AMES, Iowa (AP) Monte Morris hit a runner with nine seconds left and fourth-ranked Iowa State rallied from a 20-point deficit to stun Iowa 83-82 on Thursday night
Morris and Jameel McKay each had 20 points for the Cyclones (8-0), who scored the game's final nine points to remain unbeaten.
A 30-11 run brought Iowa State within 82-81 with 21 seconds left. Morris then drove the lane and floated in the go-ahead shot, which the Cyclones made stand with one final defensive stop.
Jarrod Uthoff scored 30 of his 32 points in the first half for Iowa (7-3), which has lost seven straight in Ames.
Even though Iowa State had already posted Power 5 wins over Colorado, Virginia Tech and Illinois, this was its first major test in a season that promises to be full of them.
The Cyclones couldn't find anyone early on who could slow down Uthoff.
They won anyway.
Uthoff, fresh off scoring a career-high 27 points on Monday, had 20 points in the first 12 minutes - hitting his first eight shots to help Iowa take a 37-19 lead.
The lead grew to as much as 20 on Uthoff's dunk, and he surpassed his career high with a 3-pointer late in the first half.
Peter Jok then opened the second half with four straight 3s to help put Iowa back on top 62-42.
The Cyclones finally figured out how to slow Uthoff down in the second half, and a blistering late run got them within a point.
The Hawkeyes went back up by eight with 2:36 left, though. But Matt Thomas hit a 3 with 59 seconds left to make it 82-79. Georges Niang then hit a pair of free throws, and Morris capped off the comeback with a shot that Cyclones fans won't soon forget.
Jok had 18 points for Iowa. Thomas scored 19 for the Cyclones, and Niang had 16.
TIP-INS
Iowa: The Hawkeyes hit six of their first seven shots. ... Iowa's size gave Iowa State plenty of problems early. The Hawkeyes hit 13 of their first 14 shots inside the 3-point line. ... Iowa's three losses have come by a combined 12 points.
Iowa State: The Cyclones were as sloppy with the ball as they've been all season in the first half, committing 10 turnovers in the first 16 minutes. ... Coach Steve Prohm is now the first Iowa State coach to start his tenure with eight consecutive wins.
WHAT'S NEXT
Iowa plays Drake in Des Moines next Saturday.
Iowa State faces Northern Iowa, also in Des Moines, next Saturday
