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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, March 1
Ames, Iowa
8:00 PM
Iowa State University
22-7,12-6Big 12
84
vs
67
Arizona
19-10,13-5Big 12
1
2
F
Arizona
30
37
67
Iowa St.
43
41
84
Photo by: LUKE LU @KL6PHOTO
No. 9 Iowa State Picks Up Another Top-25 Win In 84-67 Triumph Over No. 22 Arizona
03.01.2025 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa – Another top-25 team goes down in Hilton Coliseum.
No. 9 Iowa State (22-7, 12-6 Big 12) led by as many as 24 points in the second half in a convincing 84-67 victory over No. 22 Arizona (19-10, 13-5 Big 12) Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum.
The win avenged a heartbreaking loss the Cyclones suffered earlier this season at Arizona and it was the 25th victory over a top-25 opponent by head coach T.J. Otzelberger, the most by a Cyclone skipper in school history.
Iowa State built its large lead thanks to a season-high-tying 11 3-pointers on 21 attempts. On the flip side, the Wildcats made just 4-of-22 from beyond the arc.
The Cyclones were balanced offensively with five players scoring in double figures, led by Milan Momcilovic, who tallied 14 of his team-high 17 points in the first half.
ISU's bench was sensational with Nate Heise and Curtis Jones, who was scoreless in the first half, recording 12 points each. Brandton Chatfield posted 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds and Tamin Lipsey added 15 points for the Cyclones. Jaden Bradley led Arizona with 18 points.
How it Happened
Both teams got off to slow starts. ISU made just 3-of-10 from the field to open the game and Arizona went through a 1-of-10 stretch.
The Cyclones began to heat up midway through the first half. First Heise buried a 3-pointer followed by a Lipsey trey, and the Cyclones held an 18-9 lead.
This started a stretch where ISU made eight-straight shots, including six 3-pointers, a trio coming from Momcilovic and another from Heise to give ISU a 32-17 lead with 6:17 left. A pair of treys by Caleb Love during the run was the only thing keeping the Wildcats in it.
Momcilovic kept stroking it, firing in his fourth 3-pointer of the first half to open up a 39-22 Cyclone lead with just over four minutes remaining. The Wildcats then answered with six-straight points, but Lipsey responded with a four-point play when he was fouled on a 3-pointer at the top of the key.
ISU went into the break with a 43-30 lead behind Momcilovic's 14 points.
Iowa State opened up a 20-point lead (54-34) with an 11-4 spurt to begin the second half. Keshon Gilbert capped off the run with a trey. Moments later back-to-back steals by the Cyclones led to lay-ins by Lipsey and Jones, and suddenly ISU was up 62-38 with 12:38 left in the contest.
The Wildcats didn't let up, trimming the Cyclone lead to 67-53 behind a 15-5 run with under six minutes remaining, as the Cyclones went without a basket for over six minutes. A steal and lay-in by Carter Bryant helped the Wildcats cut the lead to 71-61 with under four minutes remaining.
Heise finally broke ISU's field goal drought with a dunk to make it 75-64 with 2:55 left. Jones then made five free-throws and a bucket to pad the ISU lead to 82-67 at the 1:22 mark to put the game out of reach.
Key Performer
Tamin Lipsey controlled the offense with his ballhandling and added scoring punch in the Cyclone victory. He dished out a team-high eight assists and netted 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting and a 2-of-3 performance from beyond the arc. Lipsey also made all five of his free-throw attempts.
Up Next
Iowa State plays host to BYU on Tuesday (March 4). Tipoff is set for 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
Team Stats
UA
IowaSt
FG%
.333
.500
3FG%
.182
.524
FT%
.926
.826
RB
31
31
TO
14
16
STL
12
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
5
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
5
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