Kalscheur nets late 3, No. 25 Iowa State beats No. 17 TCU

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Gabe Kalscheur hit a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds remaining and completed with 15 factors as No. 25 Iowa State beat No. 17 TCU 69-67 on Saturday.

Kalscheur’s winner from manner past the arc got here simply after TCU had simply claimed the lead for the primary time since early within the first half.

“It felt actually good popping out of my palms,” Kalscheur mentioned.

Mike Miles led TCU (13-2, 2-1 Huge 12) with 18 factors, together with two of three free throws with 23 seconds left to offer the Horned Frogs a one-point lead.

Iowa State (12-2, 3-0) had three gamers with 10 factors: Tamin Lipsey, Jaren Holmes and Robert Jones.

Kalscheur, who was 7 of 14 from the sphere, was 0 for five from the 3-point distance earlier than his winner. Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger by no means misplaced confidence in his fifth-year senior guard.

“He’s the toughest employee I’ve ever been round, the time that he places in,” Otzelberger mentioned.

“Gabe is a man you may have limitless confidence in based mostly on the work he does each single day. I knew he’d be prepared when the chance offered itself, and I’m actually pleased with him for stepping up in that large second.”

TCU reduce the result in two with 6:39 remaining, however Iowa State scored the following seven factors to construct a nine-point lead with below 4 minutes remaining. Caleb Grill’s three-point play and a jumper by Kalscheur got here on second-chance factors and put the Cyclones up 65-56 with 3:49 remaining.

“The child hit a troublesome shot,” TCU coach Jamie Dixon mentioned. “(We) didn’t wish to use the timeout defensively there, however we guarded it in addition to you might guard it, and the issue was we simply didn’t give you the free ball on three separate events previous to … they usually did.”

Miles, whose two free throws had been the final factors earlier than Iowa State’s run, had two extra free throws with 2:30 remaining to chop the result in seven. Jakobe Coles’ 3-pointer pulled the Horned Frogs 5 with two minutes left and Damion Baugh’s layup after a steal by Micah Peavy on an inbounds cross reduce the deficit to a few.

The Cyclones’ Robert Jones missed two free throws to assist open the door for a TCU comeback. Baugh pulled the Frogs to inside 66-65 with two free throws with 1:22 remaining.

Iowa State led 36-30 on the half behind a balanced an environment friendly scoring assault that included 4 gamers with six factors.

TCU missed 12 free throws, dedicated 18 turnovers, and was outrebounded 32-27. Dixon mentioned the Cyclones had been a extra bodily staff than his Frogs.

“It confirmed we will play with anyone,” Miles mentioned. “We didn’t play our greatest sport on both protection or offense. We shot unhealthy from the road, we had a number of turnovers, and we nonetheless solely misplaced by two. It reveals how good of a staff we’re.”

TCU was making an attempt to beat an AP Prime-25 staff for the third time in its historical past after topping No. 19 Baylor on Wednesday.

BIG PICTURE

No. 25 Iowa State ought to transfer up within the ballot after its 3-0 begin within the Huge 12, together with wins in opposition to No. 17 TCU and Baylor, which was ranked No. 12 when the Cyclones beat them to open convention play.

STAT OF THE DAY

Iowa State is 3-0 within the Huge 12 for the primary time because the 1999-2000 season.

STREAK SNAPPED

TCU’s 11-game successful streak — the third-longest present streak within the nation — was snapped. It was the longest for the Horned Frogs since they opened the 2017-18 season with 12 wins.

UP NEXT:

Iowa State: Hosts Texas Tech on Tuesday.

TCU: Performs at No. 6 Texas on Wednesday.

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