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Iowa State University Athletics
Wednesday, February 8
Morgantown, W.Va.
6:00 PM
Iowa State University
16-7,7-4Big 12
71
at
76
West Virginia
15-9,4-7Big 12
1
2
F
Iowa St.
30
41
71
West Virginia
36
40
76
Iowa State Edged by West Virginia, 76-71
02.08.2023 | Men's Basketball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) No. 11 Iowa State (16-7, 7-4 Big 12) fell to the West Virginia Mountaineers (15-9, 4-7 Big 12) 76-71 on Wednesday night. Despite three Cyclones scoring in double figures, the Mountaineers escaped with the victory.
With the loss, Iowa State missed a chance to move into a first-place tie with No. 5 Texas, which lost at Kansas on Monday night.
Iowa State trailed for most of the game. Jaren Holmes made the Cyclones' only field goal in the final five minutes, a bank shot that put Iowa State ahead 71-70 with 1:28 remaining. But Iowa State didn't score again.
West Virginia's Joe Toussaint made two free throws on the ensuing possession. After Iowa State missed a pair of shots, Johnson threw the ball away in the lane for West Virginia. Iowa State's Caleb Grill then missed a contested layup on the fast break with 12 seconds left.
After Toussaint made two more free throws, Iowa State still had a chance to tie the score. But Holmes was called for an offensive foul with 4.5 seconds left, and Matthews made two free throws for the final margin.
Holmes led the Cyclones with 18 points. Freshman Tamin Lipsey had a season-high 16 points and Grill added 13.
Coming off a big home win over No. 9 Kansas, Iowa State committed eight early turnovers and trailed by as many as 15 points against the Mountaineers in the first half.
NOTES:
-ISU has held all but one Big 12 opponent below its scoring average.
-Caleb Grill surpassed 500 points as a Cyclone.
-Jaren Holmes made the 100th-consecutive start of his career.
BIG PICTURE
Iowa State: The Cyclones return to Hilton Coliseum on Saturday. The Cyclones are 12-0 at home this season.
UP NEXT
Iowa State: Hosts Oklahoma State on Saturday. The Cowboys beat the Cyclones 61-59 on Jan. 21 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Team Stats
IowaSt
WVU
FG%
.460
.420
3FG%
.333
.421
FT%
.792
.839
RB
30
23
TO
14
11
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
1
3FGM
0
FTM
6
Players Mentioned
Eric Mulder and Nate Heise 8_5_25 presser
Tuesday, August 05
TJ Otzelberger 8_5_25 presser
Tuesday, August 05
Jamrion Batemon 7_24_25 interview
Thursday, July 24
Dominykas Pleta 7_24_25 interview
Thursday, July 24
