"AMES, Iowa -- Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer and Tamin Lipsey came up with an offensive rebound in the final seconds to cap No. 6 Iowa State's rally in a 70-67 victory over Big 12 leader and second-ranked Houston on Monday night. 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. "Of all the games from him as a Cyclone, tonight stands out as the one that was most elite," Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said of Heise. "The confidence he's playing with is awesome.""
"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."
""Iowa State's good. It's not an easy place to come in and win," Houston coacvh Kelvin Sampson said. "I'm disappointed we didn't win. I'm not disappointed in our effort.""
Iowa State rallied to defeat No. 2 Houston 70-67, closing the game on a 17-4 run. Nate Heise hit a go-ahead 3-pointer from the left corner with 1:17 remaining and was 3-for-3 from three. Tamin Lipsey secured an offensive rebound in the final seconds, leading to Joshua Jefferson being fouled and making the decisive free throw. Jefferson led Iowa State with 12 points; Heise added 11 and Blake Buchanan 10. Houston's Kingston Flemings scored 22 and Emanuel Sharp had 16. Houston's six-game winning streak ended and its Big 12 lead narrowed to half a game.
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