WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Interstat) — The Iowa State Cyclones delivered a decisive 81-58 road victory over the Purdue Boilermakers in a men’s basketball game Saturday at Mackey Arena.

Iowa State, which led 35-31 at halftime, pulled away after the break behind a game-high 20 points from Milan Momcilovic. The Cyclones improved to 9-0, while Purdue suffered its first loss, falling to 8-1 before a crowd of 14,876. Braden Smith led Purdue with 11 points and eight assists. The result defied pregame projections that heavily favored the Boilermakers.