Cyclones shock Kansas State in Big 12 finale

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03/06/2010 - Manhattan, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Scott Christopherson scored 18 points and made two key foul shots with 3.2 seconds left in overtime, as the Iowa State Cyclones upended fifth-ranked Kansas State, 85-82, in the regular-season finale for both clubs.

Craig Brackins fouled out late in the second half but still managed to pour in 19 points and pull down 12 rebounds for the Cyclones (15-16, 4-12 Big 12), who had lost their previous eight games against Kansas State.

Marquis Gilstrap added 13 points and 13 boards. LaRon Dendy and Justin Hamilton each chipped in 10 points for Iowa State, which will be the No. 11 seed in next week's Big 12 tourney.

Jacob Pullen's 27-point performance wasn't enough for the Wildcats (24-6, 11-5), who dropped their final two games heading into the conference tourney as the No. 2 seed coming off Wednesday's lopsided loss to Kansas.

Curtis Kelly donated 19 points for Kansas State, which lost to Iowa State in Manhattan for the first time since February 21, 2001.

This was the last home game for seniors Denis Clemente, Luis Colon, and Chris Merriewether. Clemente finished with 17 points.

Ahead 78-77 late in overtime, Diante Garrett made a layup to put the Cyclones in front by three with 54.8 seconds remaining. The Wildcats cut the margin back to one on Dominique Sutton's slam on the next possession.

Garrett made 1-of-2 shots from the foul line to make it 81-79 with 35.9 ticks to go. After Pullen missed a layup, Gilstrap also went 1-of-2 from the charity stripe to extend Iowa State's lead to three with 26 seconds left.

Clemente was off the mark on a three but Sutton grabbed the offensive rebound. However, Sutton lost control of the ball as he went up for the putback and turned it over.

Gilstrap made 1-of-2 from the line to make it an 83-79 game with 9.7 ticks left on the clock. However, things got interesting when Pullen was fouled on a three-point shot at the opposite end and made all three with 3.2 ticks left.

Christopherson then made a pair of big foul shots to put Iowa State ahead 85-82. Pullen's shot from near midcourt was well off the mark as time expired.

Garrett made 1-of-2 from the foul line to give Iowa State a 74-71 edge with two minutes left in regulation. But Clemente came up big for Kansas State at the other end, draining a three-pointer to tie the contest.

After each team missed on their ensuing possessions, Gilstrap had his layup blocked by Kelly with about 30 seconds to go. After the Wildcats took a timeout, Pullen let the clock go down before missing a long trey.

The Cyclones pulled down the rebound and were left with 0.8 seconds. But Kansas State stole the inbounds pass following a timeout to send the tilt into overtime.

Iowa State held a 42-33 margin following 20 minutes of action.

Pullen scored the first four points of the second half to pull the Wildcats within five, 42-37. Moments later, Pullen made a pair of free throws to cut the deficit to 46-43 a little more than three minutes in.

The Cyclones responded with a 10-4 burst to build a nine-point lead, 56-47, with 12:14 remaining.

The Wildcats were down by seven, 65-58, a few minutes later before ripping off six straight points to get within one on Jamar Samuels' free throw with less than 6 1/2 minutes to play.

Game Notes

The Cyclones had lost 21 straight games to ranked teams...Kansas State leads the all-time series versus Iowa State 132-77...The last Cyclone win versus KSU was on January 7, 2006.

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