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Joshua Jefferson forces OT, then wins it as No. 3 Iowa State tops Texas Tech for 11th win in row

AP
Jan 11, 2025

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Joshua Jefferson made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left in overtime after forcing it with a buzzer-beating layup, and third-ranked Iowa State won its 11th consecutive game, 85-84 over Texas Tech on Saturday.

Jefferson finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. He had the last six points for the Cyclones (14-1, 4-0 Big 12), with four free throws and a layup in the final minute of overtime.

Curtis Jones had 26 points for Iowa State, which trailed by 13 before halftime. Keshon Gilbert scored 14.

Chance McMillian, JT Toppin and Christian Anderson each had 18 points for Texas Tech (11-4, 2-2). Darrion Williams had 15 points, but his short runner ricocheted off the back of the rim to end the game.

Jefferson had a layup on a pass from Tamin Lipsey at the buzzer of regulation to tie the game at 74.

Iowa State shot 52.5% from the field (31 of 59). The Cyclones overcame a 13-point deficit to win on the road for the second time this season, also at Iowa on Dec. 12.

Texas Tech had a 31-18 lead with 6:06 left in the first half before the Cyclones scored 10 in a row. But the Red Raiders didn't trail until Lipsey's 3-poitner midway through the second half.

There were 5.7 seconds showing on the clock when Millian, a 91% free throw shooter, made one of his two attempts, but officials reviewed replay to add a half-second before the regulation-ending play for the Cyclones.

Iowa State overcame a season-high 15 turnovers that led to 15 points for Texas Tech.

Texas Tech plays at Kansas State on Tuesday night. Iowa State hosts 11th-ranked Kansas (12-3, 3-1) on Wednesday night.

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1st Half
IAST
Cyclones
34
TTU
Red Raiders
40

