TCU's win against Iowa State Wednesday night didn't come easily but the Horned Frogs will savor it all the same.
TCU held off the Cyclones 89-83 at Hilton Coliseum to record its first win in Ames, Iowa, since 1982.
A loss at last-place Iowa State, while not devastating, would have been a harsh blemish on TCU's NCAA tournament resume. Instead, the Frogs swept the Cyclones (13-14, 4-11), their second Big 12 series sweep this season.
"Surely it's a great win for us," TCU coach Jamie Dixon said. "Eventually, I think we wore them down.