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Caleb Love drains impossible half-court shot at buzzer to send Arizona-Iowa State to overtime

Love was 1-of-10 from the 3-point line before hitting an improbable shot

Ben Sherman

Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love (1) shoots a half-court shot at the buzzer to tie the game against the Iowa State Cyclones at McKale Center.
Arizona Wildcats guard Caleb Love (1) shoots a half-court shot at the buzzer to tie the game against the Iowa State Cyclones at McKale Center. / Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images
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College basketball fans are getting the full Caleb Love experience Monday night.

After going 1-of-10 from the 3-point line over the first 39 minutes and 58 seconds of the game, Love drained a 60-footer from beyond halfcourt at the buzzer to pull Arizona into a 71-71 tie with Iowa State and send the game into overtime.

The Cyclones appeared to be headed back to Ames with an Arizona sweep after taking a 71-68 lead with 2.2 seconds left.

But Arizona inbounded the ball to Love and the fifth-year senior let it fly just before the buzzer. The McKale Center crowd erupted as the ball rattled through the hoop.

Watch Love's incredible shot:

Arizona (14-6, 8-1) went on to stun Iowa State 86-75 in overtime to take over sole possession of second place in the Big 12.

Caleb Love was 1-of-11 from the 3-point line before sinking a miraculous 60-foot shot at the buzzer
Caleb Love was 1-of-11 from the 3-point line before sinking a miraculous 60-foot shot at the buzzer to send the Arizona-Iowa State game into overtime. / Aryanna Frank-Imagn Images

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Ben Sherman
BEN SHERMAN

Ben Sherman has been covering the sports world for most of his 27-year journalism career, including 17 years with The Oregonian/OregonLive. A basketball junkie, March Madness is his favorite time of the year.

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