Hilton Magic

Well, it's just about right that just when I write this team off they find a way to get a big win. OU certainly had to be one of the hottest teams coming off their crushing win over OSU on Big Monday last week. The Cyclones? Well, things were headed south.

So, how can the same team that loses to Colorado at home beat a top 15 ballclub? Well, it had to do with effort. The first 2 minutes I thought I was looking forward to another lackluster performance out of the team after the Sooners scored 2 easy baskets but the big men, especially Damion Staple, weren't going to let that happen today. Staple scored the first 6 points and Homan scored the next four. Both tightened up their defense and grabbed some boards in the stretch too.

Much has been made about the lack of production outside of the Big Three of Stinson, Blalock, and Homan. That certainly wasn't the case today. After the Staple/Homan stretch Carr and Clark combined to score the next 7 points and ISU is ahead 17-11 before Stinson or Blalock even get inthe scoring column with just over 7 minutes left in the half. This is exactly what the team has been missing.

I'll put some more up when the official box score with rebounds and assists comes up but there will be some guys with some very nice box scores today.