LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Despite a career-high eight 3-pointers from Caleb Grill, the Iowa State men’s basketball team fell to Texas Tech in overtime 80-77 on Monday night.
The Red Raiders trailed 59-36 with 12:36 remaining after one of Caleb Grill’s career-best eight 3-pointers, but a 20-3 run started not long after to make it close down the stretch.
Grill scored 24 points but missed his final three 3-pointers after starting 8 of 9. One came on a frantic game-ending sequence in which the Cyclones (15-6, 6-3) missed three from long range trying to force a second overtime.
Iowa State still led by five with 40 seconds remaining in regulation when Kevin Obanor hit a 3-pointer and the Red Raiders forced one of 14 second-half turnovers from the Cyclones on the inbound play.
Harmon was fouled on a drive and made both free throws for the first tie of the game with 21 seconds remaining after Iowa State had led all the way. Gabe Kalscheur’s 3-pointer at the buzzer for Iowa State was short.
The Red Raiders took their first lead early in overtime on a layup by D’Maurian Williams, and their biggest lead was the final margin.
The Cyclones, who beat Texas Tech by 34 points at home last month, led by 17 at halftime and took their first 20-point lead one of Grill’s 3s in the opening seconds of the second half.
Iowa State’s only field goal in the final 10 minutes of regulation was the 3-pointer that gave Grill his career high of eight.
BIG PICTURE
Iowa State: The Cyclones entered with the Big 12’s best scoring defense and had held their first seven conference opponents under 70 points for the first time since joining the conference in the mid-1990s. But three straight teams, including Missouri of the SEC, have surpassed that mark.
NOTES
–Caleb Grill set a new career high with eight 3-pointers.
–Caleb Grill connected on a school record eight 3-pointers in a road conference game. The last Cyclone to net eight 3-pointers in a road conference game was Craig Brackins against Baylor on January 12, 2008.
–Tamin Lipsey hit the 100 assist mark for the season.
–Robert Jones went over 100 field goals made at Iowa State.
–Jaren Holmes went over 1,300 points for his career.
–Gabe Kalscheur has over 150 steals in his career.
–Gabe Kalscheur surpassed 600 points at Iowa State.
UP NEXT
Iowa State: No. 8 Kansas visits Hilton Coliseum on Saturday. The Jayhawks beat the Cyclones by two at home on Jan. 14.
