CINCINNATI - Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said something rather odd to his players. He was actually glad his team fell behind in the last minutes of its game against No. 22 Cincinnati.
But why? The Cyclones have shown there’s no deficit too big or amount of time too small for their quick-strike offense to recover.
ISU, though, hadn’t done it on the road yet. That is, until prevailing 81-79 over the Bearcats on Tuesday night.
“Got a lot of grit in this team,” Prohm said, “and in this program.
“I thought our focus tonight was on a whole other level.