Texas Longhorns at Iowa State Cyclones
· NCAA Men's Basketball
74 - 70
Texas upends Iowa State 74-70 in OT
Mohamed Bamba had 10 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks for the Longhorns (10-4, 1-1 Big 12), who have also beaten VCU and Alabama away from Austin this season.
But after dropping OT games against Duke and Gonzaga, Osetkowski helped Texas survive a game that featured 17 lead changes and ended with its first win in Ames since 2010.
"All I did was shoot the ball with confidence," Osetkowski said.
He got plenty of help from Bamba, who blocked Cameron Lard under the basket with two minutes left in overtime. Matt Coleman then beat Nick Weiler-Babb off the dribble and got a reverse layup under Lard to put Texas ahead 67-63 with 1:41 to go.
Iowa State responded though, as Lard and Jackson scored in the paint to tie it at 67.
As he had all night, Osetkowski pulled up from the elbow and calmly put Texas ahead by 3. Bamba redirected a Donovan Jackson floater, and Coleman iced it at the line.
"It just shows our fight," Coleman said. "You've got to find a way to win."
Jackson scored 24 points to lead Iowa State (9-4, 0-2), which is off to its first 0-2 start in league play since 2010-11. Lard added a career-best 21 points with 16 rebounds.
"With this team, we're going to grow with every week, every game," Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said. "We've just got to continue to work."
THE BIG PICTURE
Texas: With Iowa State in a deep rebuild, a defeat in Ames currently qualifies as a bad loss for Big 12 teams. The Longhorns didn't play great, but they did just enough to avoid suffering a resume-deflating event. "Road wins are hard to come by in this league," Texas coach Shaka Smart said.
THE END OF REGULATION
The final two minutes of the second half turned out to be more entertaining than the extra session.
Eric Davis Jr. drilled a corner 3 with 2:02 left to give Texas a 59-58 lead. Iowa State's Lindell Wigginton missed an open 3 on the other end, but he stuffed Kerwin Roach on the baseline to give the Cyclones the ball back.
Jackson nailed a 3 to put Iowa State ahead 61-59 with a minute to go. But Coleman's jumper tied it up, and Nick Weiler-Babb turned it over on an inbound pass. Davis missed a free throw, giving Iowa State the last shot. The Cyclones could only get a look from 15 feet for big man Solomon Young, and his shot wasn't close.
THE NUMBERS
HE SAID IT
"He got tired of me cursing him out in practice," Coleman joked about Osetkowski's success from beyond the arc. Osetkowski said his teammates and coaches have been imploring him to shoot more 3s.
UP NEXT
Texas plays at Baylor on Saturday.
Iowa State plays at Oklahoma State on Saturday.
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| 3rd 0:00 | End of Game | 74 - 70 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Matt Coleman made Free Throw. | 74 - 70 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Matt Coleman made Free Throw. | 73 - 70 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Foul on Nick Weiler-Babb. | 72 - 70 |
| 3rd 0:02 | Nick Weiler-Babb made Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 70 |
Statistics
 TEX |
 ISU |
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|---|---|---|
| 25-64 | FG | 28-76 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 13-32 | 3PT | 7-27 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 11-16 | FT | 7-9 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Ames, IA
Attendance: 14,131 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southeastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 16-2 | - | 27-8 |
| Arkansas | 13-5 | 3 | 28-9 |
| Alabama | 13-5 | 3 | 25-10 |
| Vanderbilt | 11-7 | 5 | 27-9 |
| Tennessee | 11-7 | 5 | 25-12 |
| Texas A&M | 11-7 | 5 | 22-12 |
| Georgia | 10-8 | 6 | 22-11 |
| Kentucky | 10-8 | 6 | 22-14 |
| Missouri | 10-8 | 6 | 20-13 |
| Texas | 9-9 | 7 | 21-15 |
| Auburn | 7-11 | 9 | 22-16 |
| Oklahoma | 7-11 | 9 | 21-16 |
| Mississippi State | 5-13 | 11 | 13-19 |
| Ole Miss | 4-14 | 12 | 15-20 |
| South Carolina | 4-14 | 12 | 13-19 |
| LSU | 3-15 | 13 | 15-17 |
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |