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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, August 31
Ames, Iowa
11:00 AM
Iowa State
1-0
29
vs
26
UNI
0-1
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
OT
OT
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UNI
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0
13
0
3
7
3
26
Iowa State
3
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7
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Cyclones Defeat UNI, 29-26, In Triple OT
08.31.2019 | Football
AMES, Iowa – Sheldon Croney plunged in from a yard out to give No. 21 Iowa State the 29-26 win in triple OT against Northern Iowa Saturday afternoon at MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium in front of a sellout crowd. The Cyclones improve to 1-0 this season and Northern Iowa starts the season 0-1.
The Cyclones and Panthers battled back and forth through a pair of overtimes before ISU eventually prevailed. The Iowa State defense held UNI to a 28-yard field goal in the third overtime to take over with a chance to win.
The Cyclones marched inside the five before nearly losing the game to a fumble. Croney had the ball knocked out of his arms on a third-down carry, but quarterback Brock Purdy saved the day by leaping on the ball and wrestling it away at the one-yard line, giving the Cyclones a fresh set of downs.
Croney, who saw the majority of the action in overtime, ended the game on the next play with a touchdown run just off center. Croney finished with 56 yards on 13 carries.
UNI took its first lead of the game on a 53-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Xavior Williams when Purdy was hit on a pass attempt late in the third quarter. The Cyclones tied the game with less than a minute remaining in regulation on a 23-yard field goal by kicker Connor Assalley.
The teams traded field goals in the first overtime before ISU grad transfer La'Michael Pettway put the Cyclones in front with a 9-yard touchdown reception. UNI would respond with a 7-yard reception by Trevor Allen from redshirt freshman Will McElvain to send it to the decisive third overtime.
The only scoring in the first half came via a 42-yard field goal from Assalley late in the opening quarter. The Cyclones outgained the Panthers, 174-92, in the first half, but costly mistakes kept the Cyclones from putting more points on the board.
Players of Note…
Deshaunte Jones finished the game with career highs of 14 catches and 126 yards. His 14 receptions were the second-most in school history.
Pettway made his impact felt in his first game as a Cyclone, finishing with a pair of touchdowns on three catches.
Purdy finished the game going 30-for-41 for 278 yards and two touchdowns.
O'Rien Vance finished the game with a career-high two sacks and eight tackles. Mike Rose had eight tackles and a career-best 3.5 tackles for a loss.
Cyclone Quick Hits
*Today's Attendance: 61,500…It was the sixth sellout with the new configuration.
*Deshaunte Jones has caught a pass in 37 of his 39 career games.
*Julian Good-Jones has now started 38-consecutive games for the Cyclones…he started at left tackle in today's game.
*Iowa State improves to 5-9 in overtime games and 4-0 all-time in triple OT contests.
Up Next
Iowa State has next weekend off before hosting Iowa in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series showdown at MidAmerican Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium. Kickoff against Iowa will be at 3 p.m. with FS1 televising.
Team Stats
UNI
ISU
Total Yards
262
463
Pass Yards
228
278
Rushing Yards
34
185
Penalty Yards
50
50
1st Downs
17
26
3rd Downs
6
7
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
27:55
32:05
1st Quarter
UNI 0, ISU 3
ISU - Assalley, C. 42 yd field goal 9 plays, 34 yards, TOP 2:37
3rd Quarter
UNI 3, ISU 3
UNI - Cook, Matthew 50 yd field goal 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 2:04
UNI 3, ISU 10
ISU - Pettway, L. 7 yd pass from Purdy, Brock (Assalley, C. kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:25
UNI 6, ISU 10
UNI - Cook, Matthew 31 yd field goal 15 plays, 75 yards, TOP 6:45
UNI 13, ISU 10
UNI - Williams,X 53 yd fumble recovery (Cook, Matthew kick)
4th Quarter
UNI 13, ISU 13
ISU - Assalley, C. 23 yd field goal 17 plays, 74 yards, TOP 6:52
OT Quarter
UNI 16, ISU 13
UNI - Cook, Matthew 49 yd field goal 4 plays, -6 yards, TOP 0:00
UNI 16, ISU 16
ISU - Assalley, C. 22 yd field goal 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 0:00
UNI 16, ISU 23
ISU - Pettway, L. 9 yd pass from Purdy, Brock (Assalley, C. kick) 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00
UNI 23, ISU 23
UNI - Allen,Trevor 7 yd pass from McElvain,Will (Cook, Matthew kick) 7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00
UNI 26, ISU 23
UNI - Cook, Matthew 28 yd field goal 6 plays, 14 yards, TOP 0:00
UNI 26, ISU 29
ISU - Croney, Sheldon 1 yd run (), 5 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00
Game Leaders
CMP
30
TD
2
YDS
278
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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