No. 23 Iowa State beats No. 11 W Virginia for Big 12 title

West Virginia forward Lamont West, left, and Iowa State guard Nazareth Mitrou-Long, right, reach for a loose ball during first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, March 11, 2017. less West Virginia forward Lamont West, left, and Iowa State guard Nazareth Mitrou-Long, right, reach for a loose ball during first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the Big 12 tournament in … more Iowa State forward Solomon Young gets tangled in the net while defending against West Virginia forward Elijah Macon, back, during first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the final of the Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, March 11, 2017.

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The Vanderbilt Commodores got a chance at redemption Saturday, finding themselves in the same situation a game after blowing a 15-point lead in the second half. This time, the Commodores hit 7 of 10 free throws in the final minute, and Vanderbilt stopped a skid by holding off Iowa State 84-78 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.