That was resilient.

Iowa State led by just 1 minute, 39 seconds in 45 minutes before exiting Saturday’s game with an 85-84 overtime win over Texas Tech.

The Cyclones took advantage of Elijah Hawkins getting into foul trouble early in the second half

The Red Raiders starter had nine assists before being benched after picking up his fourth foul with the score at 18:14.

TJ Ötzelberger decided to go straight at Hawkins and it paid off as he didn’t get back into the race until 8:34.

Iowa State was down eight points when Hawkins went to the bench, and when he checked back in, the game was tied.

However, Texas Tech had an answer for every shot.

The resilience

Texas Tech finished the game 19-24 at the free throw line, but two of the misses came in the final minute of regulation. It allowed Iowa State to gain possession of the ball with six seconds left in the game, trailing by two seconds.

Tamin Lipsey did his thing and found it Joshua Jefferson Under the tire to find the tie.

It was the same thing in overtime, but Iowa State had more time to work on its final play and trailed by a point.

But Joshua Jefferson was there too

The St. Mary’s transfer was the program’s most valuable offseason addition and showed up again Saturday.

He was fouled after putting the ball in front of the basket and ended up making two game-winning free throws. Jefferson finished the game with 17 points and eight rebounds.

With help from No. 2, Iowa State Lubbock escaped against a Texas Tech team that, like everyone else, would give the Cyclones their best.

This also happens with the help of other portal additions

Of Iowa State’s 85 points, 71 came from transfers in the overtime win.

Curtis Jones He tied his Iowa State high with 26 points and once scored seven straight points for the Cyclones.

Brandt Chatfield made all the plays that don’t show up in the stat book and finished with six big rebounds on a variety of hustle plays.

“I’m so confident in this team in these moments,” Curtis Jones said on Varsity Network’s postgame show. “Just because we never focus too much on ourselves, even if the other team starts to celebrate a little.”

The recipe and philosophy are perhaps more aligned than ever before, and the Cyclones are off to a 4-0 start in Big 12 play.

When the new AP rankings are released Monday, Iowa State could appear in the top two for the first time in program history.

That is what resilience is all about.