
Iowa State Cyclones at Houston Cougars
· NCAA Men's BasketballL.J. Cryer scores 28 to lead No. 5 Houston past No. 8 Iowa State 68-59

Cryer and Uzan combined to shoot 18 of 27, including 8 of 12 on 3-pointers. Emanuel Sharp added 11 points for Houston (23-4, 15-1 Big 12), which won its sixth straight.
Milan Momcilovic scored all 16 of his points in the second half to lead a furious rally for the Cyclones (21-6, 11-5). Nate Heise added 12 points, and Tamin Lipsey scored 11.
Trailing by 16 midway through the second half, the Cyclones used an 18-3 run to cut the lead to 48-47 on a 3-pointer by Heise with eight minutes remaining. Houston responded with four straight points to push the lead back to five.
Houston: The Cougars inched closer to a second straight Big 12 regular-season title, leading second-place Arizona by 2 ½ games with four games left. Houston is 30-4 in the Big 12 in its two seasons in the league.
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Recent Plays
2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 68 |
2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 68 |
2nd 0:14 | Milos Uzan Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 68 |
2nd 0:17 | Tamin Lipsey missed Three Point Jumper. | 59 - 68 |
2nd 0:25 | Dishon Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 59 - 68 |
Statistics
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18-46 | FG | 25-47 |
39.1 | Field Goal % | 53.2 |
8-20 | 3PT | 10-17 |
40.0 | Three Point % | 58.8 |
15-17 | FT | 8-10 |
88.2 | Free Throw % | 80.0 |
22 | Rebounds | 29 |
6 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
16 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
13 | Assists | 6 |
10 | Steals | 7 |
4 | Blocks | 4 |
12 | Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
11 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
20 | Points in Paint | 22 |
14 | Fouls | 15 |
2 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 7,377 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
---|---|---|---|
Houston | 19-1 | - | 34-4 |
Texas Tech | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
BYU | 14-6 | 5 | 26-10 |
Arizona | 14-6 | 5 | 24-13 |
Iowa State | 13-7 | 6 | 25-10 |
Kansas | 11-9 | 8 | 21-13 |
West Virginia | 10-10 | 9 | 19-13 |
Baylor | 10-10 | 9 | 20-15 |
TCU | 9-11 | 10 | 16-16 |
Kansas State | 9-11 | 10 | 16-17 |
Utah | 8-12 | 11 | 16-17 |
Cincinnati | 7-13 | 12 | 19-15 |
UCF | 7-13 | 12 | 18-16 |
Oklahoma State | 7-13 | 12 | 17-18 |
Arizona State | 4-16 | 15 | 13-20 |
Colorado | 3-17 | 16 | 14-21 |