COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Iowa State showed its unselfishness against Texas A&M.
Jake Sullivan had 14 points to lead four players in double figures and the 17th-ranked Cyclones made 21 of 25 free throws and were able to put their emotions aside in a 72-53 victory on Sunday.
"I told our team the other day that there is no selfishness on this team," Iowa State coach Larry Eustachy said. "We have nobody on this team who cares how many points they score or when they score. That's why you see this evenness and we're very even talent-wise."
Martin Rancik scored 13 points for the Cyclones, who won their fourth straight, while Jamaal Tinsley added 11 and Tyray Pearson had 10.
Bernard King had 21 points to lead the Aggies, who lost their seventh straight.
Both teams played through their emotions after learning that 10 people, including two Oklahoma State players, died in a plane crash Saturday night while returning from a game in Colorado.
"It was far more than a somber day. I didn't sleep last night," Eustachy said. "I'm personally probably closer to the Oklahoma State program than I am with any other program in the conference. I cried a little bit, cried a lot. It's amazing."
The crowd at Reed Arena observed a moment of silence in honor of the crash victims.
"I was a little upset about it," King said. "It affected me because I don't like riding on planes anyway. I felt sorry for the families and Oklahoma State campus."
The Cyclones (17-3, 5-2 Big 12) controlled from the start, hitting their first 11 free throws against the undersized Aggies (6-13, 0-7).
"We're a tough team, but at times we don't think when we're playing," Eustachy said. "But it's disappointing because this is the smartest team we've ever had. I just want to get it through to the players because we're running out of time. The urgency should be just incredible."
The Cyclones went inside from the start and took advantage of A&M's foul trouble. Rancik made four free throws to start the game and followed with a basket and Iowa State pulled steadily into a commanding lead.
"We just go out there and try to win the game," Pearson said. "We don't have one player that scores all the points or tries to dominate that game."
Iowa State finished the first half 16-of-18 at the free-throw line. The Aggies had only three free throws in the first half and finished 10-of-13 from the line.
"We just did not play. No emotions," A&M coach Melvin Watkins said. "That's what's disappointing with this team. The minute you think we're getting closer, we come back home and totally do not show up ready to play.
"We do things to try and get them fired up, but boy we just didn't want to give it today. When we have efforts like this, it just blows your mind. We see it coming, too. Guys say 'Coach we're not ready."'
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