Saturday, January 19th, 2019

What a difference a week can make.  Last Saturday, Iowa State had just lost it's second conference game in a row by falling at home to Kansas State, 57-58.  It seemed that any hopes of challenging for the Big 12 conference title were gone.  However, after a big win on the road at #8 Texas Tech on Wednesday, the Cyclones were able to come back home tonight and defeat Oklahoma State, 72-59.  All of a sudden, the Cyclones find themselves tied for 1st place in the conference and squarely "in contention" again. 

I would say that the player of the game for Iowa State was Marial Shayok.  He led the team in scoring with 20 points, and he connected on 4 of 8 from three point range.  He was joined in double figures scoring by Lindell Wigginton (14), Cameron Lard (12), and Nick Weiler-Babb (10).  It feels nice to be mentioning Lard, who had missed the previous couple of games due to an ankle sprain.

Tonight was the 6th time that I have seen Iowa State and Oklahoma State play.  The Cowboys won last year, while the Cyclones were victorious in all of the other contests (2017, 2015, 2014, 2013). 

GO STATE!