Sunday afternoon’s game wasn’t perfect for the Iowa State women’s basketball team.
Starting point guard Jadda Buckley battled an illness and played just 13 minutes. The Cyclones didn’t shoot well enough for coach Bill Fennelly’s liking. They let an inferior opponent hang around early. Again.
Despite it all, ISU powered its way to its fourth-straight December victory . The Cyclones beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 70-41, in front of 10,156 at Hilton Coliseum.
“Not our best effort,” Fennelly said. “Probably to be expected after Friday. I never figured out that speech to get them ready for the next one.