FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Jayden Pierre’s 3-pointer put TCU Horned Frogs ahead with 48 seconds left and the Horned Frogs scored the final 12 points to upset No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones 62-55 on Tuesday night.
Tanner Toolson had 17 points and nine rebounds off the bench for TCU (15-9, 5-6 Big 12), which earned its first victory over a top-five team since beating No. 3 Houston in January 2024. Micah Robinson also scored 17.
Pierre’s pull-up 3 gave the Horned Frogs a 57-55 lead, and Xavier Edmonds stole the ball from Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey near midcourt on the ensuing possession. That started a fast break, which Robinson finished with a dunk to make it 59-55 with 28 seconds remaining.
Lipsey then missed the front end of a 1-and-1 before Toolson sank three free throws to seal it.
Joshua Jefferson had 12 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Cyclones (21-3, 8-3), who had won five straight. Lipsey also finished with 12 points, but Iowa State went scoreless over the final 2 1/2 minutes.
TCU scored 19 points off 17 Iowa State turnovers.
The Cyclones appeared in control after their 10-0 run erased an eight-point TCU advantage with just under five minutes remaining. But after taking a 55-50 lead on Nate Heise’s layup with 2:38 to play, Iowa State didn’t score again.
Iowa State forced 15 turnovers, including five during a six-minute stretch when the Horned Frogs were held without a field goal. Robinson’s dunk with 2:14 remaining snapped the 7:15 dry spell and cut the Cyclones’ lead to 55-52. Pierre’s hook shot pulled TCU within one with 1:35 left.
Iowa State led by nine in the first half, but TCU went on a 10-0 run to grab a brief lead behind five points each from Robinson and Toolson. Jefferson’s layup as time expired stopped the spurt and gave the Cyclones a 30-29 lead at halftime.
Iowa State hosts No. 9 Kansas on Saturday.
TCU visits Oklahoma State on Saturday.
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| TOP SCORERS | |||||
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T. Lipsey G | 12PTS | 4REB | 5AST | |
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55
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T. Toolson G | 17PTS | 9REB | 1AST | |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| J. Jefferson | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| T. Lipsey | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| M. Momcilovic | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| B. Buchanan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Toure | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| D. Pleta | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| N. Heise | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| E. Mulder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Batemon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| C. Kelderman | – | – | – | – |
| D. Nelson | – | – | – | – |
| A. Rise | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 55 | 28 | 20 | 21 |
| STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| M. Robinson | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Pierre | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Punch | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| X. Edmonds | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| B. Harding | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
| T. Toolson | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| L. Lelevicius | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Posey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Salatchoum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Edwards | – | – | – | – |
| T. Stuart | – | – | – | – |
| R. Jones | – | – | – | – |
| A. Simmons | – | – | – | – |
| A. Stewart | – | – | – | – |
| D. McElroy | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 62 | 35 | 13 | 13 |