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No. 23 Iowa St. defeats Kansas St 84-65

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February 2nd, 2014 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Nikki Moody scored 20 points, had eight rebounds and seven assists to lead No. 23 Iowa State to an 84-65 win Saturday night over Kansas State. Hallie Christofferson scored Iowa State’s first seven points, Nicole Blaskowsky made four 3-pointers and Moody hit three treys to give the Cyclones a 45-19 lead at halftime.

Moody was 5 of 6 from the floor and has five or more assists in 15 games. Christofferson scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Blaskowsky scored 13 points, and Jadda Buckley added 14 points with six assists and three steals.

Iowa State (16-5, 5-5 Big 12) bounced back after having lost to No. 20 West Virginia 67-56 on Wednesday night. Ashia Woods tied a career-high with three 3-pointers, scored 25 points and had four steals to lead Kansas State (9-12, 3-7). Leticia Romero added 11 points and four assists for the Wildcats.