Onalaska native missed game-winner with 2.2 seconds remaining
AUSTIN, Tex. — Two days after upsetting Kansas, the No. 3 team in the nation, Iowa State lost in disappointing fashion Tuesday in Texas.
After being down as many as 17 in the first half, the Cyclones fought back in trying to pull out a win.
Matt Thomas, the Onalaska, Wis., native, had a chance to win the game with 2.2 seconds remaining, but his 3-pointer hit the front of the rim and the Cyclones lost 67-65.
The Iowa State University twitter account started something early in following the game, as Thomas nailed his first 3-pointer.
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— Iowa State Athletics (@CycloneATH) February 8, 2017
With 5:55 remaining, this was the Tweet, as Thomas nailed his second from deep.
There it is. Matt Thomas hits his second three of the game and eclipses 1,000 career points. pic.twitter.com/BfZwLgCVxu
— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneMBB) February 8, 2017
At that point, things weren’t going well for Iowa State (14-9, 6-5), however. Thomas’ 3-pointer cut the Texas (10-14, 4-7) lead to 24-11. With 1:10 remaining in the half, however, the Thomas Tracker went off for a third time:
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❄️— Iowa State Athletics (@CycloneATH) February 8, 2017
In the end, the Thomas Tracker finished off like this – just one snowflake short of winning the game.
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❄️— Iowa State Athletics (@CycloneATH) February 8, 2017
The 6-foot-5 guard finished the game 5-for-10 from beyond the arc, leading the team with 17 points – the 15th time this season he’s been in double figures and 52nd time of his career.
It was a good bounce back game for Thomas, who was apparently injured in the upset win over Kansas, where he played just 21 minutes going 0-for-6.
Thomas is the 34th player in Iowa State men’s basketball history to reach 1,000 career points.
Thomas joins teammates Nazareth Mitrou-LongClick here to hear it and Monté Morris to be the first trio of teammates to concurrently have over 1,000 career points since Fred Hoiberg, Loren Meyer and Julius Michalik in 1995.
Here are your final highlights in the loss at Texas, courtesy ESPN2
Posted by Iowa State Men’s Basketball on Tuesday, February 7, 2017