"Their guards are physical, they do a great job of defending without fouling," Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said of BYU's second-half defense. "I think that was important for them. We didn't get to the foul line often. The energy Keita plays with on the interior is tremendous, and they have great depth. They're able to play 10 guys and keep fresh bodies out there, so that all played into it, but they had a great focus in that second half. They ramped up their defense and got stops when they needed to."