ST. LOUIS (Interstat) — Tamin Lipsey scored 26 points and dished 10 assists to lead Iowa State to an 82-63 win over Kentucky in a men’s NCAA Division I playoff game Sunday at Enterprise Center.

The Cyclones pulled away after halftime, outscoring the Wildcats 51-33 in the second half. Lipsey, a guard from Ames, Iowa, controlled the game for Iowa State. Milan Momcilovic added 20 points for the Cyclones, who improved to 29-7.

Denzel Aberdeen scored 20 points and Otega Oweh added 18 for Kentucky, which finished its season 22-14. The Wildcats led 30-31 at halftime but could not sustain their offense after the break in front of a crowd of 16,348.