Iowa State lost its 15th straight Big 12 road game Saturday in a 87-69 loss to Texas A&M on the two-year anniversary of its last Big 12 road win.

The Aggies (21-8, 7-7 Big 12) shot a blistering 53 percent from the field as they blew out the Cyclones (14-15, 3-11) in the second half.

Texas A&M broke the game open at the end of the first half and beginning of the second half. The game was tied at 35 with two-and-a-half minutes left in the first half, but the Aggies scored nine of the last 11 points of the half to take a 44-37 lead. At the start of the second stanza, the Aggies went on a 20-4 run to end the game early.

A&M’s Josh Carter scored a career-high 29 points, highlighted by seven 3-pointers. The Aggies were also led by Chinemelu Elonu off the bench with 16 points and 10 boards.

“Josh Carter is a great player, and we had a tough time guarding him. He does a lot of things that I think I can learn from to improve my game,” guard Lucca Staiger told reporters after the game.

Carter used his teammates’ screens to set up open looks en route to his 9-of-12 shooting performance.

“My teammates set up some great looks for me, and that enabled me to make some shots. I am more aggressive right now than I have been. I am taking shots that I wasn’t taking previously,” Texas A&M guard Carter said.

Craig Brackins had 20 points to lead the Cyclones, but just two of those came in the second half as the Aggies started double teaming him in the low post.

“In the second half they tried to double me more, and played more aggressive. They seemed to have a drive to not lose, and we were not able to slow them down. They just kept coming at us. We are young, and really have things to learn from older guys on the team,” Brackins said.

When Brackins stopped scoring, so did the Cyclones. Iowa State scored just seven points in the first 11 minutes of the second half. Despite the long scoring drought, the Cyclones shot well the rest of the game. Iowa State shot 49 percent from the field and was 7-of-17 from downtown.

The Cyclones also showed their depth on the bench with 10 different players making baskets.

Greg McDermott is now 0-4 against Texas A&M in his career. Iowa State’s last chance to win a Big 12 road game this season comes on Wednesday night at Nebraska, coincidently the last place it won a conference road game.

Iowa State heads to Nebraska Wednesday for its final road game of the season before returning home Saturday to face Texas Tech.