Cyclones Edged by No. 19 Sooners, 83-82

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - Michael Neal scored a career-high 29 points, including three free throws with 8.4 seconds left, as No. 19 Oklahoma rallied for an 83-82 win over Iowa State on Saturday.

Neal hit eight 3-pointers - another personal best - in 12 attempts for the Sooners (17-6, 8-4 Big 12), who rallied from seven points down in the final 72 seconds to win for the eighth time in their last 10 games.

After Curtis Stinson made one of two free throws to put Iowa State up 82-80, Oklahoma's Terrell Everett was well short on a contested 14-foot jumper. But the loose ball found its way to Neal, who shot from behind the arc while being fouled by Iowa State's John Neal.

Michael Neal made all three free throws. Stinson drove the length of the court but missed an 8-foot underhanded scoop in the final seconds.

Iowa State (14-11, 4-8) has lost four straight. The Cyclones haven't won at the Lloyd Noble Center since 1996, but they came close Saturday thanks to 24 points and nine assists from Stinson and 22 points and seven assists from his backcourt mate, Will Blalock.

The Cyclones led 79-72 after a basket by Stinson with 1:12 left and 81-75 after he hit two free throws with 53.2 seconds left. But he missed 3-of-4 from the line in the final 41.4 seconds, opening the door for Oklahoma.

Everett recorded his first double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 assists. The Sooners shot 53.8 percent from the field, including 13-of-23 (56.5 percent) from 3-point range. Michael Neal, who made his fourth start after coming off the bench most of the season, has made 42 of his last 74 3-point attempts, a 56.8 percent clip.

Iowa State shot 56.1 percent from the field and went 9-of-14 from 3 (64.3 percent). Six of those 3-pointers came in the final 10 minutes of the first half and propelled the Cyclones to a 37-31 halftime lead.

Oklahoma led by as many as eight points in the first half before the Cyclones came back. Iowa State closed the half on a 7-0 run that included a 3-pointer by John Neal and two baskets by Stinson.

Michael Neal kept the Sooners in the game before halftime, going 4-of-7 from 3-point range and scoring 12 points.

Oklahoma opened the second half on a 12-2 run to go ahead 43-39, but Iowa State answered with a 12-4 spurt and the Cyclones stretched their lead to 58-51 with 9:41 left.

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