Iowa St. 68, No. 15 Kansas 61

Iowa St. 68, No. 15 Kansas 61
By CHUCK SCHOFFNER
AP Sports Writer
AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Freshman Curtis Stinson scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half and made a key basket in the final minute, rallying Iowa State to a 68-61 victory over No. 15 Kansas on Saturday.
Iowa State (13-4, 4-2 Big 12) trailed by 11 points in the first half and by nine early in the second half before storming back to break a five-game losing streak to the Jayhawks (13-4, 5-1).
Jake Sullivan made five 3-pointers and added 17 points for Iowa State, which shot 60.6 percent in the second half and frustrated Kansas for most of the game with its zone defense. The Jayhawks shot 37 percent and were outrebounded 45-39.
After shooting 1-for-9 in the first half, Stinson constantly beat his defender off the dribble in the final half to either get a shot for himself or one for a teammate. He made 8 of 10 shots in the second half and finished with 11 rebounds and three assists. At 6-feet-2, he also blocked a shot by 6-9 Wayne Simien.
Keith Langford led Kansas with 20 points, but no one else on the Jayhawks hurt the Cyclones. Simien scored 11 points but Aaron Miles, averaging 10.4 points, had only three and was 0-for-5 from the field.
Jackson Vroman scored 12 points for Iowa State, while Jared Homan had 12 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks.
Vroman had 10 points, including two three-point plays, in a 19-6 run that gave Iowa State a 44-40 lead and the Cyclones never trailed again. That was due largely to Stinson, who followed one big play with another after Kansas drew to 54-53 on Jeff Graves' dunk with 6:35 left.
After missing a shot, Stinson outfought J.R. Giddens for the ball and Giddens was called for a foul. Iowa State kept possession and Sullivan hit a 3 to make it 57-53.
Stinson then fed Damion Staple for a layup, blocked Simien's shot and later fired a pass to Sullivan, who buried a 26-footer to make it 62-53. Stinson's spinning off-balance shot stretched the lead to 64-54 with 2:44 left.
Kansas responded with seven straight points, drawing to 64-61 on Simien's free throw with 1:05 remaining. Iowa State then worked the shot clock and Stinson hit a runner from the left side with 32 seconds to play for a 66-61 lead.
He then made one more smart play, getting the ball to Sullivan, a 91 percent free throw shooter, after Kansas missed a shot. Sullivan sank both free throws with 11.5 seconds left to wrap it up.