Brain Davis is a beast. Going into halftime we had a 6 point lead. In little over a minute of game-time later, BD had doubled our lead. 6 points in 1:11. He would finish with 16 points, 7 boards, and 3 blocks; and that 6-0 streak that Davis started would extend to 20-5.
The first half was we what have seen this year. Poor shooting, stifling defense, and a small lead. The second half is what we all expected to see this year. Lights out shooting, stifling defense, and a large lead. When asked out the game, Iowa State senior forward Alex Thompson said, "They have a lot of depth on that front line - a lot of big bodies they bring in to bang around down there, and they really focus on getting the ball inside. I let them get too deep a few times." He let them get? I watched the game. I am pretty sure he had no choice.
In the OU game I was impressed with how quickly we were able to double-team down load. In the Iowa State game I was impressed with how we fought through screens. Overall "we're playing with much more toughness and much more poise, home and away."
he is me team mvp right now...and was not a starter to start the season....
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