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Wednesday, Feb. 9 8:00pm ET
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Marcus Fizer had 28 points and 12 rebounds as Iowa State (No. 21 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) rebounded from an ugly end to the first half to beat Missouri 72-62 Wednesday night. The Cyclones (20-3, 8-1) have won 17 of their last 18 games and tied Oklahoma State for first place in the Big 12. The lone loss in that stretch was in double overtime at Oklahoma State on Jan. 22. Fizer was 11-for-16 from the field and recorded his 20th career double-double -- and second in as many games. Missouri (14-7, 7-2) had no one to counter Fizer inside as he tied his season high for points. Stevie Johnson added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Iowa State, and Jamaal Tinsley had 15 points. Iowa State trailed by five points at halftime after a controversial buzzer-beating basket by Keyon Dooling. Cyclones coach Larry Eustachy was assessed a technical foul and then hustled off the court by campus police after vigorously arguing the call, as mini-mob formed at center court. Brian Grawer hit the two free throws for the technical before the second half began for a 40-35 lead. It appeared that Dooling launched his shot from mid-air in the lane just after the horn. Eustachy calmed down during halftime, aside from staring at the officials during warmups, and Iowa State took control with a 12-0 run. Kantrail Horton hit two 3-pointers in a span of 55 seconds as the Cyclones went ahead 51-44 with 13:25 to go. Missouri cut the gap to a point on 3-pointers by Rush and Dooling, the latter with 7:13 to go. Iowa State answered with 10 straight points. Dooling had 18 points and Kareem Rush added 17 for Missouri, which had won seven straight conference games since losing by five at Iowa State on Jan. 8. The Tigers shot 35 percent in the second half and 38.5 percent overall; they shot 49 percent during the winning streak. Iowa State had held its last 31 opponents below 50 percent shooting. Iowa State is 3-1 on the road in the Big 12 after going 1-15 the previous two seasons. | ALSO SEE Mens College Basketball Scoreboard
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