N’Guessan, a forward who was spent the past three years at K-State, scored 20 points and he was far and away the best offensive weapon on his team. He also grabbed 10 rebounds for a double-double. Hawkins, a transfer from Illinois, was held to five points.

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Iowa State basketball won in wire-to-wire fashion, but had a scare in the closing minutes when Tamin Lipsey went down with an apparent groin injury.