AP PHOTO - Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic (22) shoots over Long Beach State defender Christian Jones (24) during the first half of a college basketball game Sunday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

AMES — Milan Momcilovic made seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points as No. 4 Iowa State routed Long Beach State 91-60 on Sunday to improve to 12-0.

Momcilovic, who entered the game leading the Big 12 in 3-point shooting accuracy at 52.6%, made his first six shots from beyond the arc for his best start since he was 7 of 7 against Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 3. He finished 7 of 9 on 3s and was 9 of 11 overall from the field.

“Just in a really good rhythm, that’s all I can really say about that,” Momcilovic said. “(I’m) shooting at a high clip, got some open ones, wide-open ones at the beginning of the game, and then kind of just took off from there. Felt really good, and my teammates continued to look for me, the team wants me to shoot so I’m gonna keep shooting.”

It marked Momcilovic’s fifth game this season with at least five 3-pointers, and he’s now 19-for-27 from beyond the arc in the Cyclones’ last four home games.

“I love to see his confidence where it’s at,” said ISU head coach T.J. Otzelberger. “There’s no reason he can’t continue doing this with the work that he’s put in.”

Iowa State held Long Beach State (3-10) to six points in the opening 10 minutes and led 45-9 with 51/2 minutes left in the first half.

Joshua Jefferson added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Cyclones, and Blake Buchanan had 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Iowa State has won 41 straight non-conference home games, the second-longest streak in program history. The Cyclones have won 12 straight to open the season for a third time, also doing it in 2013-14 and 2021-22.

Freshman Gavin Sykes led Long Beach State with 19 points. Long Beach State lost its 15th straight road game and its 33rd consecutive game against a ranked opponent.

Up next

Long Beach State: Hosts Lincoln University on Dec. 30.

Iowa State: Hosts Houston Christian on Dec. 29

No. 4 Iowa St. 91, Long Beach St. 60

LONG BEACH ST. (3-10) — Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Majstorovic 1-4 1-2 3, Farrell 2-7 0-0 4, Is.Lewis 1-5 0-0 3, Sykes 9-19 0-0 19, Bender 3-12 0-0 6, Diaz 5-8 2-2 13, Levillain 1-3 4-6 6, Chaikovsky 2-3 0-0 4, Jones 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 25-63 7-10 60.

IOWA ST. (12-0) — Buchanan 6-7 1-4 13, Jefferson 8-13 2-4 19, Momcilovic 9-11 2-2 27, Lipsey 4-8 1-2 10, Toure 3-8 1-2 7, Batemon 3-6 1-3 9, Heise 0-4 0-0 0, Pleta 3-5 0-1 6, Nelson 0-1 0-0 0, Kelderman 0-1 0-0 0, Mitchell 0-1 0-0 0, Mulder 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 36-65 8-18 91.

Halftime–Iowa St. 57-20. 3-Point Goals–LBSU 3-22 (Is.Lewis 1-2, Diaz 1-3, Sykes 1-8, Chaikovsky 0-1, Jones 0-1, Majstorovic 0-1, Farrell 0-2, Bender 0-4), Iowa St. 11-21 (Momcilovic 7-9, Batemon 2-4, Jefferson 1-2, Lipsey 1-2, Heise 0-1, Kelderman 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Toure 0-1). Fouled Out–Levillain. Rebounds–LBSU 25 (Majstorovic 7), Iowa St. 41 (Buchanan 13). Assists–LBSU 6 (Johnson, Farrell, Is.Lewis, Sykes, Diaz, Levillain 1), Iowa St. 23 (Lipsey 7). Total Fouls–LBSU 17, Iowa St. 11. A–14,267 (14,384).