Carson Hansen’s 3-yard touchdown run with 1:31 to go Saturday night lifted No. 22 Iowa State to a 31-28 victory over Utah in Salt Lake City, forcing a four-point tie for the Big 12 lead Conference with one week left in the regular season.

Hansen’s score capped a 75-yard drive for the Cyclones (9-2, 6-2). His halfback pass to Gabe Burkle on third-and-1 on the previous play went for 26 yards to set up his winning score.

The Utes (4-7, 1-7) had a chance to force overtime, but Cole Becker, who previously made field goals from 34 and 47 yards, missed wide right on an attempt from 54 yards with nine seconds left to go. Utah reached the 33-yard line earlier in the drive, but backup quarterback Luke Bottari was flagged for intentional grounding, setting him back just far enough to impact the field goal attempt.

Rocco Becht completed 20 of 38 passes for 256 yards with a touchdown and an interception for Iowa State, which plays Kansas State next week. The Cyclones are tied with Arizona State, BYU and Colorado at the top of the conference.

Bottari hit 5 of 9 passes for 55 yards for Utah in relief of starter Isaac Wilson, who was 8 of 8 for 74 yards before suffering a leg injury in the third quarter.

Looking to remain bowl eligible after being picked to win the conference in the preseason polls, Utah began scoring at 9:52 of the first quarter when Becker capped his opening drive with the 34-yard field goal.

Iowa State took its first lead on the next drive, a six-minute possession that Becht capped with a seven-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Higgins. The Cyclones were on their way to another score early in the second quarter before Lander picked off Barton Becht and rushed 87 yards for six points for the Utes.

Iowa State regained the advantage with 8:05 left in the quarter on Hansen’s 8-yard touchdown run. The teams traded field goals in the final 3:38, with Kyle Konrardy answering Becker’s 47-yarder with a 35-yarder with 29 seconds left for a 17-13 Cyclones lead at the break.

Becht extended the lead to 24-13 with a 1-yard scoring run for the only points in the third quarter.

A blocked punt recovered for a touchdown by Jackson Bennee and a 1-yard score by Micah Bernard gave Utah the first 15 points of the fourth quarter – the latter score giving the Utes a 28-24 lead before Hansen’s winner on the subsequent possession.

–Field-level media