Elizabeth and I finally got back from Hilton Coliseum where we just watched Iowa State
come from behind to defeat the Kansas State Wildcats 72-70! This one was a little too stressfull for me to handle, but at least I can be proud to have been there by the end of the day. Kansas State has been a top-25 ranked team for most of the season so far, but they just dropped out of the polls after a loss to Oklahoma last week. Also, I was afraid coming into today's game that Iowa State would be flat since they were fresh off of their upset of then #5 Kansas on Saturday. The Cyclones showed a lot of resolve finding a way to come back from a 14-point second half deficit to win.
Royce White was the hero for the Cyclones. He hit the go-ahead basket along the right baseline with 1.8 seconds left which proved to be the game winner. That wasn't his only basket which got the crowd energized though. He had 3 other HUGE dunks which each sent Hilton into a frenzy.
I will also remember this annoying little kid (he must have been like 9 or 10), and his dad who were sitting in our same section. They were all decked out in Kansas State gear and were yelling and whistling loudly any time ISU was shooting free throws. I'm glad that they had to go home disappointed today :)
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| The view from our seats before the game. Section 233, Row 12, Seats 9 &10. |
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| Final score ISU 72, KSU 70! |
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Cyclones win!
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There's a good chance this year will be the first time that Iowa State will qualify for the NCAA tournament since 2005. It's been a long time!
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