Keshon Gilbert (6'4''-G-2003) wrapped up a spectacular Phillips 66 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship for Iowa State with 16 points, and the seventh-ranked Cyclones defeated No. 1 Houston 69-41 to win their sixth Championship in six appearances in the title game.
Milan Momcilovic (6'8''-F/C) had 18 points and Hason Ward (6'9''-F-2000) scored 13 for the Cyclones (27-7), who have beaten five different programs to raise the trophy, including Oklahoma, which at the time was led by current Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson.
Iowa State turned a 30-23 lead at halftime into the kind of blowout Sampson has rarely experienced with an 18-3 run to start the second half. That gave the thousands of Cyclones fans that paint Kansas City red and yellow every March plenty of reasons to stand on their feet and roar their approval.
Doesn’t seem to matter who is coaching them, either. T.J. Otzelberger is the fourth to win the Championship for Iowa State.
Jamal Shead (6'1''-G) had 10 points on 3-for-17 shooting for Houston (30-4), which was outscored 39-18 in the second half. LJ Cryer (6'1''-G-2001) was held to seven points and Emanuel Sharp (6'3''-G-2004) to five as the Cougars shot 4 of 22 from the 3-point arc and 15 of 56 from the field.
The preternaturally poised Cyclones never wavered when they fell into an early hole. They exhibited some exquisite interior ball movement for easy layups when the Cougars’ guards tried to lock down the perimeter. And when they got those buckets to go, it freed up Momcilovic and the rest of the Iowa State sharpshooters to begin draining 3-pointers.
On the other end, the Cyclones forced Shead into off-balance runners and long 3s at the end of the shot clock; the Big 12 Player of the Year — and Defensive Player of the Year — was 2 for 11 in the first half.
The Cyclones scored the first 10 points as part of their run to start the second half, and Momcilovic’s 3 from in front of his bench pushed their lead to 48-23 with 12:40 to go.
ISU's margin of victory (28) is the largest in the history of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship Final.

Courtesy of big12sports.com

Big 12 Tournament Final: Houston - Iowa State 41-69

Big 12 Tournament Semifinals:
Houston - Texas Tech 82-59
Iowa State - Baylor 76-62

Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals:
Houston - TCU 60-45
Iowa State - Kansas State 76-57
Baylor - Cincinnati 68-56
Texas Tech - BYU 81-67

Big 12 Tournament Second Round:
BYU - UCF 87-73
Kansas - Cincinnati 52-72
Texas - Kansas State 74-78
TCU - Oklahoma 77-70

Big 12 Tournament First Round:
Cincinnati - West Virginia 90-85
UCF - Oklahoma State 77-62

All-Tournament MVP: Keshon Gilbert (6'4''-G-2003) of Iowa St.
Player of the Year: Jamal Shead (6'1''-G) of Houston
Defensive Player of the Year: Jamal Shead (6'1''-G) of Houston
Freshman of the Year: Ja'Kobe Walter (6'5''-SG) of Baylor
Newcomer of the Year: Hunter Dickinson (7'1''-C-2000) of Kansas
Most Improved Player of the Year: Dylan Disu (6'9''-F-2000) of Texas
Sixth Man of the Year: Jaxson Robinson (6'7''-G) of BYU
Coach of the Year: Kelvin Sampson of Houston

All-Big 12 First Team 2024

Shead

Lipsey

Dickinson

McCullar Jr.

