Arizona tops Iowa State in OT after Caleb Love's half-court buzzer-beater - ESPN

TUCSON, Ariz. — Caleb Love hit a game-tying heave from beyond half court at the end of regulation — in what he later called the «best moment of my life» — 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.

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

«They were better down the stretch in regulation than we were; you're just trying to hang in there and give yourself a chance,» said Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd. «Desperation 3 was probably not the chance you're trying to give yourself — but it made for great theater.

»It was a great moment for Arizona basketball."

Love's shot at the buzzer was his second career go-ahead or game-tying field goal in the final 10 seconds; as a sophomore with North Carolina against Syracuse on Feb. 28, 2022, he hit a go-ahead 3-pointer from roughly 30 feet with eight seconds left.

Arizona's 3-point shooting picked up after a down first half, including the game-tying buzzer-beater by Caleb Love.

«You just got to give it up to God at that point,» Love said of his shot against the Cyclones. «We practice half-courters in shootaround, you know, that's the fun of it. We do that shot at practice, and like I said, you got to give it up to God, and