*** Official #25 IOWA STATE vs Oklahoma Game(Day) Thread ***

[Cyclonepride]

I can’t decide if I like the decision not to foul. Obviously like the result but I think I would foul up three on the road.

It almost looked like Osun tried to foul and they didn't call it, so he got back into position and forced a really tough last shot.

 

[Malone]

It’s very hard to get a read on how you feel.

Lol.

Turning your back on tradition for a few more dollars…expected out of Texas, unacceptable from Oklahoma. Must really need those wins against Vanderbilt

 

[FerShizzle]

Looking ahead on the schedule and keep thinking “damn, that’s a tough stretch, where’s the break” and then remember every team in this league is thinking the same thing when looking ahead.

Big 12 = The No Bottom League

 

[HFCS]

saves his shots for the right time

That is one area he’s more like Tinsley than Morris. Tinsley had a lot of games where he only scored 8-12 but they’d be huge moments.

 

[cdface]

I've read this misinformation more than once here. Basketball game is Saturday and NCG is Monday.

i 100% agree. this was a mistakenly propagated reality.

 

[tim_redd]

Think McClure made a great point (yes, hard to believe) - Ossun played in defense where he would drop/get into the paint @ St Bon, which allowed him to get more boards & opportunities to block shots. Now he's trapping & away from the basket. While his numbers are down (also a product of the increase in level of competition), he is learning & improving as the season progresses. All hopefully are, but his growth is pivotal to our success. He had several key rebounds, couple huge blocks, & double digit points with the throws to seal it. Great team win but also big game for OO.

Very encouraged that his best two games have probably been our first two conference games.

 

[ca4cy]

Groves two hands shoved Lipsey on a "screen" at the top of the key late in the game.

Yup. Lipsey was almost on the floor when Cortes drove past him. Shoon rotated down and opened up the top of the key for an open 3. Huge missed call.

Hats off to our guys for overcoming.

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

Jazz would've been useful against their 2 bigs.

 

[Malty Flannel]

Not sure if its been stated here yet - King McClure was surprisingly decent tonight. Maybe the most improved person in the building from last year

 

[cyclonestunners]

I can’t decide if I like the decision not to foul. Obviously like the result but I think I would foul up three on the road.

I think we tried to foul, they didn't call it.

 

[CYDJ]

Whatever King is, it can’t be solely blamed on intoxicants.

OSU used to fill Gallegher IBA...and it was LOUD. Not so much any more.

Almost instantly after the addition. That was too bad.

 

[HoustonClone]

Yup. Lipsey was almost on the floor when Cortes drove past him. Shoon rotated down and opened up the top of the key for an open 3. Huge missed call.

Hats off to our guys for overcoming.

Yep..this. I'll back off of my "crooked" comment I made earlier, as perhaps it is plain incompetence, but there were some obvious missed calls that could have easily cost us the game.

 

[bosco]

I think my heart rate is back to normal now.
I'm getting too old for this ****.

Just 16 more to go.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Groves two hands shoved Lipsey on a "screen" at the top of the key late in the game.

Yep, Lipsey hit the deck off two screens at the top of the key. One was that one, and the other was a leg sticking out IIRC. Both resulted in buckets.

 

[8bitnes]

Yeah I mean we got the biggest gift of the night on Gabe’s horrific shot that went behind the backboard yet they didn’t call it and we then scored.

And Oklahoma tied the game with an expired shot clock with 1:02 left in the game.

 

[t-noah]

Big win. Tough D and big rebounds . Free throws, oh baby.
Go Cyclones.

OUt was 9/9 from the foul line. We were 12/16!

Key makes down the stretch. OU's perfect from the stripe almost wins it for them.

What a game.

 

[Malone]

Lots of great performances in this one.

Grill has moved past thinking and is just playing and he’s playing the best ball of his life.

Think we can all agree Lipsey is performing at the top-50 level he was at pre-high school injury.

Osun is mentally growing up and made quite a few big plays.

King was thought to be an offensive boost, but his defense has been the catalyst to his minutes.

Holmes found himself with power ball in the paint amidst a prolonged (mental?) struggle and flipped his script.

This under-talented team is easy to root for. Along the lines of the Tim Floyd era Willoughby/Cato years.

 

[Cyclonepride]

Shoutout to Gabe for his defense on Sherfield. That guy is a legit scorer, and Gabe ate him up.

 

[FerShizzle]

Very encouraged that his best two games have probably been our first two conference games.

He got a little banged up in December. Everyone forgets that. He’s just now getting back to healthy.

 

[Gary_ISU]

Yeah I mean we got the biggest gift of the night on Gabe’s horrific shot that went behind the backboard yet they didn’t call it and we then scored.

There is a tendency on this board to forget that bad calls go both ways and players decide games and not refs.

I am sure if OU had the same block as Osun, many would be screaming bloody murder that it was goal tending.