No. 23 BYU pulls out double-OT win over No. 10 Iowa St.

No. 23 BYU pulls out double-OT win over No. 10 Iowa St.

Richie Saunders scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds as No. 23 BYU beat No. 10 Iowa State 88-85 in double overtime on Tuesday in Ames, Iowa.The Cougars' Dallin Hall finished with 22 points on

Richie Saunders scored 23 points and grabbed six rebounds as No. 23 BYU beat No. 10 Iowa State 88-85 in double overtime on Tuesday in Ames, Iowa.

The Cougars’ Dallin Hall finished with 22 points on 7-for-13 shooting, which included 4-for-9 success from beyond the 3-point arc. Egor Demin added 12 points for BYU (22-8, 13-6 Big 12), which won its seventh game in a row.

Joshua Jefferson scored 19 points to lead Iowa State (22-8, 12-7). Milan Momcilovic contributed 18 points, and Curtis Jones chipped in with 16 off the bench as the Cyclones lost for the third time in four games.

BYU outscored Iowa State 9-6 in the final session to secure the victory. A layup from Hall and a jumper from Saunders opened the scoring in the second OT, and the Cyclones never caught up.

Both teams scored 11 points in the first overtime, which ended in a 79-all score.

Jefferson made a layup to put Iowa State on top 79-77 with 34 seconds left in the first OT.

Demin responded with a layup 13 seconds later to tie the score and prompt a second overtime.

The score was even at 68-all at the end of regulation.

Saunders made two free throws to put BYU on top by two points with 17 seconds left.

Jefferson forced overtime as he made a couple of foul shots with nine seconds to go.

Iowa State trailed by as many as 21 points in the second half but went on a 9-0 run to cut the deficit to 56-50 with 7:19 to go.

Momcilovic scored the final six points of the binge. Keshon Gilbert initiated the run with a three-point play on a layup and a free throw with 10:09 remaining.

BYU took a 33-24 lead into halftime.

The Cyclones jumped to a 14-5 advantage in the first 10 minutes. Gilbert made a jump shot to finish the early scoring spree.

BYU rallied to even the score at 17-all with 5:13 to go in the first half on a Hall layup off an assist from Saunders.