Tyrese Hunter came to play in his home state and he put the Cyclones on his back to take down LSU 59-54 to move on to the Round of 32.
Iowa State controlled most of the first half with great defense and timely shooting but LSU would fight back. Iowa State would go on a 7 minute scoring drought to close out the first half and LSU would cut it to 5 before the break.
The second half things got interesting. LSU came out firing and instantly cut the lead down to one.