The Cowboys couldn’t quite get over the Hilton hump, falling to Iowa State 89-82 on the road to move to 0-6 in Big 12 play and 9-9 on the season.
After falling behind by as many as 11 and trailing for all but one minute in the opening period, the Pokes surged late in the first. Thanks to a slew of Cyclone turnovers and a quick — and rare — streak of hot shooting by the Cowboys, the visitors were able to pull within 2 at halftime.
In the second, the Cowboys hung around for about 10 minutes before the home team started to pull away, thanks to some lights-out perimeter shooting by ISU and some all too familiar scoring droughts by OSU.