Iowa State routs Arizona in pivotal Big 12 men's basketball matchup

The Arizona Wildcats (19-10, 13-5) were blown out by the Iowa State Cyclones (22-7, 12-6) 84-67 in Hilton Coliseum on Saturday night.

Iowa State led by 13 at halftime and Arizona never got closer than 9 points in the second half. The loss drops Arizona into a second-place tie with Texas Tech (22-7, 13-5) in the Big 12.

"I thought we would get more out of Arizona tonight," Fran Fraschilla said on the ESPN broadcast.

Arizona's shooting woes continued as the Wildcats shot 4-of-22 from the 3-point line and 33.3% from the field. Caleb Love had one of his worst games of the season, shooting 2-of-15 from the field and 2-of-10 from downtown.

Jaden Bradley led Arizona with 18 points and KJ Lewis added 13 points and 6 rebounds off the bench.

Iowa State flexed its shooting muscles by draining 11-of-21 3-pointers and shooting 50% from the field. Five Cyclones scored in double figures, led by 17 points from Milan Momcilovic.

SECOND HALF RECAP

Iowa State 84, Arizona 67, final: This game was never close. Arizona needs to regroup and figure out a way to make outside shots. The stats were relatively even in this game, outside of the most important one — shooting.

Iowa State 67, Arizona 47, 8:45 left: "I thought we would get more out of Arizona tonight," said Fran Fraschilla on the ESPN broadcast.

Conrad Martinez checks in: Tommy Lloyd waves the white flag with more than 11 minutes left in the game and inserts sophomore point guard Conrad Martinez, who has barely played this season. Martinez last played meaningful minutes in Arizona's 94-41 win over Central Michigan on Dec. 21.

Iowa State 60, Arizona 38, 13:01 left: "This is a methodical beatdown." ESPN's announcing crew couldn't have said it any better. Brutal. If Arizona can't solve its shooting woes they have no shot at advancing in the NCAA Tournament. Caleb Love is 2-of-12 from the field and 2-of-8 from downtown.

Iowa State 51, Arizona 32, 17:44 left: The Wildcats are in danger of being blown out. Disappointing effort by Arizona tonight. All of their weaknesses are being exposed by Iowa State — but especially their outside shooting. Arizona is 3-of-15 from the 3-point line and 11-of-37 from the field.

FIRST HALF RECAP

Iowa State 43, Arizona 30, halftime: The Wildcats are lucky to only be down by 13. They shot 3-of-13 from the 3-point line, compared to 9-of-13 from Iowa State. Caleb Love lead Arizona with 8 points and Carter Bryant has 7 points and 4 rebounds. Iowa State's Milan Momcilovic leads all scorers with 14 points on 4-of-5 from the 3-point line.

Iowa State 39, Arizona 26, 2:56 left: Caleb Love leads Arizona with 8 points, but he's 2-of-10 from the field. Milan Momcilovic leads all scorers with 14 points on 4-of-5 from the 3-point line.

Iowa State 32, Arizona 17, 6:17 left: The Wildcats were not ready for this game. Hand down, man down. The Cyclones are drilling wide-open threes without much resistance. Iowa State is 11-of-18 from the field and 7-of-9 from the 3-point line.

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Iowa State 23, Arizona 11, 8:36 left: The Wildcats are in jeopardy of being blown out. They are 5-of-18 from the field and have already turned it over five times.

Iowa State 18, Arizona 11, 9:32 left: The Wildcats are 5-of-18 from the field and 0-of-5 from the 3-point line. Crazy that they're only down by seven points.

Iowa State 12, Arizona 7, 11:47 left: The Wildcats are just 3-of-12 from the field, but somehow are only trailing by five points. Jaden Bradley leads Arizona with 4 points and 2 steals.

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Iowa State 5, Arizona 4, 15:35 left: A defensive scrum is underway at Hilton Coliseum between two of the best college basketball teams in the country.