Joshua Jefferson

AMES — Joshua Jefferson scored a career-high 30 points to lead No. 3 Iowa State to its highest point total of the season in a 108-83 win over UCF on Tuesday night.

Keshon Gilbert had 21 points and eight assists, and Curtis Jones added 19 points for the Cyclones (16-2, 6-1 Big 12), who bounced back from a loss at West Virginia on Saturday.

Jefferson finished 9 of 14 from the field and 3 of 4 from 3-point range, becoming the first 30-point scorer for Iowa State this season.

Jordan Ivy-Curry scored 24 points to lead the Knights (12-6, 3-4) and Keyshawn Hall added 13.

The Cyclones came in averaging 83.8 points per game. They reached triple digits once before, in a 100-58 win over Jackson State on Dec. 8.

Iowa State had 16 steals, with Jefferson and Nate Heise leading the way with four apiece.

An 11-0 run late in the first half helped Iowa State pull away.

UCF hosts TCU and Iowa State visits Arizona State on Saturday.

No. 3 Iowa St. 108, UCF 83

UCF (12-6) — Thiam 4-11 0-0 9, Coleman 2-4 4-5 9, Ivy-Curry 8-14 2-3 24, Da.Johnson 2-5 1-3 6, Hall 5-7 2-2 13, Taylor 2-5 4-5 8, M.Williams 2-8 3-3 7, Di.Johnson 2-4 0-0 5, B.Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Jocius 0-2 0-0 0, Hendricks 0-0 0-0 0, Machowski 0-1 2-2 2. TOTALS 27-63 18-23 83.

IOWA ST. (16-2) — Jefferson 9-14 9-12 30, Jackson 0-1 5-6 5, Gilbert 10-15 0-0 21, Jones 8-19 1-2 19, Lipsey 4-7 0-0 9, Heise 4-8 0-0 9, Watson 3-3 4-5 11, Chatfield 1-2 0-0 2, Fish 0-1 0-0 0, Indrusaitis 1-1 0-0 2, Kelderman 0-0 0-0 0, Rock 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 40-71 19-25 108.

Halftime–Iowa St. 54-36. 3-Point Goals–UCF 11-24 (Ivy-Curry 6-9, Hall 1-1, Coleman 1-2, Di.Johnson 1-2, Thiam 1-2, Da.Johnson 1-3, Jocius 0-1, Machowski 0-1, Taylor 0-1, M.Williams 0-2), Iowa St. 9-22 (Jefferson 3-4, Jones 2-7, Watson 1-1, Lipsey 1-2, Gilbert 1-4, Heise 1-4). Rebounds–UCF 29 (Thiam 9), Iowa St. 41 (Jones 8). Assists–UCF 9 (Ivy-Curry, Da.Johnson 3), Iowa St. 19 (Gilbert 8). Total Fouls–UCF 19, Iowa St. 20. A–14,267 (14,384).