We've all heard the timeless cliche, "Offense wins games, defense wins championships."
That's all fine and well, but defense also wins you games. Perhaps the most explicit example of which is the Cyclones' first game of the season against Colorado.
The Buffs put out the best 40-minute defensive effort the Cyclones have seen this season and likely will see as the team continues to gel offensively. Iowa State was held to a paltry 0.87 points per possession in that game, which sticks out like a sore thumb when you consider that the Cyclones' next worst offensive performance is 1.