Iowa State upsets No. 9 Baylor

Published Feb. 25, 2017 10:40 p.m. ET

AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa State star Deonte Burton often takes shots that his coaches wish he wouldn't.

With a potential win over a top 10 opponent slipping away, Burton banked in the biggest basket of his career.

Burton scored 22 points, including a crucial 3 off the glass with just over a minute left, and Iowa State beat No. 9 Baylor 72-69 on Saturday for its fifth straight win.

"I don't know if he called glass on that one. But it was definitely the biggest play of the game," Baylor coach Scott Drew said.

Monte Morris had 17 points with seven assists for the Cyclones (19-9, 11-5 Big 12), who have their longest winning streak in league play since a seven-game stretch in 2005.

It was a back-and-forth matchup for over 30 minutes, with nine lead changes and 13 ties. But consecutive 3s from Donovan Jackson and Morris gave Iowa State a 56-51 lead with 6:50 left.

Johnathan Motley made it 62-61 on a dunk with 1:48 to go. But with the shot clock about to expire, Burton knocked down that 3 from the top of the key to help end Baylor's five-game winning streak against Iowa State.

"The bank was open," Burton said. "It was just the heat of the moment. I got blessed."

Baylor, which followed with a turnover forced by Iowa State pressure, eventually pulled within three with 4.3 seconds left before King McLure's contested 3 at the buzzer failed to find the rim.

Motley had 27 points and 11 rebounds for Baylor (23-6, 10-6), which dominated the Cyclones in second-chance points 26-2 and on the boards 37-17. But Iowa State shot 58 percent from the field, was 8 of 15 on 3s and 12 of 15 from the line.

"This team is peaking," Morris said. "We trust in each other ... (and) winning five games in a row in this league isn't easy if you don't trust each other."

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