After squandering an 18-point lead and falling in the opening round of the Maui Invitational, No. 5 Iowa State will look to tighten defensively Tuesday night when it takes on Dayton in the consolation round. Dayton (5-1) can tell a similar tale, as it surrendered a 21-point lead in a 92-90 defeat to No. 12 North Carolina. For Iowa State (3-1), everything was going according to plan in the first half on Monday before it all came apart in an 83-81 loss to No. 4 Auburn. The Cyclones, who entered the tournament with the top scoring defense in Division I, used their suffocating on-ball presence to disrupt the Tigers' ball movement and limit their open shots as they built an 18-point lead.
After slip-up, No. 5 Iowa State aims to keep foot on gas vs. Dayton
