February 1, 2025; Ames, Iowa, United States; The head coach of the cyclones of the Iowa State TJ Otzelberger and the deputy coach Jr Blount React against the Kansas State Wildcats during the second half at the James H. Hilton Coliseum. Compulsory credit: Reese Strickland-Imagn Images
Souls – It started to feel automatic. Inevitable. Thus, when the Kansas State sub500 walked to the Hilton Coliseum early on Saturday afternoon, fans felt the opposite of threatening. They expected cyclones n ° 3 easily extend their home victories sequence at 30 games – and with little stress attached.
Instead, an awake nightmare ensued. The Wildcats overcome and surpassed the ISU almost from start to finish in a shocking rout of 80-61 which sent a large part of Hilton’s faithful to the parking lots with a few minutes remaining.
“I don’t think anyone expects it to happen here,” said Cyclone leader Tamin LipseyWho led his team (17-4, 7-3) with 20 points. “Not us. Not fans. So it fears that it will happen, and we will understand how and why it happened, and try to make sure it will not happen again. “”
How breathtaking Saturday’s result can be expanded in a few key numbers. The Kansas State (10-11, 4-6) became the first team of the fewer. ESPN statistics and information. The Wildcats had lost 15 consecutive road games. The cyclones had a sequence of 29 -game home victories and opened its favorites of 15.5 points.
So yes, it’s a head of the head to say it slowly. The cyclones used a race of 11-0 in the second half to shoot in six points, at 58-52, with 10:05 on the left, but the state of the kansas was with a madness of 10-2 to grasp Back control.
“Extremely disappointing because the areas that we really focus to demand, in particular the rebound – the rebound was the difference in the whole match,” said ISU head coach Tj otzelbergerof which the team was exceeded, 39-29, and was ahead of 30-28 in painting. “There is a point in the game where it was 15 to zero in painting, and it is a treatment, it is a pride, it is a fight, it is a (thing). And for me, it indicated our efforts, our energy and we do not play near our standard. »»
At one point, the Wildcats had 10 offensive rebounds to that of cyclones. And despite the ISU which took an advance of 13-4 at the beginning of 13-4, the Kansas State chipped the grain and the precision, finally setting a race of 8-0 to lead, 17-16, with 12: 28 to do in the first half. Isu dragged, 37-35, at halftime and allowed the Wildcats to score the first seven points of the second half. Otzelberger then called the dead time – and later protested a call to a call to receive a rare technique. So he released all the stops to boost his team, but nothing worked long enough to prevent the result on Saturday.
“We got into position when it was 58-52 to give us a chance,” said Otzelberger. “And then we let them mark two baskets right away and we separate again. I was therefore frustrated by many things at that time (the technique was called) – especially the fact that we were not as good as we had to be defensively. But I was also frustrated by other things.
Former hot shooting guard Curtis Jones Addition of 14 points for cyclones, but he only made his 10 attempts to go on the field in the second period.
“Always confident,” he said. “I think it will drop the next game, and in matches after that.”
But that – like a long sequence of victories – no longer feels automatic or inevitable.
“You must first be responsible for yourself, and that must really count you,” said Otzelberger. “Today, this was not the case.”
