Jared Homan, Will Blalock, Curtis Stinson. Before Sunday’s 92-75 win over Howard, those three had combined for 289 points this season, making up 69 percent of the Cyclone’s offense. In Friday’s 70-63 loss at Iowa, they scored 54 of the points.

Of the 31 second-half points scored at Iowa, only three of those points came from someone other than Homan, Blalock or Stinson. John Neal made two free throws and Anthony Davis made one.

“They’re the focal point of our offense, we’re going to revolve around them,” said sophomore forward Reggie George. “They’re the playmakers.”

Homan, a senior center, said it is a matter of having a lot of young guys on the team.

“Some of the young guys are in a bit of a slump right now,” Homan said. “We just need one, two, three guys on a certain night to really step up and perform whether they are starting or coming off the bench.”

Part of the problem may be the younger players trying too hard to make things happen, Homan said.

“I think a lot of people are out there trying as hard as they can, and sometimes you go too fast, try too hard and that’s when you make some mistakes,” Homan said. “People are trying to make plays, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.”

In Sunday’s win, the Cyclones showed a more even offensive attack as 14 players scored points. Homan and Stinson were the only players to reach double digits. Five other players had more than five points.

“I was pleased to see everyone on our team score except for one person,” said ISU head coach Wayne Morgan. “A lot of guys did a lot of good things.

“I was even really happy to see our walk-ons come in and score. But I was even more pleased to see that they shared the ball, played together and cared about each other.”

Homan said the equal scoring was big for the team in the win.

“The last couple games, Curtis, Will and I had been scoring a lot of points,” Homan said. “I think these other guys are extremely capable of that. They showed that tonight.”