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Red Raiders gains possession)
19:55		Darrion Williams turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
19:32		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
19:30		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
19:09		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
19:09	+1	JT Toppin makes regular free throw 1 of 2	0-1
19:09		JT Toppin misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:09		Kerwin Walton offensive rebound
18:54		Kerwin Walton misses three point jump shot
18:52		Chance McMillian offensive rebound
18:41	+3	JT Toppin makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	0-4
18:21	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	2-4
18:21		Darrion Williams shooting foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
18:21		Keshon Gilbert misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:21		JT Toppin defensive rebound
17:52	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point layup	2-6
17:29	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup	4-6
17:16	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	4-8
16:56		Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot
16:54		Cyclones offensive rebound
16:53		Joshua Jefferson turnover (lost ball)
16:35	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	4-10
16:19		Joshua Jefferson misses two point jump shot
16:17		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
16:01		Brandton Chatfield shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
16:01	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2	4-11
16:01	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	4-12
15:35		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
15:33		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
15:26		Chance McMillian turnover (lost ball) (Joshua Jefferson steals)
15:22	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point dunk	6-12
15:03		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
15:01		Nate Heise defensive rebound
14:51		Nate Heise misses two point layup
14:49		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
14:34		TV timeout
14:23		Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot
14:21		Chance McMillian offensive rebound
14:12		Chance McMillian turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
13:59		Keshon Gilbert turnover (traveling)
13:51		Federiko Federiko offensive foul
13:51		Federiko Federiko turnover (offensive foul)
13:37		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass)
13:22		Elijah Hawkins misses three point stepback jump shot
13:20		Nate Heise defensive rebound
13:04		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
13:02		JT Toppin defensive rebound
12:50		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
12:48		JT Toppin offensive rebound
12:45	+2	JT Toppin makes two point tip layup	6-14
12:22	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup	8-14
11:59		Cyclones kicked ball violation
11:59		TV timeout
11:54		Dishon Jackson blocks JT Toppin's two point jump shot
11:52		Red Raiders offensive rebound
11:42		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
11:40		Kevin Overton offensive rebound
11:27		JT Toppin misses three point jump shot
11:25		Cyclones defensive rebound
11:04		Dishon Jackson misses two point layup
11:02		JT Toppin defensive rebound
10:54		Tamin Lipsey personal foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
10:49		Kevin Overton turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
10:35	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point jump shot	10-14
10:21		Darrion Williams misses two point floating jump shot
10:19		JT Toppin offensive rebound
10:18		Milan Momcilovic personal foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
10:17		Christian Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
10:11	+2	Milan Momcilovic makes two point layup	12-14
9:57	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point jump shot	12-16
9:46		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass)
9:29	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point jump shot (Darrion Williams assists)	12-18
9:19		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
9:17		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
9:10	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	12-21
9:01		Cyclones 30 second timeout
8:50	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point alley-oop dunk (Keshon Gilbert assists)	14-21
8:36	+3	Darrion Williams makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	14-24
8:22		Keshon Gilbert offensive foul (JT Toppin draws the foul)
8:22		Keshon Gilbert turnover (offensive foul)
8:06	+2	JT Toppin makes two point layup (Elijah Hawkins assists)	14-26
7:42		Darrion Williams personal foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
7:42		TV timeout
7:36	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup (Nate Heise assists)	16-26
7:14		Christian Anderson misses two point floating jump shot
7:12		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
7:02		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
7:00		Brandton Chatfield defensive rebound
6:51	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point jump shot	18-26
6:34	+2	Elijah Hawkins makes two point jump shot	18-28
6:18		Elijah Hawkins blocks Keshon Gilbert's two point jump shot
6:16		Elijah Hawkins defensive rebound
6:10	+3	Chance McMillian makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	18-31
5:47	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	20-31
5:28		Elijah Hawkins misses three point jump shot
5:26		Curtis Jones defensive rebound
5:14		Curtis Jones misses two point layup
5:12		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
5:12	+2	Brandton Chatfield makes two point layup	22-31
5:11		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
4:57		Darrion Williams turnover (lost ball) (Curtis Jones steals)
4:53		Chance McMillian shooting foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
4:53	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-31
4:53	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	24-31
4:39		Chance McMillian turnover (bad pass) (Curtis Jones steals)
4:33		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
4:31		Red Raiders defensive rebound
4:20		Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot
4:18		Nate Heise defensive rebound
4:03	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup (Nate Heise assists)	26-31
3:46		Darrion Williams offensive foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
3:46		Darrion Williams turnover (offensive foul)
3:46		TV timeout
3:35	+2	Dishon Jackson makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	28-31
3:18		Tamin Lipsey shooting foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
3:18	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	28-32
3:18	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	28-33
3:04		Keshon Gilbert turnover (carrying)
2:50	+2	JT Toppin makes two point hook shot	28-35
2:28		Elijah Hawkins shooting foul (Dishon Jackson draws the foul)
2:28		Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:28		Dishon Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:28		Christian Anderson defensive rebound
2:09	+3	Kevin Overton makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	28-38
2:00		Keshon Gilbert offensive foul (Chance McMillian draws the foul)
2:00		Keshon Gilbert turnover (offensive foul)
1:48		JT Toppin misses two point layup
1:46		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
1:37	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point layup	30-38
1:17		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
1:15		Nate Heise defensive rebound
1:08		Kevin Overton shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
1:08		Joshua Jefferson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:08	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-38
0:56		Curtis Jones personal foul (Christian Anderson draws the foul)
0:56	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-39
0:56	+1	Christian Anderson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	31-40
0:42		Elijah Hawkins shooting foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
0:42		Curtis Jones misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:42	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-40
0:21		Kevin Overton misses two point jump shot
0:19		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
0:04		Elijah Hawkins personal foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	33-40
0:04	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-40
0:03		Christian Anderson turnover (bad pass) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
0:01		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
0:00		Cyclones offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
IAST
Cyclones
40
TTU
Red Raiders
34

