L.J. Cryer's 28-point afternoon helped No. 5 Houston hold off No. 8 Iowa State, who was without its two leading scorers in the upset bid.

L.J. Cryer scored 28 points and Milos Uzan matched his season best of 19 points to lead No. 5 Houston to a 68-59 home win over No. 8 Iowa State in Big 12 play on Saturday.

Injuries forced TJ Otzelberger to get creative with his minutes ... and the Cyclones nearly pulled off the impossible.

The Iowa State women saw their impressive four-game win streak come to an end at the hands of No. 19 Baylor on the road Saturday, 67-52. Audi Crooks once again

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The Cyclones couldn’t capitalize on their latest opportunity. Iowa State’s winning streak came to an end and its struggles against ranked opponents continued with a 67-52 loss to No. 22 Baylor at Foster Pavilion in Waco,