*** Official #6 IOWA STATE vs #2 Houston Game(Day) Thread ***

[tim_redd]

Heck of a battle. Shead was fantastic. No need to hang our heads. Rest up a bit and bounce back and get a win on Saturday.

 

[Cyhig]

Hard fought game. Proud how the team handled the environment.

And they covered the spread! The last 5 games are all winnable. Let’s finish the season strong and get ready for the tournaments

 

[jctisu]

What an effort for our guys. Very impressive and folks we are good. Plain and simple.

Let’s win out from here.

 

[CYDJ]

What are they chanting now at the 24.1 foul?

I feel cramped, I feel cramped.

 

[CloneLawman]

Wouldn't see them until the Final Four. Wouldn't care if they played that game on the moon.

They've won one. We've won one. Others can beat them away from Houston. So suck it.

We could see them in KC.

 

[HFCS]

I don’t think Houston will win at Baylor. Need to win out.

 

[psycln11]

So what's up with Omaha keeping the warmups on when everyone else is wearing the jersey/shorts?

 

[jaj040]

Well, we proved we deserved the ranking and are top tier in the best conference.

 

[Clonefan32]

Clonefan, can you send me some of what you're smoking please.

This board is just exhausting when it comes to officiating. It’s every loss. You aren’t going to get a favorable whistle on the road. That’s reality. And this was an impossible game to officiating.

It’s just a loser mentality. We needed to be that much better and we weren’t.

 

[fsanford]

This team is mentally tough.
Houstons numbers at home are through the roof...

ISU did cover

 

[jdoggivjc]

Even most neutral fans online are talking about how bad the refs ****** us in this game.

Are there things we could have done better? Sure. But the refs were a massive tilt in this game.

Agreed. First and foremost we should have played better, and as I said especially in the last 5 minutes. But I'm really not happy about that FT disparity.

 

[ISpyCy]

Having to deal with unbalanced officiating, Jamal Shead and the #2 team in the nation, and a hostile environment and still only lose by single digits speaks volumes about the tenacity of this team. These guys should make a good run in the tournament.

 

[Rabbuk]

This board is just exhausting when it comes to officiating. It’s every loss. You aren’t going to get a favorable whistle in the road. That’s reality. And this was an impossible game to officiating.

It’s just a loser mentality. We needed to be that much better and we weren’t.

K

 

[Big_Sill]

EXCEPT his obvious push offs to get space for a step back 3. I'm not impressed by that. Otherwise, he is very good. Oh, and the fact that he is so bad at using screens his screeners have to move to hit our player off balance OR down. Other than that....

Butthurt

 

[CYedUp]

Let's win out

 

[BillBrasky4Cy]

Tough game. We essentially got nothing inside from Jones, King, or Ward. Couple that with a sh!t ton of silly turnovers and yeah it’s gonna be a tall order to beat a team like Houston.

 

[jcf817]

This board is just exhausting when it comes to officiating. It’s every loss. You aren’t going to get a favorable whistle in the road. That’s reality. And this was an impossible game to officiating.

It’s just a loser mentality. We needed to be that much better and we weren’t.

So you didn’t watch the game, then. Cool.

 

[ISU_Guy]

No shame here. But sucks
Can’t have a team get 20 plus points on the line

 

[Thomasrickj]

That was rough. Every time we got it down to 5 Houston had to score on their next possession. Great effort and I hope these refs don’t ever call another game against us. Free throws hurt us and we had our chances as well. On a neutral court this could be a toss up game.

 

[fsanford]

Sampson with big praise to ISU. More or less said the toughest team to play in the country