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Mar. 20—ST. LOUIS — The impressive run for the Heise family continued Friday afternoon.
Just over a month after Taylor Heise won an Olympic gold medal as part of the U.S. women's hockey team, her younger brother, Nate Heise, had a day to remember in the Round of 64 at the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
The Iowa State University senior and Lake City Lincoln graduate scored 22 points, shooting 8 of 13 from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, as the No. 2-seed Cyclones had little trouble with No. 15-seed Tennessee State in a 108-74 victory in St. Louis.
The 22 points were the most in Heise's two seasons at Iowa State. He finished three points shy of his career high of 25, which he set in 2024 while playing at the University of Northern Iowa. Heise had entered with a season average of 4.7 points per game and had scored 21 points in his last seven games combined.
The 6-foot-5 guard had eight of his 22 points during a 23-0 run for the Cyclones (28-7) that blew the game open early in the first half.
The Cyclones cruised from there and now advance to play No. 7 Kentucky in a second-round Midwest Region game on Sunday, with the time to be determined.
The No. 7-seed Wildcats (22-13) are coming off a thrilling 89-84 win over No. 10-seed Santa Clara, which featured a buzzer-beating logo 3-pointer by Kentucky to send the game into overtime.
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Just over a month after Taylor Heise won an Olympic gold medal as part of the U.S. women's hockey team, her younger brother, Nate Heise, had a day to remember in the Round of 64 at the NCAA men's basketball tournament.
The Iowa State University senior and Lake City Lincoln graduate scored 22 points, shooting 8 of 13 from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range, as the No. 2-seed Cyclones had little trouble with No. 15-seed Tennessee State in a 108-74 victory in St. Louis.
The 22 points were the most in Heise's two seasons at Iowa State. He finished three points shy of his career high of 25, which he set in 2024 while playing at the University of Northern Iowa. Heise had entered with a season average of 4.7 points per game and had scored 21 points in his last seven games combined.
The 6-foot-5 guard had eight of his 22 points during a 23-0 run for the Cyclones (28-7) that blew the game open early in the first half.
The Cyclones cruised from there and now advance to play No. 7 Kentucky in a second-round Midwest Region game on Sunday, with the time to be determined.
The No. 7-seed Wildcats (22-13) are coming off a thrilling 89-84 win over No. 10-seed Santa Clara, which featured a buzzer-beating logo 3-pointer by Kentucky to send the game into overtime.
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