-2 0-0 4. TOTALS 36-59 20-26 99.

Halftime–Iowa St. 50-34. 3-Point Goals–Morgan St. 4-9 (Hobbs 3-6, Martin 1-1, Oliver 0-1, Thomas 0-1), Iowa St. 7-20 (Jones 3-9, Momcilovic 2-6, Lipsey 1-1, Heise 1-2, Gilbert 0-1, Jefferson 0-1). Fouled Out–Akitoby. Rebounds–Morgan St. 25 (Simpkins 8), Iowa St. 34 (Jefferson 12). Total Fouls–Morgan St. 15, Iowa St. 13. A–14,267.