Protruding nail in court pauses Big 12 Tournament game as Iowa State takes down Baylor

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It is officially March Madness and the craziness has arrived in college basketball. 

Though Selection Sunday is still a few days away, automatic bids are at stake this week as conference tournaments get underway. 

Iowa State guard Eli King (1) reacts to being knocked to the ground during the Big12 Tournament game between the Baylor Bears and the Iowa State Cyclones on Thursday March 9, 2023 at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo. (Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

In the Big 12, No. 10 Baylor played Iowa State in the quarterfinals on Thursday, and an issue with the court gave fans of college basketball a first. 

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Late in the second half, play was briefly delayed as a protruding nail needed to be hammered back into the court in order for the game to resume.

"We got a new one for you," ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla said on the broadcast. "There’s a nail sticking up out of the floor. … They think it's sharp enough that they need to come in. Here comes the hammer guy, and he’s going to hammer this nail.

"That’s a first," he added.

Following the stoppage, the Cyclones defeated Baylor 78-72, beating the Bears for the third time this season. 

Iowa State got 24 points from senior guard Gabe Kalscheur to advance to the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament for the first time since 2019.

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"Gabe’s confidence right now is sky-high and his teammates are really looking for him," Cyclones coach T.J. Otzelberger said, according to the Des Moines Register. 

Iowa State guard Gabe Kalscheur (22) gestures