{"id":979,"date":"2025-11-25T23:50:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T23:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netscoutsbasketball.com\/?p=979"},"modified":"2025-11-25T23:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T23:50:10","slug":"iowa-state-st-johns-cruise-to-wins-at-players-era-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netscoutsbasketball.com\/?p=979","title":{"rendered":"Iowa State, St. John\u2019s Cruise to Wins at Players Era Championship\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Las Vegas, NV.<\/em> \u2013 The Iowa State Cyclones and Creighton Bluejays tipped off Day two of the  Players Era Championship<\/strong> at Mandalay Bay. Playing without their star point guard Tamin Lipsey, who was out with a lower body injury, Iowa State was impressive and took care of Creighton 78-60. The Cyclones led 40-26 at the half and Creighton never made a serious run in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cyclones extended their lead in the second half helped by the play of 6\u20199 Joshua Jefferson<\/strong>. The senior finished the game with 18 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. He made a nice pass to Killyan Toure for a layup that extended the lead to 18 points. Toure, a 6\u20193 freshman from France by way of Brewster Academy, was active throughout and highlighted his athleticism as he led Iowa State with 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting and added four rebounds. 6\u20198 shooter Milan Moncilovic battled foul trouble but finished with ten points on 2-of-4 from deep. Josh Dix tried to keep Creighton in the game, connecting on three second half 3\u2019s as he scored 15 points and added six assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the second game St. John\u2019s<\/strong> got off to a hot start in their game against Baylor<\/strong> thanks to Oziyah Sellers.<\/strong>  The 6\u20195 Stanford transfer scored 13 early points as the Red Storm raced off to a 21-6 lead. The Bears reduced their deficit for five points on several instances helped from 6\u20195 Cameron Carr\u2019s<\/strong> 14 points. Carr continued his excellent play at the event, hitting all three of his 3\u2019s and converting 5-of-6 shots overall. The Red Storm\u2019s Bryce Hopkins<\/strong> was active throughout the half. He scored 11 points, hitting his only three-point attempt and making 4-of-6 from the field.  Baylor\u2019s Tounde Yessoufou<\/strong> had problems converting, especially inside, making only 1-of-9 shots in scoring three points. Baylor had a 25-14 rebounding advantage, including 17-3 on the offensive bords but didn\u2019t really take advantage of that, with only a 12-7 edge in second chance points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

St. John\u2019s came out strong and scored the first eight points of the second half, expanding their lead to 17 points. Yessoufou (15 points, 5-17 FG) tried to get the Bears going with two driving layups and a three-pointer but it was too little, too late. The Red Storm maintained a double-digit lead and cruised to a 96-81 win. Carr led the Bears with 25 points on 5-of-7 from deep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bryce Hopkins<\/strong> has been injured much of the past few seasons and seems to be hitting his stride. He finished with 26 points, hitting 3-of-6 3\u2019s and added five rebounds and five assists. Sellers had 22 points on 5-of-7 from deep while Dillon Mitchell added 18 points, shooting 8-of-10 along with a team-high six assists. The Red Storm had an extremely efficient offensive game, shooting 57.4% from the field including 11-of-22 on three-pointers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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