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AMES − This time, it was going to take more than a desperate half-court heave. A full-court miracle wouldn’t have been good enough, either.
After Iowa State basketball lost in overtime to Arizona on Jan. 27 following a heave from well beyond mid-court by Caleb Love to tie the game at the buzzer, eventually claiming the win in OT, the Cyclones got revenge over the Wildcats on Saturday night.
The ninth-ranked Cyclones returned to full strength and defeated visiting No. 22 Arizona, 84-67, at Hilton Coliseum, with ex-Cyclones Tyrese Haliburton and Georges Niang showing their support. Haliburton was back in Ames for a banner ceremony to commemorate his 2024 Olympic gold medal with Team USA.
Iowa State pushed its lead into double figures midway through the first half, and the margin stayed there for a majority of the game until a late push by the Wildcats.
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Milan Momcilovic had 17 points and shot 4-of-6 from deep. Tamin Lipsey added 15 points, eight assists and one turnover. Nate Heise finished with 12 points off the bench, including a couple of first-half 3s to help spur the Cyclones ahead. Brandton Chatfield helped jumpstart Iowa State, too, in the opening minutes of the contest and finished with 10 points and eight rebounds. Curtis Jones scored all 12 of his points in the second half.
Keshon Gilbert played in his first game since missing both of the Cyclones’ games at Houston and Oklahoma State with a muscle strain. He had six points on 2-of-8 shooting, with three rebounds, two assists and seven turnovers.
Iowa State shot 27-of-54 (50.0%) as a team and 11-of-21 (52.4%) from beyond the arc.
The Cyclones missed their first four shots of the game, but once they got ahead with Chatfield and Dishon Jackson scoring inside, Iowa State caught fire from beyond the arc.
They made eight consecutive shots on the floor, a streak that included seven 3-pointers.
Momcilovic topped off the run with his fourth…
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Author : The Des Moines Register
Publish date : 2025-03-02 04:35:00
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