AMES, Iowa (AP) — Monte Morris scored 21 points, Georges Niang had 19 and No. 14 Iowa State blew past Kansas 85-72 on Monday night for its fourth straight win.
Abdel Nader added 17 points for the Cyclones (16-4, 5-3 Big 12), who have beaten three of the top four teams in this week’s Top 25.
Iowa State overcame a sluggish start with a 24-7 run midway through the second half, and Niang’s threepoint play made it 80-67 with 2 minutes left.
Perry Ellis had 23 points and Frank Mason III scored 16 to lead Kansas (16-4, 5-3), which lost its third straight road game. The Jayhawks have lost four of their last five against the Cyclones, a first for a Bill Self-coached team against a Big 12 opponent.
No. 15 Miami 80,
No. 24 Duke 69
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Angel Rodriguez had 13 points and a career-high 11 assists for Miami which handed Duke its fourth loss in five games.
Sheldon McClellan scored 21 points for Miami (16-3, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) which beat a ranked team for the third time this season, and won by double digits for the 15th time.
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