were contested, especially the first four. And the Cougars played tough in the paint early.

ISU had several open looks later in the half but were stone cold which could also be attributed to the early stops.

i deleted the post because i thought i was mostly off base and the post served no useful purpose. Was influenced be play late in the half and wasn't watching that closely early. Thanks for your comment that caused me to recheck.

Soupie was right though, they really let up in the 2nd half on defense.