AMES, Iowa (Interstat) — Iowa State avenged an earlier loss with a decisive 74-56 victory over Kansas in a Big 12 Conference men’s basketball game Saturday at Hilton Coliseum.

The Cyclones improved to 22-3 overall by leading wire-to-wire before a crowd of 14,267. The Jayhawks fell to 19-6.

Iowa State built a 37-27 halftime lead and maintained a 19-point advantage in points off turnovers. Milan Momcilovic led the Cyclones with 18 points. Melvin Council scored 15 for Kansas, and Flory Bidunga added 11 points and 13 rebounds.