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Love ties it with halfcourt shot at buzzer, Arizona knocks off No. 3 Iowa State 86-75 in OT

AP
Jan 28, 2025

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Caleb Love hit a tying heave from beyond halfcourt at the end of regulation and made two more 3-pointers in overtime, finishing with 22 points and lifting Arizona to an 86-75 win over No. 3 Iowa State on Monday night.

The Cyclones (17-3, 7-2 Big 12) appeared to be in control when Joshua Jefferson hit one of two free throws with 2.2 seconds remaining, but 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 roar through McKale Center.

Love then hit two corner 3s in overtime and Carter Bryant added another to cap Arizona’s first win over a top-5 opponent as an unranked team since beating No. 3 UCLA in 1979.

Tobe Awaka finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (14-6, 8-1).

Tamin Lipsey scored 18 points and Keshon Gilbert added 17 to lead the Cyclones.

Iowa State led by seven in the first half before Arizona answered with the biggest run against the Cyclones this year, scoring 16 straight points to go up 34-25.

Lipsey, who had 14 first-half points, pulled the Cyclones within 34-30 at halftime on a corner 3.

Iowa State: The Cyclones have had a knack for pulling out close wins, but fell flat after Love's heave.

Arizona: Love loves the big moments and had a massive one on a poor shooting night to give Arizona a memorable win.

Love's incredible shot at the buzzer is one Arizona fans - maybe Iowa State's, too - won't forget for a long time.

Iowa State shot 1 of 6 and had three turnovers in overtime.

Iowa State hosts Kansas State on Saturday, and Arizona plays at rival Arizona State.

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1st Half
IAST
Cyclones
30
ARIZ
Wildcats
34

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Wildcats gains possession)
19:45		Jaden Bradley turnover (bad pass)
19:33		Caleb Love shooting foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
19:33		Curtis Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:33	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	1-0
19:06	+2	Caleb Love makes two point jump shot	1-2
18:42	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point hook shot	3-2
18:25		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
18:23		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
18:10		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
18:08		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
17:59		Trey Townsend misses three point jump shot
17:57		Wildcats offensive rebound
17:54		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
17:52		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
17:38	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	6-2
17:29		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul)
17:29	+1	Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-3
17:29	+1	Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	6-4
17:06	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	8-4
16:42		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
16:40		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
16:34		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Bradley steals)
16:30		Tobe Awaka turnover (lost ball) (Dishon Jackson steals)
16:24		Joshua Jefferson turnover (traveling)
16:09	+2	Trey Townsend makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists)	8-6
15:52		Curtis Jones misses two point layup
15:47		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
15:43		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
15:43		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
15:43		Tobe Awaka personal foul
15:43		TV timeout
15:26		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
15:24		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
15:17		Jaden Bradley misses two point layup
15:15		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
14:50		Joshua Jefferson misses two point hook shot
14:48		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
14:41		KJ Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
14:32	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	10-6
14:32		Trey Townsend shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
14:32	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 1 of 1	11-6
14:22		Henri Veesaar misses three point jump shot
14:20		Carter Bryant offensive rebound
14:19		Joshua Jefferson personal foul
14:06		Brandton Chatfield personal foul
13:59		KJ Lewis misses two point jump shot
13:57		Cyclones defensive rebound
13:43		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
13:41		Curtis Jones offensive rebound
13:32		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
13:30		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
13:16	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point jump shot	11-8
13:02		Keshon Gilbert turnover (bad pass)
12:51		Henri Veesaar turnover (lost ball)
12:35		Dishon Jackson misses two point layup
12:33		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
12:27		Tamin Lipsey turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Bradley steals)
12:21		Jaden Bradley misses two point layup
12:19		Demarion Watson defensive rebound
12:08		Carter Bryant blocks Demarion Watson's two point layup
12:06		Henri Veesaar defensive rebound
12:01		Jaden Bradley turnover (bad pass) (Curtis Jones steals)
12:01		KJ Lewis shooting foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
12:01		Curtis Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
12:01	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	12-8
11:39		Dishon Jackson blocks Carter Bryant's two point layup
11:37		Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
11:28		TV timeout
11:20		Henri Veesaar shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
11:20		Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:20	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-8
10:54		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
10:52		Cyclones defensive rebound
10:36		Dishon Jackson misses two point layup
10:34		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
10:08		Anthony Dell'Orso turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
10:01		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
9:59		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
9:55		Keshon Gilbert shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
9:55	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-9
9:55	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-10
9:46	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot	16-10
9:32	+2	Tobe Awaka makes two point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)	16-12
9:20		Joshua Jefferson misses two point jump shot
9:18		KJ Lewis defensive rebound
9:04		Anthony Dell'Orso misses three point jump shot
9:02		Trey Townsend offensive rebound
8:56		KJ Lewis misses three point jump shot
8:54		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
8:44		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
8:42		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
8:24		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
8:22		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
8:16		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
8:14		KJ Lewis defensive rebound
7:55	+2	Trey Townsend makes two point layup (Anthony Dell'Orso assists)	16-14
7:32		Brandton Chatfield turnover (traveling)
7:32		TV timeout
7:19	+2	Caleb Love makes two point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)	16-16
6:57	+2	Nate Heise makes two point jump shot (Dishon Jackson assists)	18-16
6:49	+2	Tobe Awaka makes two point layup (Jaden Bradley assists)	18-18
6:34		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
6:32		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
6:25	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup	20-18
6:01		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
5:59		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup (Curtis Jones assists)	22-18
5:35		Jaden Bradley turnover (lost ball) (Curtis Jones steals)
5:24	+3	Demarion Watson makes three point jump shot (Tamin Lipsey assists)	25-18
5:19		Wildcats 30 second timeout
5:00		Caleb Love misses two point layup
4:58		Dishon Jackson defensive rebound
4:44		Dishon Jackson misses two point jump shot
4:42		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
4:30	+3	Jaden Bradley makes three point jump shot (Henri Veesaar assists)	25-21
3:58		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
3:56		Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
3:53		Carter Bryant blocks Tamin Lipsey's three point jump shot
3:51		KJ Lewis defensive rebound
3:51		TV timeout
3:51		Tamin Lipsey technical foul
3:51		Caleb Love misses technical free throw 1 of 1
3:31	+3	Carter Bryant makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)	25-24
3:14		Brandton Chatfield turnover (lost ball) (Henri Veesaar steals)
3:10	+2	KJ Lewis makes two point layup	25-26
3:10		Brandton Chatfield shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
3:10	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 1	25-27
2:53		Henri Veesaar blocks Dishon Jackson's two point layup
2:51		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
2:39		Curtis Jones personal foul
2:32	+3	Carter Bryant makes three point jump shot (Henri Veesaar assists)	25-30
2:27		Cyclones 30 second timeout
2:11		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Carter Bryant steals)
1:56		Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot
1:54		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
1:43		Tamin Lipsey turnover (lost ball) (Carter Bryant steals)
1:37	+2	Caleb Love makes two point dunk (KJ Lewis assists)	25-32
1:23		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
1:21		KJ Lewis defensive rebound
1:11		KJ Lewis misses two point layup
1:09		Jaden Bradley offensive rebound
1:06	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point tip layup	25-34
0:44	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point jump shot	27-34
0:26		Henri Veesaar misses three point jump shot
0:24		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
0:03	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Curtis Jones assists)	30-34
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
IAST
Cyclones
41
ARIZ
Wildcats
37

