DES MOINES — The pesky Drake Bulldogs hounded the Iowa State Cyclones all night long on Wednesday and finally put the collar on ISU with a basket by Rashaad Thomas with 11 seconds left to give the Bulldog’s a 63-61 upset victory.

The Cyclones’ last-second three-point shot from the corner by point guard Matt Knoll bounced off the iron as the Bulldogs claimed their first victory over ISU in 12 meetings.

As the result of Drake’s aggressive slapping defense, ISU committed 22 turnovers in the game.

“We had too many turnovers to win on the road,” Coach Tim Floyd said.

He said being turnover-prone has made the Cyclones unable to break away from any team so far this season.

After a break-out in scoring last weekend, the ISU guard court managed only 11 points on the night, with Delvin Washington leading the way with eight.

Freshman Marcus Fizer scored nearly half of ISU’s total points by tossing in 29. Paul Shirley was the only other Cyclone in double figures with 13.

Fizer reached a double-double by snagging 12 rebounds.

However, Floyd was more pleased with the defense on the perimeter than he was in the interior.

Drake’s inside presence of Thomas, Andy Pawlowski and Joey Gaw was too much for the Cyclones.

ISU let the Drake post men get good position on the blocks, resulting in 38 points for the big three of the Bulldogs.

Drake’s leading scorer, Matt Woodley, was shut down in the first half, but hit five points for the Bulldogs down the stretch. His three with two minutes remaining erased ISU’s one-point lead into a two-point cushion for Drake.

The lead changed hands several times throughout the game, with neither team taking a double-figure lead at any point.

ISU led 32-31 at the half over the Bulldogs.

Gaw, a freshman, paced the Drake offense in the first half with 10 points, including a long range bomb that cut the Cyclones lead at the intermission to a single point.

Drake managed only 36 percent shooting in the first half, while ISU shot 59 percent. The difference was that ISU attempted 11 fewer shots in the frame due in part to 13 turnovers.

Drake took a 51-48 lead with 7:51 remaining, after a thunderous dunk by Myron Richardson.

The Cyclones hung tough and had the lead with 2:24 remaining but could not hold on.

Floyd said the last-second shot was one designed to give a good look to Knoll. He said the look was a clean one, but the fact that it didn’t fall did not determine the outcome.

“It never comes down to one shot or one play,” he said

The Cyclones will look to avoid an intra-state sweep when they host the Iowa Hawkeyes on Saturday at 4 p.m.

“To come off this loss and get ready for a Top 10 team will be difficult,” he said.