AP PHOTO - Iowa State forward Blake Buchanan, left, dunks in front of West Virginia guard Chance Moore (13) during the first half of a Big 12 Conference basketball game Friday at Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

AMES — Milan Momcilovic poured in 26 points and Joshua Jefferson registered a triple-double to lead the No. 3 Iowa State men’s basketball team to an 80-59 victory over West Virginia in its Big 12 Conference opener Friday night inside Hilton Coliseum.

Iowa State (14-0, 1-0 Big 12) closed the first half on a 26-9 run and shot 60.9 percent from the field after intermission to take control of the game. The win secured a school-record-tying 14-0 start to begin a season.

Momcilovic continued his torrid shooting, drilling 8-of-10 shots from beyond the arc to help the Cyclones nail 13-of-25 3-pointers (52.0 pct.). It was his sixth game this season with five or more 3-pointers.

Jefferson was just as impressive with a 10-point, 10-rebound and 10-assist performance for the ninth triple-double in Cyclone history.

Blake Buchanan added 14 points, and his six boards helped the Cyclones dominate the glass with a 35-23 advantage.

Chance Moore led the Mountaineers (9-5, 0-1 Big 12) with 17 points.

Iowa State travels to Baylor on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. game televised on Peacock.

No. 3 Iowa St. 80, West Virginia 59

WEST VIRGINIA (9-4) — Obioha 1-1 0-0 2, Eaglestaff 2-4 0-0 6, Floyd 3-7 2-2 9, Huff 1-9 3-3 6, Moore 7-13 3-4 17, Jenkins 2-6 2-3 7, Thomas 4-8 0-0 10, Fields 1-1 0-0 2, Ugusuk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-49 10-12 59.

IOWA ST. (13-0) — Buchanan 7-11 0-1 14, Jefferson 2-6 6-7 10, Momcilovic 9-13 0-0 26, Lipsey 4-9 2-3 12, Toure 0-6 0-0 0, Heise 2-5 0-0 4, Batemon 3-3 0-0 9, Pleta 2-2 1-4 5, Kelderman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-55 9-15 80.

Halftime–Iowa St. 41-28. 3-Point Goals–West Virginia 7-24 (Eaglestaff 2-4, Thomas 2-4, Jenkins 1-1, Floyd 1-5, Huff 1-8, Moore 0-2), Iowa St. 13-25 (Momcilovic 8-10, Batemon 3-3, Lipsey 2-5, Heise 0-1, Jefferson 0-3, Toure 0-3). Rebounds–West Virginia 22 (Moore 7), Iowa St. 31 (Jefferson 10). Assists–West Virginia 13 (Obioha, Jenkins 4), Iowa St. 26 (Jefferson 10). Total Fouls–West Virginia 13, Iowa St. 9.