#13 Iowa State wasn't able to hang on for the win against Oklahoma in Norman on Saturday night, but starting Wednesday evening, the Cyclones return home for a navigable stretch over their next four games. Fresh off their 8-point win over Texas and winners of 10-straight, Texas Tech brings a much different team to Ames than years past.
In his third year in Lubbock, Tubby Smith appears to finally have the pieces to compete in the Big 12 and he's got a talented team that looks to make a post season tournament for the first time since the '10-'11 season.