Houston Cougars at Iowa State Cyclones
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Nate Heise hits go-ahead 3-pointer in No. 6 Iowa State's 70-67 win over No. 2 Houston
Heise was 3 for 3 from 3-point range hours after sister Taylor Heise scored to help the U.S. Women's Olympic hockey team beat Sweden 5-0 to reach the gold-medal game in Milan.
The Cyclones (23-3, 10-3) closed with a 17-4 run to take down a second top-10 team in three days. Iowa State topped No. 8 Kansas 74-56 on Saturday.
The Cougars (23-3, 11-2) had their six-game winning streak snapped and their conference lead was cut to a half-game over No. 4 Arizona heading into their matchup Saturday in Houston. Iowa State is third, a game behind Houston.
Heise hit the 3-pointer from the left corner with 1:17 to play to give the Cyclones a 69-67 lead. Houston had two chances to tie or take the lead, but was called for a shot-clock violation with 43 seconds to play, then Chris Cenac Jr., missed a shot with four seconds left.
Blake Buchanan was fouled after rebounding Cenac’s miss, but missed the front end of a one-and-one. Lipsey, though, got the offensive rebound, tapping the ball back to Joshua Jefferson, who was fouled with asecond left. Jefferson made his first free throw for the final margin.
Jefferson led Iowa State with 12 points. Heise had 11 and Buchanan had 10.
Kingston Flemings led Houston with 22 points. Emanuel Sharp had 16 points, all in the first half. Milos Uzan had 11 points.
Iowa State: At No. 23 BYU on Saturday.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Kingston Flemings Defensive Rebound. | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Joshua Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2 | 67 - 70 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Joshua Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 67 - 70 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 ISU |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-57 | FG | 25-51 |
| 42 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 12-34 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 7-11 | FT | 11-22 |
| 64 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 14 | Assists | 15 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 3 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 10 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 48 | Percent Led | 46 |
Game Information
Location: Ames, IA
Attendance: 14,267 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 14-2 | - | 27-2 |
| Houston | 12-4 | 2 | 24-5 |
| Texas Tech | 12-4 | 2 | 22-7 |
| Iowa State | 11-5 | 3 | 24-5 |
| Kansas | 11-5 | 3 | 21-8 |
| UCF | 9-7 | 5 | 20-8 |
| TCU | 9-7 | 5 | 19-10 |
| BYU | 8-8 | 6 | 20-9 |
| West Virginia | 8-8 | 6 | 17-12 |
| Cincinnati | 8-8 | 6 | 16-13 |
| Colorado | 6-10 | 8 | 16-13 |
| Arizona State | 6-10 | 8 | 15-14 |
| Oklahoma State | 5-11 | 9 | 17-12 |
| Baylor | 5-11 | 9 | 15-14 |
| Kansas State | 2-14 | 12 | 11-18 |
| Utah | 2-14 | 12 | 10-19 |