Texas Tech defeated No. 11 Iowa State 23-22 on Saturday in Ames, Iowa, following a fourth-quarter comeback orchestrated by quarterback Behren Morton.

Tahj Brooks crossed the goal line on the game-winning touchdown for the Red Raiders (6-3, 4-2) with 19 seconds left to cap a 12-play, 71-yard drive. With Morton lined up as a receiver on the second-and-goal play, Brooks caught a direct snap and raced toward the right side of the end zone.

Morton had 237 yards passing on 21 of 40 passing, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Both touchdown passes went to Josh Kelly, who had 127 receiving yards on eight receptions.

The Cyclones (7-1, 4-1), undefeated and averaging 25.1 penalties per game on the day, suffered their first loss, committing eight penalties for 59 yards.

After one penalty, Morton was intercepted by Jontez Williams, but an illegal hand to the face flag on Tyler Onyedim kept the ball in the Red Raiders’ hands. Morten led Texas Tech nine more times in the drive, finishing with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Kelly.

Still, it looked like Iowa State had their second straight fourth-quarter comeback when Rocco Becht found Carson Brown for a 44-yard touchdown with 2:11 left in the game. But that gave Texas Tech enough time to mount a successful two-minute offense.

After Texas Tech’s game-winning drive, Iowa State had a chance to get within field goal range for a game-winning kick. On the final play, the Cyclones tried to use laterals to keep the game going after the clock reached zero, but they were unable to convert the play, giving the Red Raiders the win.

Becht had 299 yards passing with two touchdowns and an interception. Jayden Higgins was Iowa State’s top receiver that day, catching 10 passes for 140 yards with a touchdown.

–Field-level media