FINAL: West Virginia 102, No. 11 Iowa State 77

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Sophomore forward Georges Niang drives into the paint for a layup during Iowa State’s 92-81 loss to Kansas on Jan. 29 at Allen Fieldhouse. Niang led the Cyclones in scoring with 24 points.

Alex Halsted

Iowa State just never found its rhythm. 

Two days removed from a 15-point victory against TCU at Hilton Coliseum, No. 11 Iowa State (18-5, 6-5 Big 12) struggled both defensively and hitting shots behind the arc.

The result for the Cyclones was their most lopsided loss of the season Monday night as they fell 102-77 against West Virginia (15-10, 7-5) in Morgantown, W.V. 

The Mountaineers jumped to a 52-33 halftime lead behind 7-of-13 shooting on 3-pointers and 20-of-40 from the field. 

The Cyclones, meanwhile, struggled behind the arc throughout the game, finishing 4-of-23 from 3-point range.

West Virginia only built on its 19-point halftime lead, finishing with 13 3-pointers while shooting 53.8 percent from the field as four Mountaineers scored at least 16 points.

West Virginia was led by forward Remi Debo, who scored 20 points, going 6-of-8 from 3-point range.

 The loss for Iowa State is its worst loss since losing by 26 points against Colorado in 2011. 

Iowa State hadn’t allowed 100 points to an opponent in regulation since Kansas scored 102 points against the team in 2002. The Jayhawks scored 108 points against the Cyclones in overtime last season. 

In addition to the shooting troubles for Iowa State, the team turned the ball over 14 times in Monday’s loss.

ISU forward Georges Niang led Iowa State with 17 points, forward Dustin Hogue finished with 15 points and guard DeAndre Kane added 14 points in the loss. The three combined to go 18-of-37 from the field.

The Cyclones return to the court at 12:45 p.m. Saturday in Ames when they take on Texas Tech at Hilton Coliseum.