AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Kansas beat Iowa State the first time this season with its defense.

Wednesday night, the Jayhawks added some offense and ended the 10th-ranked Cyclones' 26-game winning streak at home.

	Lindsey Wilson and her Cyclones teammates couldn't push Brooke Reves and the Jayhawks out of their way.

Brooke Reves scored 24 points, Suzi Raymant added 20 and Kansas forced 27 turnovers with a trapping, physical defense in beating Iowa State 79-71. The Jayhawks never trailed and kept their cool despite a roaring, hostile crowd of 9,370.

"It was pretty exciting," Reves said. "It's amazing to play in front of a crowd like this, that's that intense, and come away with a win."

Kansas (18-6, 9-3 Big 12) built a 17-point lead early in the second half, then held off a late flurry by the Cyclones (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP), whose 55 percent shooting wasn't enough to offset their ball handling problems.

"We never lost our confidence," Reves said. "We stayed calm. We knew they'd have runs through the game. We just had to stay with what we're good at, which is team defense and patience on offense. That came through for us."

Iowa State (18-5, 9-3) lost at home for the first time since March 16, 1998, when it was beaten by Rutgers 62-61 in the second round of the NCAA tournament

The Cyclones had not lost a regular-season game at home since a 76-52 setback to Nebraska on Jan. 30, 1997. Of Iowa State's current players, only senior Monica Huelman had experienced a regular-season loss at home.

"It's disappointing because we had built it up to where it was tough for teams to come in here and play," Iowa State's Stacy Frese said. "It's kind of a mental thing, too. Now people know it can be done, so we're going to have to bounce back."

Kansas set the tone early with its defense and patient, efficient offense against Iowa State's zone. Raymant hit three early 3-pointers as Kansas jumped to a 19-7 lead, forcing the Cyclones into a game of catchup the rest of the way.

The Jayhawks led 39-31 at halftime, then outscored Iowa State 10-1 to start the second half, a run that included two athletic plays by Lynn Pride, who scored 17 points.

Pride outjumped everyone for a tip-in, then leaped to tip the ball away on defense, a sequence she finished with a jumper in the lane to make it 47-32. Kristin Geoffroy's turnaround shot inside made it 49-32 with 15:06 left.

"When they had good looks, they made them," Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said. "Offensively, that was as good as I've seen them."

The Cyclones eventually got their offense in synch and hit five 3-pointers in the final 6:58 to keep the heat on the Jayhawks. A 3 by Desiree Francis, who played despite the death of her grandmother the night before, drew Iowa State to 71-66 with 1:15 left and the crowd was at its loudest.

But Kansas kept its composure. Raymant hit two free throws and Reves made a layup after Iowa State's Megan Taylor threw the ball away. Two free throws by Jennifer Jackson made it 77-66 with 48.3 seconds remaining and finished off the Cyclones.

Reves, finding openings along the baseline, hit 12-of-20 shots and also had seven rebounds, five assists and four steals.

"We felt that was an area that would be open for us," Kansas coach Marian Washington said. "We thought they might try a box-and-one on Lynn or close her down on the high post, so we tried to look for other options."

Francis led Iowa State with 18 points and nine rebounds. Tracy Gahan and Lindsey Wilson each scored 12, but Frese and Taylor, the Cyclones' two leaders, both had disappointing games.

Frese scored just nine points on 1-for-9 shooting. Iowa State's career leader in 3-point baskets, Frese is 2-for-18 from behind the arc in the last three games. Taylor made just 2-of-7 shots in scoring eight points.