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IOWA STATE CYCLONES
Cyclones lose close one to Texas A&M
By Nate Sandell Iowa State Daily — Saturday, Feb. 20
The storyline on Saturday was one that the Cyclones have become familiar with.
As has been the case all season, Iowa State hung with No. 24 Texas A&M for most of the game, but ultimately could not overcome the Aggies, losing 60-56.
The close loss, which was the Cyclones sixth in a row, left a bitter sting.
"We're all a little heartbroken. It's right there and we all know we need to make that one extra play to win," said center Justin Hamilton. "It was a tough one. It was really emotional on a lot of our players. We were right there, but couldn't cut through."
The Cyclones trailed by 10 points at one point in the second half, but fought back to within one by the two-minute mark. However, a missed opportunity with less than minute left, on a possession where Iowa State could have tied the game, was enough to allow the Aggies to hold on to the victory.
After a dismal start to Wednesday's game against Oklahoma State put the Cyclones in a deep hole early on, Iowa State came into Saturday's game with an energy that was not present few days earlier. Iowa State started strong and immediately kept pace with the Aggies, trailing by only three at halftime.
"I'm not going to fault their effort. I thought their effort from the opening tip was were it needed to be," said coach Greg McDermott. "We had some execution breakdowns at times and we had times when we flat out missed shots."
Iowa State shot 40 percent in the first half, but the shooting percentage dropped in the second half to 33 (19-for-59).
Iowa State's Dominique Buckley defends against Texas A&M's B.J. Holmes during the first half of their game last Saturday in Ames, Iowa.The Cyclones lost their sixth close game in a row, 60-56.
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Much of those shooting struggles came from Iowa State's leading scorers Craig Brackins and Marquis Gilstrap, who both struggled early on. Gilstrap went 1-for-7 from the field, before a trio of 3-pointers in the second half helped him end with 15 points. Brackins finished the game with 10 points off 4-for-16 shooting.
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