Time		Play	Score
19:47		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
19:45		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
19:42		Tobe Awaka shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
19:42	+1	Dishon Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-34
19:42		Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:42		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
19:17		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
19:15		Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
19:14		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul)
19:14	+1	Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-35
19:14	+1	Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-36
19:02	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	33-36
18:44		Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot
18:42		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
18:28	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists)	35-36
18:14		Jaden Bradley misses two point layup
18:12		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
18:05	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup	37-36
17:45	+3	Trey Townsend makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)	37-39
17:22		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
17:20		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
17:04		Jaden Bradley misses two point jump shot
17:02		Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
17:00	+2	Tobe Awaka makes two point jump shot	37-41
16:44	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup	39-41
16:25	+2	Tobe Awaka makes two point jump shot (Caleb Love assists)	39-43
16:13	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot	42-43
15:50		TV timeout
15:36		Carter Bryant misses three point jump shot
15:34		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
15:29	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	44-43
15:20		Carter Bryant offensive foul
15:20		Carter Bryant turnover (offensive foul)
15:07	+3	Joshua Jefferson makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	47-43
14:47	+2	Carter Bryant makes two point layup (KJ Lewis assists)	47-45
14:37		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Love steals)
14:32	+2	Caleb Love makes two point layup	47-47
14:16	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point hook shot	49-47
14:02		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
14:00		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
13:53		Joshua Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Bradley steals)
13:44	+2	Jaden Bradley makes two point dunk	49-49
13:34		Jaden Bradley personal foul
13:29	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	51-49
13:06		Dishon Jackson blocks Caleb Love's two point jump shot
13:04		KJ Lewis offensive rebound
12:52		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
12:50		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
12:46		Curtis Jones turnover (bad pass)
12:32		KJ Lewis turnover (lost ball)
12:28		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass) (Tobe Awaka steals)
12:14		Nate Heise shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
12:14	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-50
12:14		KJ Lewis misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:14		Demarion Watson defensive rebound
11:56		TV timeout
11:42		Cyclones turnover (shot clock violation)
11:33		Jaden Bradley turnover (bad pass) (Nate Heise steals)
11:33		Demarion Watson turnover (bad pass) (Jaden Bradley steals)
11:26		Jaden Bradley turnover (double dribble)
11:11		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
11:09		Trey Townsend defensive rebound
10:55	+3	Carter Bryant makes three point jump shot (KJ Lewis assists)	51-53
10:38		Tamin Lipsey misses two point layup
10:36		KJ Lewis defensive rebound
10:30		Demarion Watson shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
10:30	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	51-54
10:30	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	51-55
10:18	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point hook shot	53-55
10:03		Caleb Love turnover (traveling)
9:52	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot	55-55
9:30		KJ Lewis misses two point layup
9:28		Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
9:20	+2	Tobe Awaka makes two point layup	55-57
9:12		Joshua Jefferson misses two point layup
9:10		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
8:57		KJ Lewis turnover (lost ball) (Dishon Jackson steals)
8:41		Carter Bryant personal foul
8:37		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
8:35		Wildcats defensive rebound
8:23		Curtis Jones personal foul
8:07		KJ Lewis misses two point layup
8:05		Tobe Awaka offensive rebound
7:57	+2	Tobe Awaka makes two point layup	55-59
7:49		Tamin Lipsey misses two point jump shot
7:47		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
7:24		Jaden Bradley turnover (traveling)
7:24		TV timeout
7:17		Carter Bryant personal foul
7:04	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point hook shot	57-59
6:43		Brandton Chatfield shooting foul (Tobe Awaka draws the foul)
6:43	+1	Tobe Awaka makes regular free throw 1 of 2	57-60
6:43		Tobe Awaka misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:43		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
6:20		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
6:18		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
6:12		Dishon Jackson misses two point jump shot
6:12		KJ Lewis defensive rebound
6:12		Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
5:52		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
5:50		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
5:48		Carter Bryant personal foul
5:29		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
5:27		Cyclones offensive rebound
5:23	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists)	59-60
5:23		Tobe Awaka shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
5:23	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	60-60
5:23		Cyclones 30 second timeout
5:23		TV timeout
5:04		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
5:02		KJ Lewis offensive rebound
4:57	+2	KJ Lewis makes two point layup	60-62
4:43	+2	Demarion Watson makes two point layup (Joshua Jefferson assists)	62-62
4:17		Trey Townsend misses two point jump shot
4:15		Demarion Watson defensive rebound
3:57		Caleb Love shooting foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
3:57		TV timeout
3:57	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-62
3:57		Keshon Gilbert misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:57		Caleb Love defensive rebound
3:40	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Jaden Bradley assists)	63-65
3:08	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot	66-65
2:42		Tamin Lipsey blocks KJ Lewis's two point layup
2:40		Wildcats offensive rebound
2:36		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
2:34		Demarion Watson defensive rebound
2:22	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	68-65
2:19		Wildcats 60 second timeout
1:59		Curtis Jones personal foul
1:50		Demarion Watson blocks Jaden Bradley's two point layup
1:48		Wildcats offensive rebound
1:48		Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:39		Caleb Love misses three point jump shot
1:37		Cyclones defensive rebound
1:12		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass) (Caleb Love steals)
1:09		Caleb Love turnover (out of bounds)
0:53		KJ Lewis blocks Keshon Gilbert's two point layup
0:51		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
0:51		Jump ball. (Cyclones gains possession)
0:49		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
0:47		Carter Bryant defensive rebound
0:29		Tamin Lipsey shooting foul (KJ Lewis draws the foul)
0:29	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-66
0:29	+1	KJ Lewis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-67
0:23		Cyclones 30 second timeout
0:20		KJ Lewis personal foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
0:20	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	69-67
0:20	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-67
0:15		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:06		Jaden Bradley misses three point jump shot
0:04		Henri Veesaar offensive rebound
0:04		Curtis Jones personal foul (Henri Veesaar draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-68
0:04		Henri Veesaar misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:04		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
0:04		KJ Lewis personal foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
0:02		Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:02	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-68
0:00	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (Anthony Dell'Orso assists)	71-71
0:00		End of period

