KANSAS CITY, Mo. — From the left wing, Cowboy guard Jeffrey Carroll pulled up for 3.
The ball flew effortlessly through the air, right over the rim and into the arms of Iowa State’s Monte Morris.
Airball.
A sea of red rose to its feet, Cyclone’s fans cheering as loud as they had all day. On the other end, Morris knocked down a jumper to give ISU its largest lead of the day, and the cheers kept coming.
Oklahoma State was finished.
Try as they might, the fifth-seeded Cowboys couldn’t keep up with the Cyclone’s offensive onslaught in a 92-83 loss Thursday afternoon in the quarterfinals of Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Missouri.