Milan Momcilovic scored 18 points and made 4 of 9 three-pointers, and No. 5 Iowa State’s ferocious defense broke No. 9 Kansas’ eight-game winning streak, grounding the Jayhawks 74-56 on Saturday afternoon in Ames, Ia.

The overwhelming victory moved the Cyclones (22-3, 9-3) into a third-place tie in the Big 12 with the Jayhawks (19-6, 9-3).

Joshua Jefferson totaled 11 points, five rebounds and four assists for Iowa State. Tamin Lipsey had 11 points, four assists, three steals and three rebounds. Jamarion Batemon and Blake Buchanan (six boards) added 11 points as Iowa State made 11 of 30 (36.7%) from long range and forced 13 turnovers.

Kansas’ Melvin Council Jr. posted 15 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Flory Bidunga had 11 points and 13 rebounds, and Darryn Peterson had 10 points.

The Jayhawks made just 19 of 51 (37.3%) from the floor.

Kansas went up 6-2 early in the physical matchup as Bidunga, Peterson and Bryson Tiller made baskets, but the home crowd came to life when Buchanan viciously threw down a slam dunk off Lipsey’s missed layup at 12:11 to knot it 6-all. Killyan Toure then sank a 24-footer for Iowa State’s first lead at 11:43 to cap a 9-0 run.

Council sparked the Wildcats’ offense by canning a trio of three-pointers and added an alley-oop assist for Bidunga’s dunk with 13:19 left to give the visitors a 20-16 lead.

With his team struggling from long range, Jefferson drove past Bidunga on one series and then Peterson on another, and both Jayhawks fouled him on a made layup. Jefferson converted the three-point plays, the latter at 3:37 to make it 29-22.

The margin grew to 14 behind a 21-7 run to end the half, which the Cyclones, who forced 10 Kansas turnovers, led 37-27 at the break.

Momcilovic connected on his first two treys in the opening 90 seconds of the second half before Lipsey hit two more from deep for a 49-29 lead with 17:06 left as Kansas was outscored 12-0 to increase the deficit.

After going 3 for 16 from deep in the opening 20 minutes, the Cyclones made their first five – the last one Momcilovic’s third of the second half for a 52-32 lead with 16:09 to play.

Kansas only got as close as 12 points as Iowa State made its first six threes and rolled on to win for the sixth time in seven games.

–Field Level Media

Pryce Sandfort swished six 3-pointers on the way to scoring 29 points, as No. 7 Nebraska defeated visiting Northwestern 68-49 on Saturday in Lincoln, Neb.

Nebraska (22-3, 11-3 Big Ten) surpassed last season’s win total despite matching a season-high with 18 turnovers, two fewer than slumping Northwestern (10-16, 2-13).

The Wildcats matched a season-worst with their fifth straight loss. Nick Martinelli scored 11 points to pace the Wildcats, who shot 34.8 percent in the second half.

Arrinten Page split a pair of free throws to put the Wildcats ahead by one point with 12:32 to go. The Cornhuskers regained the advantage on a Cale Jacobsen layup on the next trip down the floor and never relinquished it.

Nebraska held Northwestern without a field goal over a 4:05 stretch midway through the second half. Jacobsen’s layup started the Cornhuskers on a 8-0 run. A Sandfort 3-pointer with 7:46 to go put the hosts ahead by 10 points and set them on a 16-4 spurt to close the game.

Sandfort finished 10-for-21 from the floor, including a 6-for-13 effort from long range.

Sam Hoiberg recorded 14 points, seven rebounds, and five assists, while Jacobsen added 10 points. Rienk Mast grabbed nine boards to help Nebraska to a 40-24 edge on the glass.

Northwestern, which led No. 2 Michigan by 16 in the second half Wednesday before faltering, was unable to sustain momentum after the break Saturday. Angelo Ciaravino scored nine points to go with four rebounds.

Nebraska overcame 10 turnovers and 34.5 percent shooting to take a 28-27 lead into halftime.

Northwestern grabbed a 20-12 advantage when Tre Singleton converted a three-point play with 6:10 left before the break before the Cornhuskers responded down the stretch. Nebraska closed the half on an 8-2 run, bookending the spurt with treys from Braden Frager and Sandfort.

Martinelli, the conference’s leading scorer, didn’t register his first points of the game until he hit a jumper in the paint at the 1:39 mark.

Sandfort led all scorers with 11 first-half points. Jordan Clayton, Ciaravino, and Singleton had five apiece for the Wildcats.

The Cornhuskers improved to 13-2 at Pinnacle Bank Arena this season.

–Field Level Media

England’s Charley Hull shot a final-round 65 to rally from three shots back and win the PIF Saudi Ladies International by one shot in Riyadh on Sunday.

Hull began the day tied for 11th place and was only 1-under par through 12 holes at the Riyadh Golf Club. But the world’s No. 5-ranked player went 6 under over her final eight holes to reach 19 under for the tournament, and her clubhouse lead held up with a one-shot victory over South Africa’s Casandra Alexander and Japan’s Akie Iwai.

“It feels great,” Hull said. “It was funny because last time I was around here my boyfriend said to me go out and make loads of birdies to begin with. He said to me last night make loads of birdies coming in, you love chasing and that’s what I did.

“I feel great and I love this golf course. I like how this golf course has really matured over the years and it’s getting trickier each year. The grass is getting thicker and I really liked it. It was a good challenge.”

Hull made her turn in 2 under for the day. She dropped a shot on the 10th before beginning her run with a birdie-eagle-birdie stretch on hole Nos. 11-13. Hull added a birdie on No. 15 and closed with another on No. 18 to provide the final edge she needed.

“I worked really hard this offseason, so it’s nice to get a result pretty much straight away and it’s one of the bigger events on the LET,” said Hull, who took home the $631,625 winner’s prize.

Alexander had a chance to force a playoff but bogeyed the 17th hole.

“It’s been a great start to the season. There have been a lot of positives from this week, and I can learn from a couple of the shots, but overall, it was pretty solid,” Alexander said. “That gives me a great start to the season, the prep has been good and I’m excited to see what the rest of 2026 has in store for me.”

Iwai made seven birdies against a pair of bogeys in carding a 67 on Sunday, and three-putted the 17th green.

“My style of golf is very aggressive. Today I wanted to try (and go for it). Everything was good in my game,” Iwai said. “My driver, my shots and my putting were all good. On No. 17, I made a three-putt but it’s not a problem because there’s always next week.

“I like the golf course. The weather is a lot different than last year, it’s been lovely. Hopefully, this will give me a good feeling. I will keep going, have a smile on my face and play with my heart.”

Spain’s Carlota Ciganda and Korea’s Hye-Jin Choi finished in a tie for fourth place at 17 under.

–Field Level Media