No. 11 Iowa State was looking to rebound from its loss to the Hoosiers the previous weekend in the first game of the military weekend series against No. 6 Oklahoma.

The Cyclones started slow with a scoreless first period. The Sooners, however, tallied their first goal of the game at 7:38 in the first, pushing the puck past junior goalie Scott Ismond.

The Cyclones concluded the first period down 1-0.

The Sooners added another goal at 11:35 in the second, slipping the puck past Ismond’s shoulder and putting Oklahoma up 2-0.

Play was stopped at 14:04 in the second due to a scrap in front of the ISU goal, after defenseman Craig Martin slashed Ismond after he had secured the puck. The little altercation landed three players from each team a two-minute minor for roughing.

The Cyclones finally got on the board at 16 minutes in the second period on a power play goal from senior forward David Kurbatsky.

Iowa State, wasting no time, added its second goal of the game with 19 seconds left in the second period on a goal by sophomore forward Trevor Lloyd.

With the late surge in the second, the Cyclones headed into the third period in a 2-2 deadlock.

Iowa State was the first to find the back of the net in the third, adding another goal by Kurbatsky at 8:38 and taking the 3-2 lead. Oklahoma was quick to respond, scoring two goals back-to-back at 10:31 and 11:15 in the third period and taking the 4-3 lead.

The Cyclones were never able to regain the lead and Oklahoma took the first game of the series 4-3.

The teams return to the Ames/ISU Ice Arena on Saturday at 8 p.m.