#3 Iowa State Cyclones At Iowa (12-12-24)

Iowa State Overcomes Double-Digit Deficit to Take Down Iowa in a Rivalry Classic
No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones stunned the Iowa Hawkeyes with an 89-80 comeback victory in Iowa City, snapping a four-game road losing streak in this heated rivalry. Curtis Jones led the charge with a stellar 23-point performance, while Joshua Jefferson delivered a dominant double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds. The Cyclones overcame a 13-point deficit, taking their first lead late in the second half thanks to a clutch layup by Nate Heise.
Tamin Lipsey added 11 points, including a pivotal 3-pointer that jump-started Iowa State’s offense after a slow start from beyond the arc. The Cyclones were ice-cold from three in the first half (3-for-13) but caught fire in the second, going 8-for-15 to seal the win.
Iowa (7-3) had its full roster available for the first time this season, but the Hawkeyes couldn’t capitalize, missing 14 of 15 shots in a critical second-half stretch. Owen Freeman led Iowa with 16 points, while Josh Dix (14 points) and Payton Sandfort (13 points) added support.
Key Moments & Stats:
Turning Point: Iowa missed two crucial free throws with 3:34 left, opening the door for Heise’s go-ahead bucket seconds later.
Cold Stretch: Iowa’s offense froze, going 1-for-15 during a pivotal late-game stretch.
Rivalry Tightens: This marks the first single-digit game in this series in years, breaking a streak of blowouts (average margin of 20.3 points in the last six matchups).
Cyclone Nation, gear up for the season at SoundTheCyrens.com and rep your team in style!

[@tornadoesdontstopspinnin6271]

My man!!!🌪🌪🌪🌪

[@justinredman2517]

Bout time, Orness. Been waiting for days ☺

[@OwensSuperYouTubeChannel9]

That was what I watched. Iowa State made the comeback.

[@OrangeChickenMeow]

Thank you, I was rewatching it on the “Draftmatic” youtube page but I think that channel got copyrighted

[@thegoldbergguy9677]

Choke-eyes 🌪️🌪️🌪️

[@soundthecyrens]

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[@ccscomments757]

This game showed me that Fran McCaffery is quite the tactician: getting his rag tag group of farm boy athletes to compete with athletes who will someday play in the big league is quite a feat. Still, the superior coaching and superior athleticism of the Cyclones won the final minutes in a hostile arena. It was a good game. A good game for both teams to learn from.

[@miloreinhart]

I agree that it was a great game by Iowa, but I don't think Iowa State has any highly regarded NBA talents on their roster

[@ccscomments757]

@@miloreinhart LOL!

[@miloreinhart]

@@ccscomments757 that's not even a hot take, not a single one of their players is a projected first rounder, they're all late 2nd round picks at best

[@Soggychiken123]

@@ccscomments757only Milan is getting nba attention

[@themike97_58]

im curious what prompt u used in chatgpt to get this comment

[@tg497]

No Blood, no foul on Gilbert by the Hawk PG in front of the bench on the reviewed OB play??