AMES, Iowa (AP) Erik Stevenson scored 23 points, Joe Toussaint added 19 off the bench and West Virginia Mountaineers rallied late to beat Iowa State Cyclones 72-69 on Monday night.
Stevenson made 8 of 17 shots from the floor with four 3-pointers for the Mountaineers (17-13, 6-11 Big 12 Conference). Toussaint hit all eight of his free throws and added seven rebounds. Emmitt Matthews Jr. added 13 points and two blocks.
Gabe Kalscheur scored a season-high 26 points to pace the Cyclones (17-12, 8-9), who have lost four straight. Jaren Holmes had 16 points.
Stevenson and Toussaint both scored 11 first-half points to lead West Virginia to a 35-27 lead at intermission. Toussaint sank all four of his shots, including three from 3-point range. Kalscheur scored 11 for the Cyclones, but he was limited to seven-plus minutes after picking up three quick fouls. Stevenson scored the first nine points for the Mountaineers and Kalscheur notched the first seven for Iowa State.
Stevenson hit a jumper to open the second-half scoring, but Kalscheur answered with a 3-pointer to spark a 16-4 run and the Cyclones pulled even at 41 with 15:12 left to play. Stevenson followed with a rebound basket, but Holmes drilled a 3-pointer to give Iowa State its first lead, 44-43, since it led 17-15 midway through the first half.
A Holmes layup gave Iowa State its biggest lead at 58-51 with 8:44 remaining. West Virginia chipped away and used two free throws by Matthews to take a 65-64 lead with 2:10 to go. Matthews followed with a dunk and Toussaint sank two foul shots to give the Mountaineers a 69-64 lead with 20 seconds left. Kalscheur hit a 3-pointer 10 seconds later, but Toussaint hit two more free throws to preserve the win.
Neither team separated itself shooting-wise, but the West Virginia bench outscored the Cyclones' subs 28-13.
UP NEXT
Iowa State: The Cyclones close out the regular season at No. 7 Baylor on Saturday.
West Virginia: The Mountaineers end regular-season play at home on Saturday against No. 11 Kansas State.
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1st Half
WV
Mountaineers
35
IAST
Cyclones
27
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jimmy Bell Jr. vs. Osun Osunniyi (Mountaineers gains possession)
19:45
+3
Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot
3-0
19:18
Tamin Lipsey misses three point jump shot
19:16
Tre Mitchell defensive rebound
19:04
Kedrian Johnson turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
18:59
Kedrian Johnson personal foul
18:35
Jaren Holmes misses three point jump shot
18:33
Tamin Lipsey offensive rebound
18:22
+2
Gabe Kalscheur makes two point layup (Osun Osunniyi assists)
3-2
17:56
Gabe Kalscheur personal foul
17:50
Tre Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Tamin Lipsey steals)
17:31
+3
Gabe Kalscheur makes three point jump shot
3-5
17:18
Emmitt Matthews Jr. misses two point layup
17:16
Osun Osunniyi defensive rebound
17:08
Jaren Holmes turnover
16:49
Jaren Holmes personal foul (Erik Stevenson draws the foul)
16:44
+3
Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot
6-5
16:20
Gabe Kalscheur misses two point jump shot
16:18
Erik Stevenson defensive rebound
16:13
Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
16:11
Robert Jones defensive rebound
15:57
+2
Gabe Kalscheur makes two point layup (Jaren Holmes assists)
6-7
15:30
Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot
15:28
Tre King defensive rebound
15:16
Gabe Kalscheur offensive foul
15:16
Gabe Kalscheur turnover (offensive foul)
15:16
TV timeout
14:48
+3
Erik Stevenson makes three point jump shot (Kedrian Johnson assists)
9-7
14:21
James Okonkwo shooting foul (Tre King draws the foul)
14:21
+1
Tre King makes regular free throw 1 of 2
9-8
14:21
+1
Tre King makes regular free throw 2 of 2
9-9
14:10
Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
14:08
James Okonkwo offensive rebound
14:03
Tre Mitchell misses two point layup
14:02
Emmitt Matthews Jr. offensive rebound
14:02
+2
Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes two point dunk
11-9
13:42
Tamin Lipsey misses two point layup
13:40
Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
13:28
Tre Mitchell misses three point jump shot
13:26
Jimmy Bell Jr. offensive rebound
13:20
Erik Stevenson misses two point jump shot
13:18
Tre King defensive rebound
13:02
Caleb Grill misses two point jump shot
13:00
Jimmy Bell Jr. defensive rebound
12:38
Tre King personal foul
12:31
Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
12:29
Osun Osunniyi defensive rebound
12:09
Gabe Kalscheur misses two point jump shot
12:07
Cyclones offensive rebound
12:03
Erik Stevenson technical foul
12:03
+1
Gabe Kalscheur makes technical free throw 1 of 1
11-10
11:59
+3
Gabe Kalscheur makes three point jump shot (Osun Osunniyi assists)
11-13
11:40
Emmitt Matthews Jr. turnover (traveling)
11:40
TV timeout
11:28
Aljaz Kunc misses three point jump shot
11:26
Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
11:19
+2
Emmitt Matthews Jr. makes two point layup (Kedrian Johnson assists)
13-13
11:06
+2
Tamin Lipsey makes two point layup
13-15
10:39
Jimmy Bell Jr. misses two point hook shot
10:37
Osun Osunniyi defensive rebound
10:22
Gabe Kalscheur offensive foul
10:22
Gabe Kalscheur turnover (offensive foul)
10:07
Tre Mitchell misses two point jump shot
10:05
Aljaz Kunc defensive rebound
9:40
Aljaz Kunc turnover (bad pass) (Kedrian Johnson steals)
9:34
Osun Osunniyi shooting foul (Kedrian Johnson draws the foul)
9:34
+1
Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2
14-15
9:34
+1
Kedrian Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-15
9:15
+2
Jaren Holmes makes two point layup
15-17
8:42
+3
Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot
18-17
8:24
Caleb Grill offensive foul
8:24
Caleb Grill turnover (offensive foul)
8:03
Kedrian Johnson misses three point jump shot
8:01
Caleb Grill defensive rebound
7:51
Jaren Holmes misses two point jump shot
7:49
Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
7:44
Erik Stevenson misses three point jump shot
7:42
Tamin Lipsey defensive rebound
7:23
Tre Mitchell blocks Tre King's two point layup
7:21
Kedrian Johnson defensive rebound
7:14
+3
Joe Toussaint makes three point jump shot (Tre Mitchell assists)
21-17
6:55
Erik Stevenson shooting foul (Tamin Lipsey draws the foul)