It all started in Ames, Iowa. The Hawkeyes held a big lead and looked poised to pull off a road upset in one of the toughest venues in all of college basketball to get a win. In both games, Iowa held an 82-77 lead with less than 90 seconds remaining. Then things began to unravel. Everything that could possibly go wrong for Iowa did go wrong.
In the 2013 meeting it was missed free-throws, and in 2015 it was turnovers which fueled Iowa State to storm back and take late leads. By now Hawkeye fans know the story, down 83-82 Mike Gesell stepped to the line and missed two free throws with 13 seconds left and Iowa State won that game 85-82.