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Tamin Lipsey had 26 points and 10 assists as second-seeded Iowa State pulled away in the second half for an 82-63 win over No. 7 seed Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Cyclones are headed back to the Sweet 16 and will play Tennessee on Friday night in Chicago. Iowa State played without All-America forward Joshua Jefferson, who sprained his ankle in a first-round win over Tennessee State and watched from the end of the bench. Denzel Aberdeen scored points and Otega Oweh had 18 for Kentucky, which was outscored 51-33 in the second half.