The Iowa State men’s basketball team is still dancing. The Cyclones beat LSU 59-54 on Friday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Tyrese Hunter poured in 23 points and drained 7 of 11 from three point range to lead the Cyclones to the win.

Iowa State led 24-19 at halftime and rode Hunter’s hot shooting late in the game to the win. Izaiah Brockington added 19 points, 4 rebounds, and three steals. The Cyclones improved to 21-12 on the season.

They will now face third-seeded Wisconsin on Sunday at 5:10 p.m. on TNT. The Badgers advanced with a 67-60 win over Colgate in the last game of the day on Friday.

DETROIT — University of Iowa senior Jacob Warner advanced to the finals of the 2022 NCAA Championships following a 6-4 semifinal win Friday night at Little Caesars Arena. 

Warner, the No. 6 seed at 197 pounds, scored four points in the third period to defeat Wyoming’s second-ranked Stephen Buchanan and advance to the NCAA finals for the first time in his career.

After a scoreless first period, Warner escaped to start the second, surrendered a takedown, and then escaped again in the closing seconds to enter the third period tied, 2-2. In the top position to start the third, Warner separated himself from Buchanan with four nearfall points to build a 6-2 lead. He gave up an escape and was dinged a point for stalling to make the final score, 6-4.

“I wrestled him last year and turned him so I knew I could do something on top,” Warner said. “My last two matches were won by being able to ride so I knew it was going to be a big factor in this match.

“All week I was working on getting that wrist tight. I got that wrist and as soon as I got it seatbelted to his hip I knew I could do something with it. I didn’t get it right away. I had to stick with it, keep elevating and going into him, and it made the difference.”

Warner advanced to the finals to extend Iowa’s streak of consecutive NCAA Championship finals appearances to 32 straight. He outscored his four opponents 19-5 to reach the finals, where he will face Penn State’s top-ranked Gabe Dean.

“Finish the wrist tilt today, good job. Finish the match, good job. Now we have to finish the tournament,” said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. “We are in the finals. Good job Jacob Warner.”

ALL-AMERICAN ROUND

Alex Marinelli, Michael Kemerer and Tony Cassioppi all picked up wins in the Round of 12 to secure All-America honors. Cassioppi earned a spot on the stand with a 4-0 win in his opening match, but dropped his second match of the night, 11-5, and will wrestle for seventh-place Saturday.

Marinelli became Iowa’s 25th four-time All-American with a 6-2 win in his first match and advanced to the consolation semifinals with a 4-2 in his second match.

Kemerer used a third-period takedown to clinch a 5-2 win in his first consolation match, securing the All-America honor and becoming the first five-time All-American in program history. Kemerer backed up his first win with a 3-1 overtime victory in the consolation quarters.

“Two tough wins, each guy,” Brands said. “There is no gimmie round. There is no slouch. You have to be ready. When you come back after (a loss), especially an upset, the emotions, you have to even them out. The thing that sucks is what sucks. The thing that you can control is go compete at your best the next time out.”

Austin DeSanto will join Marinelli and Kemerer in the consolation semifinals. DeSanto, seeded No. 5 at 133, surrendered a takedown to top-seeded Roman Bravo-Young with nine seconds left in the match to drop a 3-1 decision.

The Hawkeyes enter Saturday in fourth place with 62.0 team points. Penn State leads the team race with 108.0 points. Michigan (84.5) and Arizona State (63.5) round out the top four. 

UP NEXT

The NCAA Championships continue Saturday at 10 a.m. (CT). ESPNU and WatchESPN are providing television and online coverage of the medal rounds. The finals begin Saturday at 6 p.m. on ESPN.

DETROIT – Three Iowa State Cyclones earned All-American honors Friday night at the NCAA Championships, as the Cyclones increased the total number of wrestling All-Americans at Iowa State to 304 by 160 individuals.

David Carr (157), Marcus Coleman (184) and Yonger Bastida (197) are the latest Cyclones to join the All-American club. Carr and Bastida won a pair of matches, as they advanced to the consolation semifinals on Saturday morning. Coleman won his first match of the night and will wrestle for seventh place on Saturday morning. The medal matches begin at 10 a.m. (CT) Saturday at Little Caesars Arena and will be aired on ESPNU.

Iowa State’s three wrestlers in the Blood Round was the most since having three in 2010. Carr became the 35^th three-time All-American in program history. Coleman is the first 184 pound All-American since Jake Varner in 2008.

Carr opened the night by beating No. 6 Jared Franek of North Dakota State 4-3 in the Blood Round. Trailing 3-2, Carr used a takedown with :26 left to secure his sixth career victory over Franek. The two have met each other in the last two Big 12 Championship matches. Carr won his second match of the night by medical forfeit over No. 11 Austin O’Connor (North Carolina). Carr will face No. 8 Will Lewan of Michigan in the consolation semifinals. Carr defeated Lewan by 10-2 major decision in the second round of the 2021 NCAA Championships.

Coleman dominated his blood round match, eliminating No. 6 Trey Munoz of Oregon State by 13-2 major decision. Coleman led 3-2 after the first period and started the second on bottom. Coleman escaped :06 into the period, while recording a takedown and four nearfall points with :19 left in the period. Coleman added a takedown, a stalling point and a riding time point for the major decision. In the consolation quarterfinals, No. 7 Kaleb Romero of Ohio State beat Coleman by 13-4 major decision. Coleman will face Cornell’s 11^th-seeded Jonathan Loew in the seventh-place match.

Bastida had a pair of one-point matches, as he advanced to the consolation semifinals. A late takedown first period gave Bastida a 2-0 lead after one. Woodley escaped in the second, as Bastida led 2-1 into the third period. Bastida opened the final period with a takedown, but Woodley countered with an escape and takedown with 1:01 left to tie the match. Bastida escaped with :47 left for the win. In the win over Bulsak, Bastida led 2-1 after the first period with a takedown with :32 left in the first period. Bastida had a takedown in the second period, as he held on to win 4-3 after a neutral start to the third. Bastida will face No. 2 Stephen Buchanan of Wyoming in the consolation semifinals. Buchanan is 2-0 against Bastida this year, having beaten Bastida 6-4 (SV) in the dual and winning by fall in 6:57 at the Big 12 Championship.

Penn State leads the team race with 108 points, while Michigan is second with 84.5. Arizona State is third with 63.5. The Cyclones moved up to 19^th with 28.5 points going into the final day.

The No. 2 seed Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the No. 15 seed Illinois State Redbirds, 98-58, in the NCAA Tournament First Round inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday. Sophomore Caitlin Clark registered her 16th season and 25th career double-double with 27 points and 10 assists. Four Hawkeyes scored in double-figures, including Clark (27), senior Monika Czinano (18), senior Tomi Taiwo (13) and junior Gabbie Marshall (13).

Iowa shot a terrific 20-21 at the foul line in the win. The Hawkeyes are now 13-7 all time in the NCAA Tournament First Round. Iowa’s 98 points are the most that the program has scored in a NCAA Tournament game, besting the previous record (89) set against Oregon during the 2001 tournament.

Up Next: Iowa will play No. 10 seed Creighton on Sunday in the NCAA Tournament Second Round game. Tipoff and TV designation are yet to be determined.