If the Arizona Wildcats want to make a deep postseason run — or any postseason run at all — Caleb Love is going to have to play better. Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said it last week, and it rang true Monday night.

Arizona, a preseason Top 10 team, has been looking for a big win ever since a brutal stretch in late November, when the Wildcats lost four of five games, three of them to unranked teams. Since then, they’ve won 10 of their last 11.

Arizona needed a prayer, and guard Caleb Love answered. His buzzer beater to force overtime helped push Arizona past No. 3 Iowa State.

Arizona basketball star Caleb Love opened up on his miracle shot to force overtime in the win against No. 3 Iowa State.

Teetering in extremes since he was named a preseason all-American last fall, alternatively torrid or frigid from 3-point range in any given game, Caleb Love condensed it all into one

Caleb Love sank a 55-foot shot at the buzzer in regulation to force overtime and then made two more 3-pointers in the extra session to lead Arizona to a 86-75

Caleb Love hit a tying heave from beyond halfcourt at the end of regulation and made two more 3-pointers in overtime, finishing with 22 points and lifting Arizona to an 86-75 win over No. 3 Iowa State.

Arizona defeated Iowa State in overtime on Monday night after Caleb Love sent the game to ovetime on a 55-foot prayer.

If the Arizona Wildcats want to make a deep postseason run — or any postseason run at all — Caleb Love is going to have to play better. Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd said it last week, and it rang true Monday night.

The Wildcats star not only hit a pair of back-to-back 3-pointers in overtime that finally put No. 3 Iowa State away, but he drained a ridiculous desperation buzzer-beater from well beyond the half-court line to even force the extra period.

Caleb Love trotted back, head down, shoulders slumped after the latest of his missed 3-pointers clanged back rim.