The Lowdown

After falling to No. 1 Baylor on Wednesday night, the Cyclones (12-2, 3-1 Big 12) were able to bounce back at home a claim their third conference victory against the Horned Frogs (7-8, 0-4 Big 12), winning 68-52.

At halftime, the score sat in the Cyclones’ favor, 29-24. After a deadlocked first half, the Cyclones came alive and outscored the Horned Frogs 39-28 in the second half.

The X-Factor

Chelsea Poppens — With 24 points, 15 rebounds and a double-double in the first half alone, Poppens helped the Cyclones to a perfect home-conference record. Hallie Christofferson checked out with 14 points as the Cyclones secondary scorer.

Turning Point

After a sluggish start, the Cyclones continued a 19-4 run through the second half that dated back to six minutes to play in the first half.

By the Numbers

900: Poppens became the fourth player in school history to reach 900 rebounds in her career as a Cyclone.

10: Amount of rebounds Poppens grabbed in the first half to reach a double-double in the first half of play.

12: Differential of points the Cyclones achieved in the second half.

24: Season-high of points for Poppens

Quotables

“The whole goal is to get my teammates another shot. And it helps the whole team to have another try at it.” – Chelsea Poppens on her rebounding effort.

“They wanted to get a shot up quick and go. The Baylor game-plan was completely different than this. Today we could have gotten into our offense a lot faster.” – Brynn Williamson on the tempo of the game

“She has excellent technique and leverage. If she gets you five-feet away she’s going to bury you three-feet underneath, and in that stretch she did it.”- TCU coach Jeff Mittie on Chelsea Poppens

“All those kids work hard during practice. And especially getting to play here, that doesn’t happen very often in the Big 12.” – ISU coach Bill Fennelly on the entire team getting to play Saturday night.