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Iowa State takes down Oklahoma

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January 5th, 2023 by admin

Caleb Grill buried a late three to put Iowa State up 61-58 with 30 seconds left in the game and the Cyclones held on for a 63-60 win over Oklahoma on Wednesday night.

After Grill’s big three Oklahoma got a tip in two from Jalen Hill to make it 61-60 with 8 seconds left. On the ensuing inbound Tamen Lipsey was knocked to the ground and no foul was called resulting in an Iowa State turnover. Oklahoma then gave it right back on an attempted lob to underneath the basket that went out of bounds off the Sooners. Osun Osunniyi then sealed it with two free throws.

It was a wild game to start with Iowa State jumping out to a 25-7 lead from the outset, only to see Oklahoma storm back with a 20-0 run. It ended up tied at 29 at halftime.

Caleb Grill finished with 20 points and 4 steals. Osun Osunniyi had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Iowa State improved to 11-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12.

Next up for the Cyclones is a trip to 17th-ranked TCU on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.