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The final unbeaten crew in the nation fell on Tuesday night in a surprising upset.
No. 2 Houston suffered a 57-53 loss to unranked Iowa Speak in a boulevard matchup. The loss dropped the Cougars’ memoir to 14-1 this season.
Iowa Speak was once coming off a 71-63 loss to No. 11 Oklahoma on Saturday, which snapped a six-game preserve stop bolt. That loss curiously fueled the Cyclones, as they blitzed the Cougars perfect from the opening tip.
Iowa Speak opened Tuesday’s game with 14 unanswered substances and by no system regarded attend. The Cyclones led by 12 and took a 31-21 lead into halftime. Houston managed to tie the game at 41 and but again at 53, but Iowa Speak remained poised enough to get hang of the preserve stop. Milan Momcilovic hit the lag-forward jumper with 31 seconds left and then sealed the game with a pair of free throws with 10 seconds closing.
Tamin Lipsey led the Cyclones with 14 substances while Momcilovic added 11 substances. They overcame a 20-level performance by Cougars guard Emanuel Bright.
Neither crew shot the ball in particular smartly, with Houston shooting 38.0 percent from the sphere and 26.9 percent from three-level vary while Iowa Speak shot 38.3 percent general and 20.0 percent from beyond the arc. Nonetheless, the Cyclones earned 22 makes an strive from the free-throw line and made 18 of them, while the Cougars received to the road lawful 12 instances.
Houston will survey to jump attend on Saturday in a boulevard matchup against TCU. Iowa Speak will return to action that identical day at house against Oklahoma Speak.
