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Heise Siblings Deliver: Taylor Sends USA to Olympic Final, Nate Lifts Iowa State Over No. 2 Houston

Hours apart, their clutch moments tied an Olympic breakthrough to a top-two college upset.

Overview

  • Taylor Heise scored Team USA’s second goal in a 5-0 semifinal win over Sweden, sending the Americans to Thursday’s gold game against Canada in Milan.
  • Nate Heise came off the bench and drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:17 remaining as No. 6 Iowa State edged No. 2 Houston 70-67 in Ames.
  • He finished with 11 points, hitting 3-of-3 from beyond the arc with six rebounds, as Iowa State moved to 23-3 overall and 10-3 in Big 12 play before visiting BYU on Saturday.
  • Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger praised Heise’s performance, calling it the most elite game of his Cyclones tenure.
  • With much of the family in Milan for the Olympics, Nate noted their group chat would wake to good news, calling it a “pretty good day” after both victories.