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AMES, Iowa (AP) - Junior Georges Niang had a career-high 30 points and nine rebounds as No. 14 Iowa State beat Oakland 93-82 on Friday night

UNLV transfer Bryce Dejean-Jones had 20 points in his debut for the Cyclones (1-0), who improved to 5-0 in openers under coach Fred Hoiberg.

Iowa State sandwiched a 15-3 run around the half after allowing Oakland to tie the score at 38-all. The Cyclones built their lead up to as much as 20 in the second half and won comfortably behind Niang, who figures to be Iowa State's top scoring option this season.

Corey Petros had 25 points and Kahlil Felder scored 23 for Oakland (0-1), which was picked seventh in the preseason Horizon League poll.

Iowa State's offense clicked from the opening tip. However, the defense took a bit longer to get going.

The Cyclones shot 50 percent in the first half. But they couldn't string together enough stops to get a significant run going, and Oakland was able to pull even just before halftime behind strong starts from Petros and Felder.

Iowa State closed the half with a 7-0 run though, and Dejean-Jones gave the Cyclones their first double-digit lead, 51-41, with 16:13 left.

Niang then found Dejean-Jones for an alley-oop - a sight Hoiberg will certainly like to see more of this season. Niang's first 3 of the year put the Cyclones up 65-50 with 11:12 to go.

Dustin Hogue had 15 points and Monte Morris had 14 for the Cyclones, who shot 5 of 9 on 3s in the second half.

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TIP-INS

Iowa State: The Cyclones have seven newcomers on their roster this season. But Dejean-Jones was the only one who saw more than spot duty in the opener. Iowa State also played without sophomore Matt Thomas and junior Abdel Nader, who are serving two-game suspensions after being arrested for drunk driving in the offseason.

Oakland: The 6-foot-10 Petros led the Horizon League in rebounding at 8.2 per game in 2013-14 and was a preseason first-team all-league pick. He was a handful all night for the Cyclones, who are counting on transfer Jameel McKay to shore up their interior defense once he's eligible on Dec. 20.

UP NEXT

Iowa State: Hosts Georgia State on Monday.

Oakland: At Eastern Michigan on Monday.