Red-hot and battle-tested BYU pulled away from Iowa State men's basketball, who put up a hard fight despite missing Keshon Gilbert and Tamin Lipsey.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa State Cyclones have earned a bid to the NCAA women’s tournament, making the cutline as an 11 seed. The Cyclones will take on No. 11 seed Princeton (in the First Four).

Iowa State is hoping to make a run for the Big 12 Tournament title. In order to do so, it'll have to avenge some earlier losses to reach the top.

Iowa State men's basketball needed someone to step up with Keshon Gilbert and Tamin Lipsey on the bench. Curtis Jones stepped up and then some vs BYU.

Nine days after losing to BYU in an instant classic at home, Iowa State dropped another unforgettable affair against the Cougars Thursday, but this time in the Big 12 tournament quarterfinals. “So much respect for BYU and their program,

Iowa State basketball won in wire-to-wire fashion, but had a scare in the closing minutes when Tamin Lipsey went down with an apparent groin injury.

Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger shared his post-game thoughts after the Cyclones' Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal loss to BYU.