Disu

First Team
Jamal Shead (6'1''-G) of Houston
Tamin Lipsey (6'1''-G-2003) of Iowa St.
Hunter Dickinson (7'1''-C-2000) of Kansas
Kevin McCullar Jr. (6'6''-G-2001) of Kansas
Dylan Disu (6'9''-F-2000) of Texas

All-Big 12 Second Team 2024

Dennis

Cryer

Gilbert

Miller

Abmas

Second Team
RayJ Dennis (6'2''-G) of Baylor
LJ Cryer (6'1''-G-2001) of Houston
Keshon Gilbert (6'4''-G-2003) of Iowa St.
Emanuel Miller (6'7''-F-2000) of TCU
Max Abmas (6'0''-PG-2001) of Texas

All-Big 12 Third Team 2024

Bridges

Walter

Roberts

Isaacs

Williams

Third Team
Jalen Bridges (6'7''-F) of Baylor
Ja'Kobe Walter (6'5''-SG) of Baylor
J'Wan Roberts (6'7''-F) of Houston
Pop Isaacs (6'2''-G-2003) of Texas Tech
Darrion Williams (6'6''-G) of Texas Tech

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention 2024

Love

Missi

Hall

Johnson

Robinson

Traore

Honorable Mention
Langston Love (6'5''-G) of Baylor
Yves Missi (6'10''-F) of Baylor
Dallin Hall (6'4''-G) of BYU
Spencer Johnson (6'5''-G) of BYU
Jaxson Robinson (6'7''-G) of BYU
Fousseyni Traore (6'6''-F-2002) of BYU
Ibrahima Diallo (7'0''-F-1995) of UCF
Darius Johnson (6'1''-G) of UCF
Jaylin Sellers (6'4''-G) of UCF
Aziz Bandaogo (7'0''-F-2001) of Cincinnati
Daniel Skillings Jr. (6'6''-G) of Cincinnati
Ja'Vier Francis (6'8''-F) of Houston
Emanuel Sharp (6'3''-G-2004) of Houston
KJ Adams Jr. (6'7''-F) of Kansas
Johnny Furphy (6'8''-G-2004) of Kansas
Dajuan Harris Jr. (6'1''-G) of Kansas
Arthur Kaluma (6'7''-F-2002) of Kansas St.
Tylor Perry (5'11''-PG-2001) of Kansas St.
Javian McCollum (6'2''-G) of Oklahoma
Jalon Moore (6'7''-F) of Oklahoma
Javon Small (6'3''-G-2002) of OK State
Jameer Nelson Jr. (6'1''-G) of TCU
Micah Peavy (6'7''-G-2001) of TCU
Joe Toussaint (6'0''-PG-2000) of Texas Tech

Big 12 All-Defensive Team 2024

Missi

Newman III

Shead

Lipsey

Harris Jr.

All-Defensive Team
Yves Missi (6'10''-F) of Baylor
John Newman III (6'5''-G-1999) of Cincinnati
Jamal Shead (6'1''-G) of Houston
Tamin Lipsey (6'1''-G-2003) of Iowa St.
Dajuan Harris Jr. (6'1''-G) of Kansas

Big 12 All-Freshman Team 2024

Missi

Walter

Tugler

Momcilovic

Furphy

All-Freshman Team
Yves Missi (6'10''-F) of Baylor
Ja'Kobe Walter (6'5''-SG) of Baylor
Joseph Tugler (6'7''-C) of Houston
Milan Momcilovic (6'8''-F/C) of Iowa St.
Johnny Furphy (6'8''-G-2004) of Kansas

Big 12 All-Newcomer Team 2024

Dennis

Gilbert

Dickinson

Abmas

Williams

All-Newcomer Team
RayJ Dennis (6'2''-G) of Baylor
Keshon Gilbert (6'4''-G-2003) of Iowa St.
Hunter Dickinson (7'1''-C-2000) of Kansas
Max Abmas (6'0''-PG-2001) of Texas
Darrion Williams (6'6''-G) of Texas Tech

Big 12 All-Tournament Team 2024

Gilbert

Lipsey

Momcilovic

Shead

Cryer

All-Tournament Team
Keshon Gilbert (6'4''-G-2003) of Iowa St.
Tamin Lipsey (6'1''-G-2003) of Iowa St.
Milan Momcilovic (6'8''-F/C) of Iowa St.
Jamal Shead (6'1''-G) of Houston
LJ Cryer (6'1''-G-2001) of Houston