No. 6 Iowa State delivered a signature result Monday night, knocking off Big 12 leader and No. 2 Houston 70-67 in a thriller decided in the closing moments.
Nate Heise provided the defining play, burying a go-ahead 3-pointer to push the Cyclones in front late and help seal the victory over the second-ranked Cougars.
A family highlight on the same day
The win capped a notable day for the Heise family. Earlier, Nate Heise’s sister, Taylor Heise, scored for the U.S. women’s Olympic hockey team in a 5-0 victory over Sweden in Milan.
Hours later, Nate delivered his own headline moment on the basketball court, lifting Iowa State past one of the nation’s top teams and the Big 12’s current front-runner.