*** Official IOWA STATE VS #8 Texas Tech Game(Day) Thread ***

[jpete24]

Iowa State giveth.....Iowa State taketh away.

 

[Prone2Clone]

Taco Tech's FT shooting was refreshing.

 

[madguy30]

But my point is it was never to this extent.

I thought it was. The 2015 loss at Kansas State was a thing of beauty.

 

[awd4cy]

When was the last time we beat a top 10 team on the road? (Kansas excluded)

When’s the last time we played a top 10 conference team on the road other than kansas? Bet it was quite some time ago.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Looks like we both nailed our predictions.

I think my actual prediction was 66-64 or something like that. Idiot savant I guess

 

[ESciGuy]

What an erotic victory

Channeling your inner Dolph/Hazzle?

 

[SEIOWA CLONE]

We as a team and a fan base needed that win. Playing #8 on the road, is a win that will be dividends come selection Sunday. Go ISU

 

[cyclones500]

When was the last time we beat a top 10 team on the road? (Kansas excluded)

You have me curious, I'm looking into it. Someone will probably get to it before I do...

 

[CycloneVet]

Honestly, we didn’t deserve to win that game with that last 4 minute stretch. We got a huge win on the road, so I’m ecstatic, but man, that was brutal to watch.

It was the most beautiful thing I have ever seen.

 

[ArgentCy]

And yet we are in third.... Grr.

 

[inCyteful]

Quit ******** about the Baylor/K-State losses and enjoy this one. We weren't good enough in those games. We were tonight.

And the difference between good enough and not is about 2-3 points. Going to be a ballbuster of a season.

 

[Jayshellberg]

It was always pretty, but that is the hardest that I have ISU play on both ends of the floor in a long time. When you play with such effort, good things happen.

 

[AuH2O]

Big time gritty effort. I think the Jacobsen to the bench declaration may be a bit premature. Also, great job by Wigginton, THT, and NWB rebounding tonight. That was a huge factor in the game.

 

[SerenityNow]

In bounds plays were hard to watch and we've seen it in other games, but I think the number 2 defense had something to do with it tonight, too.

If Tech had an offense, they are a potential Final Four team with that D.

 

[jdoggivjc]

When was the last time we beat a top 10 team on the road? (Kansas excluded)

Think it was this game:

 

[fsanford]

Wins against #5 KU and at #8 TT >>>>>>>>>> losses to Baylor and K-State

Pretty sure we overreacted to both losses - Baylor being a letdown after the KU win; K-State after leading the whole game. But neither of those losses are going to hurt us come tourney time - not even in terms of trying to play in Des Moines - if this team gets it's **** together with this win and plays like a Sweet 16 team the rest of the season. K-State is a solid tourney team and Baylor is a bubble-to-probably NIT team.

Some people overeacted others said lets get deeper into the conference season before throwing dirt on the the team ( Not saying you did this))

This team plays defense, they may not always win, but in most cases they will at least give themselves a chance to win.

 

[Macloney]

 

[madguy30]

Jaco's block on Culver w/about a minute left that led to a runout and Hali-2-Wiggy alley-oop layup was HUGE! That play and hitting FT's at the end put us over the top.

While there were some shaky moments out there, this team might be learning to close in the last two minutes.

I'm not sure if there's a better situation for them to learn to close out than at a #8 gritty Tech team where ISU hardly ever plays well.

Hopefully it pays off.

 

[ArgentCy]

Big time gritty effort. I think the Jacobsen to the bench declaration may be a bit premature. Also, great job by Wigginton, THT, and NWB rebounding tonight. That was a huge factor in the game.

It was mostly THT to the bench in the second half and I think that is the right call for now. Even with LW still struggling at 3 of like 12.

 

[cyrocksmypants]

What if I were to tell you that that same exact coach has no idea how to write up an inbounds play????? Go Cyclones. Great win!!

Or how to break a press. That was the strangest thing I’ve seen.