College basketball rankings: Iowa State drops to No. 5 after Arizona pulls off OT stunner over Cyclones

The New York Times

And who cares that Love was struggling from the field and just 1 of 10 from beyond the arc before creating that moment?
That effort helped Arizona improve to 10-1 in its past 11 contests heading into Saturday’s showdown at Arizona State.
“A desperation 3 is probably not the chance you’re trying to give yourself [at the end of regulation],” acknowledged Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd, “but it made for great theater.”
5 in Tuesday morning’s updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings, where Auburn remains No.
The Cyclones next game is Saturday against Kansas State inside Hilton Coliseum.

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ESPN color analyst Fran Fraschilla pointed out on the broadcast that the game-tying shot was coming from far beyond halfcourt as Caleb Love was pulling late Monday at the end of regulation.

“Too far,” he said. .

To be fair to Fraschilla, the shot had the appearance of being “too far” and something that would win Iowa State, which was leading by three points and appeared to be about to sweep a two-game road trip through Grand Canyon State. From that distance, a shot should miss.

Amazingly, though, Love’s shot went through.

It swished.

Have a peek!

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And who cares that Love was only 1 of 10 from beyond the arc and struggling from the field before creating that moment? Love’s eight points in overtime helped the Wildcats win 86-75, turning what appeared to be a loss for Arizona into a victory.

Love scored 22 points and dished out two assists in 41 minutes of play, shooting 8 of 22 from the field, including 4 of 14 from three. Prior to their matchup at Arizona State on Saturday, Arizona had improved to 10-1 in their last 11 games thanks to that effort.

Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd admitted, “A desperation 3 is probably not the chance you’re trying to give yourself [at the end of regulation], but it made for great theater.”. “.

In fact, it did.

Iowa State lost by double digits, dropping them two spots to No. Auburn is still ranked number five in the most recent CBS Sports Top 25 and 1 daily college basketball rankings, which were released Tuesday morning. 1 for the twenty-first day in a row. The next game for the Cyclones is at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday against Kansas State.

#1 and the top 25 rankings.

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