Time		Play	Score
19:49		Jump ball. Joshua Jefferson vs. Darrion Williams (Darrion Williams gains possession)
19:49		Joshua Jefferson turnover (lost ball) (Darrion Williams steals)
19:38	+2	JT Toppin makes two point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	34-42
19:15	+3	Keshon Gilbert makes three point jump shot (Dishon Jackson assists)	37-42
18:51	+2	JT Toppin makes two point hook shot	37-44
18:33		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass) (Elijah Hawkins steals)
18:25	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point driving layup (Darrion Williams assists)	37-46
18:14		Elijah Hawkins shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)
18:14	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	38-46
18:14	+1	Tamin Lipsey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-46
18:03		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
18:01		Chance McMillian offensive rebound
17:56	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point putback layup	39-48
17:37	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point hook shot	41-48
17:14		Tamin Lipsey blocks Christian Anderson's two point driving layup
17:12		Red Raiders offensive rebound
17:07		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
17:05		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
16:57		Keshon Gilbert misses two point layup
16:55		JT Toppin defensive rebound
16:44		Darrion Williams misses two point driving reverse layup
16:42		Brandton Chatfield defensive rebound
16:34		Keshon Gilbert turnover (lost ball) (Christian Anderson steals)
16:20		Christian Anderson misses two point jump shot
16:18		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
16:09	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point driving layup	43-48
15:41	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (Federiko Federiko assists)	43-51
15:14	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Brandton Chatfield assists)	46-51
14:52		Nate Heise personal foul (Kerwin Walton draws the foul)
14:52		TV timeout
14:47		Chance McMillian misses two point jump shot
14:45		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
14:40		Christian Anderson misses two point jump shot
14:38		Christian Anderson offensive rebound
14:38		Tamin Lipsey personal foul
14:23	+2	Kerwin Walton makes two point cutting layup (Federiko Federiko assists)	46-53
13:55	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point driving layup	48-53
13:34		Red Raiders turnover (5-second violation)
13:25		Joshua Jefferson misses three point jump shot
13:23		Kevin Overton defensive rebound
13:03		Dishon Jackson shooting foul (Chance McMillian draws the foul)
13:03	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-54
13:03	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-55
12:53		Tamin Lipsey turnover (bad pass) (Christian Anderson steals)
12:48		Christian Anderson misses two point layup
12:46		Federiko Federiko offensive rebound
12:40		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
12:38		Brandton Chatfield defensive rebound
12:36		Kevin Overton shooting foul (Curtis Jones draws the foul)
12:36	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-55
12:36	+1	Curtis Jones makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-55
12:30		Nate Heise personal foul
12:08		Kevin Overton misses three point jump shot
12:06		Brandton Chatfield defensive rebound
11:52		Nate Heise turnover (bad pass)
11:52		TV timeout
11:30		Kevin Overton misses two point jump shot
11:28		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
11:14		Brandton Chatfield misses two point jump shot
11:12		JT Toppin defensive rebound
10:52		Brandton Chatfield blocks JT Toppin's two point layup
10:50		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
10:44	+3	Milan Momcilovic makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	53-55
10:41		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
10:41		TV timeout
10:20		Kevin Overton turnover (bad pass) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
10:14	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	55-55
9:43		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
9:41		Milan Momcilovic defensive rebound
9:32		Milan Momcilovic misses two point jump shot
9:30		Brandton Chatfield offensive rebound
9:26	+3	Tamin Lipsey makes three point jump shot (Brandton Chatfield assists)	58-55
8:57	+3	Darrion Williams makes three point jump shot (Christian Anderson assists)	58-58
8:38		Kevin Overton personal foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
8:27		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
8:25		Nate Heise offensive rebound
8:09		Milan Momcilovic turnover (bad pass) (Federiko Federiko steals)
8:05		Nate Heise shooting foul (Federiko Federiko draws the foul)
8:05		Federiko Federiko misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:05	+1	Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-59
7:50		Joshua Jefferson misses two point hook shot
7:48		Federiko Federiko defensive rebound
7:28		Chance McMillian misses three point jump shot
7:26		Chance McMillian offensive rebound
7:14	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point jump shot (Elijah Hawkins assists)	58-62
6:59		Cyclones 30 second timeout
6:59		TV timeout
6:47	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point floating jump shot	60-62
6:32		Joshua Jefferson shooting foul (Federiko Federiko draws the foul)
6:32	+1	Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
6:32	+1	Federiko Federiko makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-64
6:08	+2	Curtis Jones makes two point running layup	62-64
5:45	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point layup	62-66
5:36	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Keshon Gilbert assists)	65-66
5:16		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
5:14		Keshon Gilbert defensive rebound
5:10		Christian Anderson shooting foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
5:10		Keshon Gilbert misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:10	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-66
4:55		Darrion Williams turnover (lost ball) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
4:48	+2	Tamin Lipsey makes two point driving finger roll layup	68-66
4:34		Tamin Lipsey personal foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
4:34	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-67
4:34	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-68
4:13		Joshua Jefferson misses two point driving layup
4:11		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
4:05	+2	Chance McMillian makes two point running dunk (Christian Anderson assists)	68-70
4:03		Cyclones 30 second timeout
4:03		TV timeout
3:50		Curtis Jones misses two point jump shot
3:48		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
3:23		Nate Heise shooting foul (Chance McMillian draws the foul)
3:23	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-71
3:23	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-72
2:54		Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
2:52		JT Toppin defensive rebound
2:32		JT Toppin turnover (bad pass) (Keshon Gilbert steals)
2:22	+2	Nate Heise makes two point layup (Keshon Gilbert assists)	70-72
1:55		Darrion Williams misses two point jump shot
1:53		Nate Heise defensive rebound
1:32		Keshon Gilbert misses three point jump shot
1:30		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
1:30		JT Toppin personal foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
1:25		JT Toppin personal foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
1:25		Cyclones 60 second timeout
1:21		Curtis Jones misses three point jump shot
1:19		Darrion Williams defensive rebound
0:57		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
0:55		JT Toppin offensive rebound
0:52		JT Toppin misses two point jump shot
0:50		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
0:48		Christian Anderson personal foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
0:48		Keshon Gilbert misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:48		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
0:20		Keshon Gilbert shooting foul (Elijah Hawkins draws the foul)
0:20		Elijah Hawkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:20	+1	Elijah Hawkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	70-73
0:20		Red Raiders 60 second timeout
0:13	+2	Keshon Gilbert makes two point layup	72-73
0:05		Milan Momcilovic personal foul (Chance McMillian draws the foul)
0:05		Chance McMillian misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:05	+1	Chance McMillian makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-74
0:05		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:00	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup (Tamin Lipsey assists)	74-74
0:00		End of period