OT
IAST
Cyclones
4
ARIZ
Wildcats
15

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Dishon Jackson vs. Henri Veesaar (Cyclones gains possession)
4:37		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
4:35		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
4:27	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	73-71
4:04		Caleb Love misses two point jump shot
4:02		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
3:43		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
3:41		Carter Bryant defensive rebound
3:25		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Henri Veesaar draws the foul)
3:25	+1	Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-72
3:25	+1	Henri Veesaar makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-73
3:07		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Bradley steals)
3:00	+2	KJ Lewis makes two point layup (Jaden Bradley assists)	73-75
2:36		Jaden Bradley shooting foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
2:36	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	74-75
2:36	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-75
2:24	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (KJ Lewis assists)	75-78
2:03		Curtis Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Bradley steals)
1:41	+3	Caleb Love makes three point jump shot (KJ Lewis assists)	75-81
1:38		Cyclones 60 second timeout
1:24		Curtis Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jaden Bradley steals)
1:08	+3	Carter Bryant makes three point jump shot (Tobe Awaka assists)	75-84
0:57		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
0:55		Dishon Jackson offensive rebound
0:51		Dishon Jackson misses two point layup
0:49		Tobe Awaka defensive rebound
0:37		Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:30		Demarion Watson personal foul (Caleb Love draws the foul)
0:30	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-85
0:30	+1	Caleb Love makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-86
0:16		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
0:14		Jaden Bradley defensive rebound
0:03		Jump ball. (Wildcats gains possession)
0:00		End of period

Jaden Bradley defensive rebound