FINAL - Iowa State 63 , Texas Tech 48

A strong second half has propelled the Cyclones to a 17-4 overall record and a 5-3 record in league play. A full recap can be found shortly on www.iowastatedaily.com. Iowa State will now set their sights to Missouri, which they will play on the road in Columbia this Sunday, Feb 7th.

Game Leaders

Points: Bolte, 19  Lacey, 13

Rebounds: Lacey, 10  Schroll, 7

Assists: Lacey, 7

Attendance: 10,059

SECOND HALF

Lacey hit a three to open the second half, running her total of consecutive points scored to 9. With 15:45 left to go in the game, the Cyclones own a 41-29 advantage.

The Lady Raiders went on a bit of a run as a result of a few Cyclone turnovers, closing the Iowa State lead to 9 at 46-37 with 11:42 remaining. Bolte is still pacing the Cyclones with 16 points, followed by Lacey with 9 and Stuckey with 7. Iowa State continues to dominate Tech on the boards, holding a 28-15 rebounding advantage to again help make up for their 15 turnovers.

With 7:35 to go, Iowa State still hold a double-digit lead at 50-39. Bolt has hit her 5th three-pointer in seven chances to lead all scorers with 19 points. Lacey currently has 9 points and leads the team with 8 rebounds and 5 assists. The Cyclones are shooting 6-13 (46.2%) from long range in the contest.

Poppens takes another charge to lead us into the final media timeout of the game. There’s 3:54 remaining in the game and the Cyclones still hold a 56-44 lead. Poppens is also now in double figures with 10, and Lacey has 11 points and is 2 rebounds away from her 6th double-double of the season.

HALFTIME AROUND THE BIG 12

A few surprises and noteworthy games going on around the Big 12. There are six WBB games featuring top 25 teams around the nation tonight, five of which are Big 12 games.

No. 4 Nebraska 51, No. 11 Oklahoma State 27 HALF

No. 17 Baylor 30, Kansas State 28 HALF

No. 23 Texas 33, No. 13 Oklahoma 22 HALF

No. 10 Texas A&M 65, Missouri 53 FINAL

FIRST HALF

The Cyclones are hot early, hitting two of their first three 3-point attempts (both from Bolte). However, Tech had answers to each, knocking down two treys of their own. 8-6 Iowa State at the first media timeout (15:18).

Second media timeout at 11:42, and the Cyclones are having a bit of trouble on defense, giving the Lady Raiders several easy looks at the basket. Five of the game’s first nine field goals have come from long distance. It’s 13-12 TTU, as Bolte still leads the way with 6, Poppens follows with 4.

Tech keeps answering every Iowa State bucket to make for a see-saw first 12 minutes. Rebounds are keeping the Cyclones ahead, as they have a sizeable 14-8 lead on the glass to make up for six early turnovers. At the 8:00 media timeout, it’s 19-17 Cyclones. Bolte has 8, Poppens 6, and Lacey leads the way with 5 rebounds. (7:18)

The final media timeout of the half has the Cyclones up 23-22. Bolte is already in double figures with 10, while Alison Lacey remains scoreless but has 5 rebounds and 2 assists. Iowa State is shooting just 38.9% from the floor, but they are holding Tech just below that mark at 37.5%. (3:57)

Iowa State pulls out of their scoring funk in which they went without a FG for over five minutes. Cole, Stuckey, and Prins made five of six free throws, to go along with Bolte’s third 3 and a layup after an offensive rebound by Lacey (her first points of the game).  Lacey scored the Cyclones’ final six points of the half to lead them on a 14-2 run to close out the period. ISU leads at the break by a score of 35-24.

Halftime Leaders for ISU:

Points: Bolte, 13

Rebounds: Lacey, 5

Assists: Lacey, 3

Foul Trouble: Schroll and Zimmerman with 2 apiece

PREGAME

We’re courtside for tonight’s matchup between the Cyclones and Lady Raiders. Tip is a few seconds away as a familiar starting lineup is on the floor for Iowa State: Lacey, Stuckey, Bolte, Poppens, and Prins.