COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) -- Antoine Wright scored 21 points, Joseph Jones added 17 and Texas A&M went on a 17-0 run in the second half to end Iowa State's seven-game winning streak 75-59 on Tuesday night.

Wright started the decisive spurt with a layup and Jones ended it with a putback, turning a close game into an improbable rout for the resurgent Aggies (17-7, 6-7 Big 12).

Led by first-year coach Billy Gillispie, Texas A&M has now tied San Diego for the nation's biggest turnaround with a 10-game improvement from last season.

Coming off an impressive overtime win at then-No. 2 Kansas on Saturday, Iowa State's remarkable turnaround following a 0-5 start in the Big 12 came to an ugly end in College Station.

The Cyclones (15-9, 7-6) went more than 13 minutes without a basket during one miserable stretch in the second half and finished the game by shooting 28 percent -- easily their worst performance of the season.

Curtis Stinson led Iowa State with 15 points. Will Blalock and Jared Homan each scored 14.

The Aggies had little trouble solving Iowa State's "attack" zone, opening a huge lead even though starting point guard Acie Law missed much of the second half with foul trouble. Texas A&M shot 50 percent against the Big 12's top defense, including 7-of-16 from 3-point range, and committed only 13 turnovers.

Stinson scored on a layup with 15:29 left in the second half, pulling Iowa State within 34-33. Little else went right for the Cyclones from that point.

Wright followed with a layup of his own, Law scored on the next possession, Jones hit two free throws and Dominique Kirk hit a 3 to give A&M a 10-point lead.

Wright punctuated the run by leaping high over two defenders to rebound his own miss and called a timeout as he tumbled to the court. He finished off the possession with a thunderous one-handed dunk that gave A&M a 49-33 lead.

His defense was also key against Iowa State's floor leader and top scorer.

Stinson, who scored 29 points in the win over Kansas, had a rough night against the 6-foot-7 Wright. He finished with 15 points on 6-of-16 shooting, was called for a technical in the second half and fouled out with more than five minutes remaining in the game.

Homan, a senior, was also completely frustrated by the Aggies' freshman big man, 6-9, 245-pound Jones.

After Jones completed a three-point play early in the second half, Homan turned around and jawed at the freshman before teammates stepped in to push him away.

As an indication of the Aggies' surprising dominance under the basket, Texas A&M outscored Iowa State 34-18 in the paint and pulled down 12 offensive rebounds.




Oh yeah, I'm in that picture at the top. Happy hunting.

Well, it WAS Iowa State

it was a good win and an exciting game

Yeah, the same team that took out Oklahoma, Texas IN Austin, Texas Tech, and Kansas IN Lawrence.

iowa state is definitely tough this year.... but the bigXII is looking like there is no clear-cut best team... middle-heavy, if you will

I found you in the picture, you rat Aggie bastard!

happy bday, tsip

Agreed.

You can't deny that it was a great win for the aggie program, just like you can't deny that this:


Is a fucking UGLY group of people. Even the cheerleaders. Do they MAKE all the ugly people sit in the same section, or is this just a coincidence?
One day one of the aggies sports teams will be a contender instead of just a 'spoiler', then the rest of the country might give a shit.
But probably not.

We don't have cheerleaders here, sir.

fixed.