The Cyclones were among the group of highly seeded teams that let their opponents linger for much longer than expected. This was a game for the first half but in the second half Iowa State pulled away posting some impressive offensive numbers including: 93 points and 64% shooting from the field for the game.
When the Cyclones are at their best they are an exciting offensive team that can score with anybody on the country. They have a versatile lineup but at the same time they lack real size and that can be exploited.
The 19th-ranked Texas Longhorns will make the trip over to Ames on Tuesday for a visit with the 17th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones. Texas is fresh off becoming the first 20-win team in the Big 12 this season, while Iowa State has won four of its last five games.
The Longhorns had begun their Big 12 season with consecutive losses, but now the team has won nine of its last 10 games and has put all of the Big 12 on notice.
No. 17 Iowa State hosts No. 23 Iowa at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Friday, looking to beat their in state rival for the fourth time in the past five years and preserving their unblemished record at home this season.
The 12th-ranked Baylor Bears escaped their first road game with a victory after scratching past Kansas State last week, and now look to get back to their high-scoring ways against the Iowa State Cyclones.
Big 12 vs Conference USA in this one…I think, who knows these days. Tulsa is always an entertaining program to watch but Iowa State can be full of surprises.
The Cyclones were not totally embarrassed against Oklahoma last week. The game wasn’t really close but they kept it reasonbly respectable. They are still looking for their 6th win but it is going to be hard to get it this weekend.
The Red Raiders are looking to get back into the race in the revamped Big 12 this year. It is going to be tough because even though two better programs left two new better programs took their slots.
Iowa State hasn’t had a ton of success over the past decade, but Paul Rhoads is doing his best to change that. The Cyclones shocked the entire college football world when they beat then-unbeaten Oklahoma State last November.
Connecticut cut down the nets at the end of the NCAA Tournament last year. It will take an even more miraculous effort from the Huskies to repeat in 2012.
Texas (19-12) has made it to the NCAA tournament 13 straight seasons, but they are currently on the bubble and if they lose this Big 12 quarterfinal their Big Dance streak may be in jeopardy.
Iowa State (6-5) has lost 3 in a row to Kansas State (9-2) and they had their 2 game winning streak snapped with a loss last week.
Iowa State (6-4) scored a big upset last week knocking Oklahoma State from the ranks of the unbeaten and ruining their National Title hopes and they can ruin Oklahoma (9-2) and their Big 12 title hopes with another upset.
Texas A&M (4-2) has gotten over 2 close losses, which likely cost them a chance at a BCS bowl game, but they are back on track with 2 solid wins in a row, especially beating a ranked Baylor team last week.
Gene Chizik bolted from Iowa State to Auburn just a couple years ago, and it was Paul Rhoads who took over the Iowa State program. Rhoads is from Iowa and the fan base seems to really like his coaching style.
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