Colorado 67, at Iowa State 97

AMES, Iowa (Interstat) — On a frigid Thursday night in the heartland, the Iowa State Cyclones delivered a performance as blistering as their nickname suggests, overwhelming the Colorado Buffaloes 97-67 in a Big 12 Conference men’s basketball game at a sold-out Hilton Coliseum. From the opening tip, the 19-2 Cyclones, one of the nation’s elite teams, imposed their will, particularly on the defensive end. They transformed Colorado’s offensive sets into a disjointed scramble, forcing a cascade of early turnovers and contested shots. The result was a first-half explosion that effectively decided the contest before the intermission. Iowa State raced to… Read more...