Arizona Wildcats

Social Media Reacts to Caleb Love’s Buzzer Beater vs. Iowa State

By Joe Tillery

Posted on January 28, 2025 at 10:02 am

In one of the biggest games of the Big 12 regular season, Caleb Love and the Arizona Wildcats took down the Iowa State Cyclones in overtime.

However, it did not come without drama, as the Wildcats needed a halfcourt shot from Caleb Love to tie the game up with 2.2 seconds remaining.

CALEB LOVE JUST LAUNCHED IT FROM BEYOND HALF COURT TO SEND IT TO OT 😱

📺: ESPN pic.twitter.com/PaL8fC6SxQ
— ESPN (@espn) January 28, 2025

After starting 1-10 from three in the first 39 minutes of the contest, Love went 3/3 from the field in overtime to help propel the Wildcats to a statement win. Here are some of the best reactions from social media.

Caleb love being 1-10 from 3 and hitting a 3/4 shot to force overtime is the Caleb love experience pic.twitter.com/GpxvPMjl0x
— John (@iam_johnw) January 28, 2025

Caleb Love at 1 am on a Tuesday for some reason pic.twitter.com/KuZYU84sMr
— Jack (@HeadbandHass) January 28, 2025

This is Caleb Love’s career in a nutshell. 5-18 from the field and 1-11 from 3 before this. Generational shot chucker pic.twitter.com/gL4xSJSGBh
— Sam Beard (@_beard11) January 28, 2025

the spirit of j.r. smith lives on in caleb love. rock bottom or euphoria, no room between. a walking, breathing basketball lightning rod. i miss him so.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 28, 2025

This game really does tell the story of Caleb Love’s career.

Will giveth and taketh away.

But never scared of the moment. That’s for damn sure.

Fearless.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) January 28, 2025

Do you realize how much fun it was that I said, “It’s too far.” and Caleb Love hits a 60-footer to send it to OT. @ArizonaMBB, what a fan base! Even you few tools on Twitter. 👍🏼🏀😉
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) January 28, 2025

Who is Caleb Love?
In Math: my solution ✖️➗
In Science: my oxygen 💨🫧
In History: my King🤴🏿
In Geography: my world 🌎 https://t.co/EdX3k33kZo
— ZonaZoo 🐻⬇️ (@ZonaZooOfficial) January 28, 2025

OH MY GOD CALEB LOVE. JUST KEEP SHOOTING AND EVENTUALLY A HALF COURTER WILL GO IN!
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) January 28, 2025

Caleb Love will leave college basketball with pound for pound one of the funniest legacies of anyone to ever play the sport. And that’s not nothing in a sport that thrives on anarchy.
— J.J. Post (@JayJayPost) January 28, 2025