If the refs bothered to call even HALF of the obvious travels, it takes away about 20 of Iowa's points. Then delusional Hocks like SplitIdentity can't pretend that this game was close.
Seems to be the case with most of ISU's games this year.
Neither team is 24 points better than the other, and both halves reflected the complete crap that both teams are capable of. Both halves also show how decent each team can be if they hit their shots and take care of the ball.
No, Iowa closed the gap in the final 2:36. Iowa State led 79-59 with 2:36 to go.
No, Iowa closed the gap in the final 2:36. Iowa State led 79-59 with 2:36 to go.
I'm hopin it was some lettin up but I wish the intesity had remained. I had forgot how late we were playing with a 15-20 point lead,just would have been nice to finish that way.Also may not have eliminated some of the Iowa fan talk but it would have made it look a crazier.I don't mean this to be rude, but right now, darn near everybody is 24 points better than Iowa.
We let up wayyyy too early. Otherwise, there's no talk of any sort of comeback.
Seems to be the case with most of ISU's games this year.
Neither team is 24 points better than the other, and both halves reflected the complete crap that both teams are capable of. Both halves also show how decent each team can be if they hit their shots and take care of the ball.
I don't mean this to be rude, but right now, darn near everybody is 24 points better than Iowa.
We let up wayyyy too early. Otherwise, there's no talk of any sort of comeback.
The Zebras were out of control in the second half. The number of fouls was absurd.
10 in the first 4:02
12 in the first 5:08
16 in the first 8:02
And 20 10:44 in. They didn't call another until 5:01 left in the game.
But for the first 10 minutes of the second half, there was a foul on almost every possession. Absolutely brutal to watch.
If the refs hadn't completely destroyed the flow of the game in the second half, I think we would have ended up leading by a lot more.
That said...pathetic effort to finish the game. I HATE our slow-it-down, run-out-the-clock "offense". It KILLED us all last year and cost us who knows how many games. If we hadn't been up 20+, it would have cost us tonight's game. It breeds crappy defense and sets us up for terrible desperation shots at the end of the shot clock. I'd love never to see it again. Just keep playing the damn game.
First half was a lot of fun though. Wish we saw that 40 minutes, every game.
I agree. The 2nd half was just ruined. I don't think Royce White broke a sweat between fouls, which is a big concern to us all.
I'm hopin it was some lettin up but I wish the intesity had remained. I had forgot how late we were playing with a 15-20 point lead,just would have been nice to finish that way.Also may not have eliminated some of the Iowa fan talk but it would have made it look a crazier.
who cares. the game was never in question.