Iowa State basketball rebounded from a heartbreaking loss to Auburn by defeating a feisty Dayton team in a consolation game at the Maui Invitational.

Keshon Gilbert scored six points in the final 44 seconds as the Iowa State men posted an 89-84 victory over Dayton Tuesday night at the Maui Invitational.Roughly 24 hours after a heartbreaking loss to No.

A tale of two halves may be a cliche phrase, but sometimes it is accurate. Monday's game between No. 4 Auburn and No. 5 Iowa State was one of those times.

By the time Auburn took the lead with about four minutes to play, Iowa State snapped back into action, even taking an 81-79 lead with 50 seconds left off two Gilbert free-throws. But Auburn quickly answered, as Dylan Cardwell found Miles Kelly inside for a cutting layup, setting the stage for the pivotal last 30 seconds.

The biggest separator of these teams is the level of competition each team has faced to this point. Auburn holds a win over the KenPom’s No. 1 team, Houston, while Iowa State’s best win is Kansas City, which ranks No. 236 in the KenPom entering Monday’s action.

The Tigers rallied from an 18-point deficit to stun the Cyclones in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Monday.

Auburn basketball once faced a huge 18-point deficit against No. 5 Iowa State, before the Tigers pulled off a miracle with 1.2 seconds left.

Iowa State saw its 18-point lead evaporate in the second half, as Auburn rallied and won with a last-second tip-in during the Maui Invitational.

The fifth-ranked Cyclones lost their first game of the season. Columnist Travis Hines gives his thoughts on what went right - and what didn't

As Iowa State prepares for tip-off at the Maui Invitational, where do the Cyclones rank this week in men's college basketball AP and Coaches Polls?