Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

Tonight I witnessed a very special Senior Night for the Iowa State Cyclones, as they defeated the Oklahoma State Cowboys by a score of 86-83.  The game itself was close the entire way, and all of the seniors for Iowa State were key to victory.  It's hard to pick, but I would say that Monte Morris was the player of the game for the Cyclones as he recorded 12 points, 11 assists, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals (he also became ISU's career leader in steals today).  With the Cyclones leading by three points with just a few seconds left, Morris disrupted an in-bounds pass by the Cowboys and caused a turnover (after the referees checked video replay).  That helped to ice the game.

Matt Thomas tied his career high with 25 points in the victory.  He shot 7-of-11 from three point range.  Deonte Burton had a nice game with 20 points, and Naz Long added 17.  It was nice to see all of the seniors have such good performances during their last game in Hilton.

After the game, there was a ceremony to honor the seniors, and all 7 of them were given a chance to speak to the crowd (Darrell Bowie, Merrill Holdon, and Stuart Nezlek were the other seniors).

Tonight was the fourth time that I have seen Iowa State play (and defeat) the Cowboys.  The previous times were in 2015, 2014, and in 2013.  

Iowa State wins!!