A tale of two winners

SAN ANTONIO, Texas  — Whatever the "it factor" is, two guys recently here in AT&T Center have a corner on that quality.

Iowa State point guard DeAndre Kane put the Cyclones in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament using a tough basket with 1.9 seconds left against North Carolina in the third round of the Big Dance on Sunday.

Kane’s an old man at 24, and he looked like he needed a cane to get up and down the court toward the end of the UNC game. He played 39 of 40 minutes, and fatigue was setting in on him, but he just has a certain je ne sais quoi.

He’s just a winner at heart, and he’s just made of steel,” Iowa State forward Georges Niang said. “Nothing’s going to break him down. He’s always going to rise to the occasion.”

Before Iowa State beat N.C. Central 93-75 in round two of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, NCCU coach LeVelle Moton said his Eagles were ...



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