Big 12 won’t punish Iowa St for students rushing court

“If fans want to storm the court, they’re going to do it”, Peterson told The Associated Press in his room at a Des Moines-area hospital. And two years ago when Iowa State beat Iowa at home, the fans rushed onto the court (sound familiar?).

Even though Iowa State had already posted Power 5 wins over Colorado, Virginia Tech and IL, this was its first major test in a season that promises to be full of them. The Cyclones had already gotten off to a hot start and had demonstrated they could face adversity during their game against IL, but a huge comeback against a bitter rival speaks volumes about how Prohm can help lead this team during close contests. “This was a great moment, a neat moment”, Prohm said. That’s part of college basketball.

Following the incident, Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby announced that programs will be punished for allowing its fans to storm the court. Give them their 15 or 20 minutes to do that.

“I was standing there and the students, went over the top of me”, said Pat Murken, Usher. Court storming, check. Now lets get more into the specifics of this roller-coaster ride of a game. Iowa center Adam Woodbury, left, looks on.

The Iowa State rebuild happened slowly, but the Cyclones were finally able to get the Hawkeye lead down to single digits at 69-60 with a Monté Morris steal and score.

After the incident at Kansas State, that school’s athletic director issued a statement saying that “security staff … was unable to get into proper position quickly enough last night and was overwhelmed by the fans rushing the floor”.

“As long as there is time on the clock, we always have a chance to win”, McKay said. “We all wanted him to take the shot”.