No. 20 Iowa State Cruises To Win, Illinois Hosts American

(Ames, IA) -- Bryce Dejean-Jones and Georges Niang had 27 and 26 points, respectively, and No. 20 Iowa State cruised past 18th-ranked Arkansas 95-77 on Thursday as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.

Dejean-Jones made all eight of his shots and went 4-of-4 from beyond the arc for the Cyclones (5-1), who have won 24 straight non-conference home games. Niang added eight assists and six rebounds.

Illinois Hosts American

(Champaign, IL) -- The Fighting Illini host American at the State Farm Center Saturday. Tip is at 1 p.m. Illinois is 6-1 and 4-0 at home. The Eagles are 5-3.

In other local college basketball action, Northwestern is at Butler on Saturday. Notre Dame hosts Fairleigh Dickinson also Saturday. Northern Illinois is off until next Saturday.

Thursday, December 4 Scoreboard

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball  ("USA Today" Rankings)

#14 San Diego State Aztecs 57, San Diego Toreros 48

LSU Tigers 74, #17 West Virginia Mountaineers 73 (SEC/Big 12 Challenge)

#19 Iowa State Cyclones 95, #21 Arkansas Razorbacks 77 (SEC/Big 12 Challenge)

Friday, December 5 Schedule (All Times Central)

NCAA Top-25 Men's Basketball  ("USA Today" Rankings)

6:00 p.m. - #1 Kentucky Wildcats host #7 Texas Longhorns  (SEC/Big 12 Challenge)

6:00 p.m. - #5 Louisville Cardinals host FIU Golden Panthers

8:00 p.m. - #11 Kansas Jayhawks host #24 Florida Gators  (SEC/Big 12 Challenge)

8:30 p.m. - #20 Oklahoma Sooners host Missouri Tigers  (SEC Big 12 Challenge)

6:00 p.m. - #23 Connecticut Huskies host Yale Bulldogs