I am very happy tonight that I was able to take Maxwell to an exciting basketball game, in which the #12 Cyclones defeated the #7 Texas Longhorns, 78-67. This game was a sell-out, and it was a "white out", as everyone was encouraged to wear white. The crowd was very loud and feisty all night, especially towards Tyrese Hunter, who had transferred from ISU to Texas in the off season.
This was the 22nd basketball game that I have taken Maxwell to, and this was the first time that he has witnessed Iowa State defeat Texas. I believe that the #7 ranking for Texas marks the highest ranked win that Maxwell has seen. As far as conference games go, Maxwell has also watched ISU defeat Kansas State in 2020, West Virginia in 2018, TCU in 2017, and Baylor in 2017. One of my goals is to take Maxwell to a victory against every Big 12 team. So he only has Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Texas Tech left.
For myself, today's game was the 9th time that I have attended an ISU/Texas man's basketball game, and it was the 8th win! Iowa State also came out on top in 2020, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, and 2004. The lone victory for Texas was in 2018.
As for tonight's game, Jaren Holmes was the player of the game for Iowa State, as he had a game-high 21 points. Holmes was joined in double figures scoring for the Cyclones by Caleb Grill (17), Gabe Kalscheur (16), and Osun Osunniyi (11).
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| Way to go Cyclones!! |
