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Caleb Love
Arizona Athletics
75
Iowa St. IowaSt 17-3,7-2 Big 12
86
Winner Arizona UA 14-6,8-1 Big 12
Iowa St. IowaSt
17-3,7-2 Big 12
75
Final
86
Arizona UA
14-6,8-1 Big 12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 F
Iowa St. IowaSt 30 41 4 75
Arizona UA 34 37 15 86

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | By JOHN MARSHALL

Love Forces OT, Arizona Knocks Off No. 3 Iowa State, 86-75

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.

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Love, who was 1 for 10 on 3s at that point, took a couple of dribbles and drained 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 at home over a top-5 opponent as an unranked team since beating No. 3 UCLA in 1979.

Postgame Video: Love 1 on 1 | Press Conference

Tobe Awaka finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats (14-6, 8-1), his fourth double-double of the season and sixth of his career.

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.

Video: Game Highlights

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.

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