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03.10.2022 | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Missouri – Iowa State (20-12, 7-11 Big 12) could not take advantage of a strong contingent of Cyclone fans that made the trip to the T-Mobile Center as ISU fell to No. 3 seed and No. 14 Texas Tech (24-8, 12-6 Big 12) 72-41 on Thursday night in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship.
It was a struggle across the board for Iowa State, who shot just 31.3 percent (15-of-48) and committed 20 turnovers. Meanwhile, Texas Tech shot 50 percent from the field (28-of-56), having a 40-to-24 edge on the boards.
In defeat, the ISU effort was led by Big 12 Freshman of the Year Tyrese Hunter, who had nine points and five rebounds, while Izaiah Brockington contributed seven points.
After a slow start for both teams, it was the Red Raiders who were able to break the funk, scoring eight-straight to make a tie game 13-5 TTU. A Gabe Kalscheur lay-in ended that skid, but the Cyclones continued to struggle shooting, making just two of its next 11 shots as Texas Tech pushed its advantage to 16 at 27-11.
The Cyclones were under 30 percent from the field in the first half, going 8-of-28 (28.6 percent), only stringing together consecutive field goal makes once in the first period, something Tech was able to do six times as the Red Raiders built up a halftime lead.
Things did not improve to begin the second half, with Iowa State committing five turnovers and missing three shots before Kalscheur finally got ISU on the board 5:29 into the period, but with TTU having moved ahead by 28 at that point.
The Tech lead would get as high as 33 points, as the Red Raiders ran away with the contest and a spot into the Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship semifinals.
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Iowa State will await its postseason fate during the 2022 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships Selection Show on Sunday at 5 p.m. on CBS.