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Ames, IA (SportsNetwork.com) - Georges Niang and Bryce Dejean-Jones scored 18 points apiece and No. 14 Iowa State downed Southern 88-76 at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday. All five Iowa State starters scored in double figures, with Monte Morris giving 15, Naz Long 13 and Dustin Hogue 10 for the Cyclones (8-1), who have won five straight since a loss to Maryland on Nov. 25. Tre Lynch had 22 points and five assists and Adrian Rodgers gave 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Jaguars (2-8), who have dropped their past two. Southern opened the game strong, holding a 10-2 lead two minutes in on a Trelun Banks 3-pointer. We have to do a better job coming of the gates and establishing ourselves, said Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg. The Jaguars continued to lead for much of the first half before the Cyclones used an 8-0 run to tie the game at 29-29 on a Morris jumper with 6 1/2 minutes to play in the first half. Niang made a 3-pointer and a layup, while Abdel Naders jumper at the buzzer gave the Cyclones a 42-35 lead after 20 minutes of play. Iowa State came out of the break strong, using an 11-0 run to grab a 53-35 lead four minutes in. The Cyclones lead by as many as 27, but the Jaguars chipped away and made it a 12-point game with 4 1/2 minutes to play after Banks hit a 3 to make it a 77-65 game. Long, though, countered with a 3-pointer and Southern was unable to get the deficit under 10 points the rest of the way. Game Notes Southern fell to 0-5 on the road ... Iowa State has won 26 straight at home against non-conference opponents ... The Cyclones are 21-0 all-time against teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference ... Iowa State plays Drake next Saturday. Mats Hummels Jersey . Unfortunately for the Cleveland Cavaliers, James Harden was in the building. Marvin Plattenhardt Germany Jersey . 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Heralded freshman Trey Lyles put up 14 in just 17 minutes in his debut, while Willie Cauley-Stein chipped in 12 points and four blocks in the rout. Dakari Johnson added a double-double of 10 points and 13 rebounds for Kentucky (1-0), which finished the night with an overwhelming 51-21 advantage on the glass. Royce Woolridge paced the Antelopes (0-1) with 15 points and Daniel Alexander had 10 in the loss. We were mismatched obviously with the size and talent that they have, said Antelopes head coach and former NBA All-Star Dan Majerle. It is a good stepping stone for us. Grand Canyon withstood seven straight points from Harrison to begin the game to trail by just four, 10-6, at the first media timmeout, but were held scoreless for the next five-plus minutes as Kentucky started to assert itself.dddddddddddd The Wildcats strung together a 16-3 run, with Lyles netting five points and Harrison the last five, to claim a 26-9 advantage with under nine minutes left in the first half, and the Antelopes never got closer than 15 down the rest of the way. Twelve consecutive Kentucky points, most of which came in the paint, made it a 38-11 lead late in the opening period, and the margin was as high as 29 points until DeAndre Davis layup got Grand Canyon within 46-13 at the break. The Antelopes shot just 25 percent over the first 20 minutes while committing 13 turnovers that the Wildcats converted into 16 points. Grand Canyon played the Wildcats even for much of the second half before Kentucky took over the final six minutes, closing out the contest with a 19-4 surge. First half defensively we were pretty good. Thats why we had the gap we had, Wildcats head coach John Calipari stated. Second half we didnt guard. Game Notes The Antelopes went 15-15 in their inaugural D-I season ... Grand Canyon hit 7-of-15 shots from 3-point range, with Woolridge making all four of his tries from beyond the arc ... Kentucky was just 3-of-14 on 3-pointers, but outscored the Antelopes 58-16 in the paint ... The Wildcats will host Buffalo on Sunday before taking on fifth-ranked Kansas in Indianapolis on Tuesday. ' ' '