Love, Arizona deliver ‘fantastic theater,’ stun No
Jan 28, 2025, 01:47 AM ET
TUCSON, Ariz.– Caleb Love struck a game-tying heave from beyond half court at the end of policy– in what he later on called the “finest minute of my life”– and made two more 3-pointers in overtime, completing with 22 points and raising Arizona to an 86-75 win over No. 3 Iowa State on Monday night.The Cyclones(17-3, 7-2 Huge 12)seemed in control when Joshua Jefferson struck one of 2 totally free tosses with 2.2 seconds staying, however they left too much time on the clock.Love, who was 1-for-10 on 3s at that point, took a couple of dribbles and banked in his shot from behind the midcourt logo, sending a holler through McKale Center.Love then struck 2 corner threes in overtime, and Carter Bryant included another to cap Arizona’s very first win over a top-five opponent as an unranked group because beating No. 3 UCLA in 1979.”They were much better down the stretch in regulation than we were; you’re simply trying to hang in there and give yourself a possibility,”stated Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd. “Desperation 3 was most likely not the opportunity you’re trying to give yourself– but it made for fantastic theater. “It was a great minute for Arizona basketball.”Love’s chance at the buzzer was his second career go-ahead or game-tying basket in the last 10 seconds; as a sophomore with North Carolina against Syracuse on Feb. 28, 2022, he hit a consent 3-pointer from approximately 30 feet with eight seconds left.1 st 2nd/OT Overall 3-14 7-15 * 3-pt FG pct 21 %47% Open 0-5 5-9 * Love hit last
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I said, you got to offer it up to God, which was all him.” Love noted that he always is going to have confidence in himself to keep shooting, whether he’s” 1-for-10 or 10-for-10 … you got to have confidence in yourself that the next one’s entering.”Tobe Awaka ended up with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats(14-6, 8-1). Tamin Lipsey scored 18 points, and Keshon Gilbert included 17 to lead the Cyclones.Iowa State had a seven-point advantage in the very first half before Arizona addressed with the biggest run versus the Cyclones this season, scoring 16 straight points to increase 34-25. Lipsey, who signed up 14 first-half points, pulled the Cyclones within 34-30 at halftime on a corner 3. The Cyclones have had a knack for pulling out close wins, but they failed after Love’s heave. It was their 5th loss to an unranked opponent as a top-five team and their 2nd such defeat this season (Jan. 18 at West Virginia). Arizona outscored Iowa State 15-4
in overtime. The Wildcats’ 11-point margin of success tied their biggest in an OT game in program history.Iowa State shot 1-of-6 and had three turnovers in the additional period.ESPN Research and The Associated Press added to this report.