Yesterday was Senior Day at Hilton Coliseum, and it turned out to be quite the memorable game. Oklahoma State led for most of the game, and at one point in the second half the Cyclones trailed by 16 points. It was almost too stressful to watch. However, the Cyclones used a big 12-0 second half run and eventually took the lead. Oklahoma State responded and had a chance to seal the victory when they sent Phil Forte to the free throw line for two shots leading 70-68 with about 5 seconds to play. Forte, who is about a 90% free throw shooter, made the first shot but then missed the second. That's when Hilton Magic kicked in. Matt Thomas grabbed the rebound, found DeAndre Kane who passed it up court to Naz Long, and a desperation three pointer was true which sent the crowd at Hilton into a frenzy as the game was headed to overtime. Despite having both Melvin Ejim and Georges Niang fouled out, Iowa State found a way to win in overtime, 85-81.
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