OT
IAST
Cyclones
11
TTU
Red Raiders
10

Time		Play	Score
5:00		Joshua Jefferson vs. JT Toppin (Chance McMillian gains possession)
4:45		Elijah Hawkins misses two point floating jump shot
4:43		Nate Heise defensive rebound
4:15		Keshon Gilbert turnover (traveling)
3:55		Christian Anderson turnover (bad pass)
3:40	+3	Curtis Jones makes three point jump shot (Joshua Jefferson assists)	77-74
3:06	+3	Christian Anderson makes three point stepback jump shot	77-77
2:52		Nate Heise misses three point jump shot
2:50		Chance McMillian defensive rebound
2:30	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point turnaround hook shot	77-79
2:03		Curtis Jones misses two point layup
2:01		Nate Heise offensive rebound
1:56		Cyclones turnover (shot clock violation)
1:32	+2	Christian Anderson makes two point jump shot	77-81
1:23		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
1:21		Nate Heise offensive rebound
1:21		Nate Heise misses two point tip layup
1:21		Keshon Gilbert offensive rebound
1:21		Chance McMillian shooting foul (Keshon Gilbert draws the foul)
1:21	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 1 of 2	78-81
1:21	+1	Keshon Gilbert makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-81
1:03		Darrion Williams misses three point jump shot
1:01		Joshua Jefferson defensive rebound
1:01		JT Toppin personal foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
1:01	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-81
1:01	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-81
0:49		Nate Heise shooting foul (Darrion Williams draws the foul)
0:49		Darrion Williams misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:49	+1	Darrion Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-82
0:35		Keshon Gilbert misses two point jump shot
0:33		Joshua Jefferson offensive rebound
0:28	+2	Joshua Jefferson makes two point layup	83-82
0:17		Elijah Hawkins misses two point jump shot
0:15		Darrion Williams offensive rebound
0:15	+2	Darrion Williams makes two point layup	83-84
0:15		Red Raiders 30 second timeout
0:03		Darrion Williams shooting foul (Joshua Jefferson draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-84
0:03	+1	Joshua Jefferson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-84
0:00		Darrion Williams misses two point layup
0:00		Red Raiders offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Red Raiders offensive rebound