That chant has a very special place in my heart... mostly because it was what we were chanting after our huge upset in football a couple of seasons ago. Today it has another meaning :)
I just got back from Hilton Coliseum where Iowa State defeated the #13-ranked Oklahoma State Cowboys, 87-76!! This time I took Jeremy with me, and we both enjoyed ourselves quite a bit watching this one. Iowa State led by as many as 15 points, although there were couple of times in the second half that OSU made it a close ballgame. I was getting nervous when Marcus Smart's steal and dunk closed the gap to 70-68 with about four and a half minutes to play. Luckily Iowa State responded with threes by both Clyburn and McGee within the next minute to push the lead back to 10 points. This was a huge win for Iowa State, not only because it was the second ranked team that ISU has beaten this year, but because coming in to today the Cyclones were square on the "NCAA Bubble". ESPN's latest bracketology had them predicted as one of the "last 4 in" the tournament, so hopefully this puts them over the hump into safe territory. This marks ISU's 20th win of the season and 10th conference win. Of course, we still have to play well in our next couple of games (at West Virginia, and likely against Oklahoma in the Big 12 tournament).
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| There were small pom-poms placed on every seat inside Hilton. |
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| Jeremy and the back of some bald guys head after the game :) |
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