National Basketball Association
Brigham Young 88, Iowa State 85
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Where: James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa
Officials:
# Bret Smith, # Darron George, # Jeffrey Anderson
Attendance:
14267
By Field Level Media
Richie Saunders scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds as No. 23 BYU beat No. 10 Iowa State 88-85 in double overtime on Tuesday in Ames, Iowa.
The Cougars' Dallin Hall finished with 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting, which included 4-for-9 success from beyond the 3-point arc. Egor Demin added 12 points for BYU (22-8, 13-6 Big 12), which won its seventh game in a row.
Joshua Jefferson scored 19 points to lead Iowa State (22-8, 12-7). Milan Momcilovic contributed 18 points, and Curtis Jones chipped in with 16 off the bench as the Cyclones lost for the third time in four games.
BYU outscored Iowa State 9-6 in the final session to secure the victory. A layup from Hall and a jumper from Saunders opened the scoring in the second OT, and the Cyclones never caught up.
Both teams scored 11 points in the first overtime, which ended in a 79-all score.
Jefferson made a layup to put Iowa State on top 79-77 with 34 seconds left in the first OT.
Demin responded with a layup 13 seconds later to tie the score and prompt a second overtime.
The score was even at 68-all at the end of regulation.
Saunders made two free throws to put BYU on top by two points with 17 seconds left.
Jefferson forced overtime as he made a couple of foul shots with nine seconds to go.
Iowa State trailed by as many as 21 points in the second half but went on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 56-50 with 7:19 to go.
Momcilovic scored the final six points of the binge. Keshon Gilbert initiated the run with a three-point play on a layup and a free throw with 10:09 remaining.
BYU took a 33-24 lead into halftime.
The Cyclones jumped to a 14-5 advantage in the first 10 minutes. Gilbert made a jump shot to finish the early scoring spree.
BYU rallied to even the score at 17-all with 5:13 to go in the first half on a Hall layup off an assist from Saunders.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Brigham Young |
|
Iowa State |
Richie Saunders 23 |
Scoring |
Joshua Jefferson 19 |
Egor Demin 3 |
Assists |
Tamin Lipsey 8 |
Keba Keita 15 |
Rebounds |
Nate Heise 5 |
Richie Saunders 13 |
Free Throws Made |
Joshua Jefferson 11 |
Egor Demin 2 |
Steals |
Keshon Gilbert 8 |
Keba Keita 3 |
Blocks |
Keshon Gilbert 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Brigham Young
|
88 |
44.1 |
11-32 |
25-31 |
14 |
45 |
5 |
8 |
29 |
Iowa State
|
85 |
39.1 |
8-28 |
27-31 |
12 |
22 |
6 |
18 |
11 |