FIrst half, part two

The crowd is still roaring as the Cyclones take the court.

11:44 15-14 ISU lead, with the ball.

11:23 Pierson with a nice layup but she walked. That took a little wind out of their sails. A&M ball.

11:12 Easy layup for A&M ... 16-15 Aggies.

10:43 Ezell missed three, A&M rebound. Big possession for them.

10:26 A&M 3-pointer. 19-15 Aggies

10:10 Horrible charging call on Medders. 19-15 Aggies, with the ball.

9:57 layup A&M, 21-15 Aggies, and Fennelly is not happy.

9:22 A&M travel, and that was a blessing. ISU needs to convert right now. Gotta cut the lead to four.

8:59 Lacey with a nice turnaround jumper. 21-17 Aggies.

8:05 two missed layups, Aggies rebound. Again, ouch. Gotta make those shots. Every time, gotta make those shots.

7:48 A&M traveling. 21-17 Aggies as we head into the third media timeout.

Iowa State's defense needs to buckle down and get it done. A&M is getting FAR too many open looks inside, and they've been money outside the arc, too. Something needs to be adjusted quickly, or ISU won't be able to keep pace.

If the Cyclones can get a bucket on this possession, the ISU fans will go wild. They need it, because they need some momentum. Desperately.

7:31 Nisleit with a bucket, Cyclones down two, 21-19.

7:10 A&M with ANOTHER easy layin. 23-19 Aggies.

6:49 Ronhovde rejected. Ouch.

6:37 A&M with a BLATANT over-the-back that wasn't called. She TACKLED Wieben. No call, but the ball goes out of bounds to the Cyclones.

6:20 ISU turnover, and Ross was open under the hoop. Just couldn't find the handle.

5:44 Pierson throws it away. Miscommunication, but that just can't happen. Not against the No. 13 team in the nation.

5:20 Medders tees up a 3-pointer from the top of the circle. 23-22 Aggies.

5:01 Charge on A&M..questionable. But still, ISU ball down one.

4:31 Ezell for three! 25-23 Cyclones lead it.

4:00 A&M ties it, but the shot clock wasn't running...interesting.

3:49 ISU called for a travel...Fennelly is...well...not happy, to say the least.

The Cyclones power chant going strong..ISU President Greg Geoffroy is tossing his pom pom and everything. A&M ball all knotted at 25.

3:30 A&M fouls and the Cyclones are now in the Bonus. They'll be shooting from here on out.

2:56 Ross called for over-the-back in an unfortunate situation because the rebound was coming to her anyways.

2:39 Jump ball, ISU ball, still tied at 25 apiece.

2:10 Ezell 3-pointer rims around and falls. 28-25 Iowa State.

1:41 Ross travels with it, turnover Cyclones.

1:06 Three seconds violation on A&M ... although it was more like 6 seconds. Still, it was called. Still 28-25 Iowa State.

38.4 Medders misses a layup, Pierson picks up a foul, but still, only the fourth team foul. ISU has done a GREAT job of avoiding foul trouble in the first half, and it needs to keep that up.

Looks like A&M is going to dribble the clock out...we'll see how that goes

7.3 seconds, shot clock violation. No timeout for the Cyclones, usually works better on the fly anyways.

That'll do it.

HALFTIME: IOWA STATE 28, TEXAS A&M 25

See you in the second half.