Iowa State raced out to a 17-point halftime lead then held off a furious late rally by Texas as the 14th ranked Cyclones won in Austin 70-65. The Cyclones never trailed in moving to 6-3 in the Big 12.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones held on despite 22 second half points by Texas forward Dylan Disu.

Otzelberger says the Cyclones set the tone with defense.

Milan Momcilovic led the Cyclones with 13 points and Tamin Lipsey added 12.