KANSAS CITY, MO. – Bryan Davis’ layup twirled out and into the hoop. Rahshon Clark’s career didn’t have as good of a roll to end it.

The senior forward closed out his Cyclone career with two points and nine rebounds as Texas A&M defeated Iowa State 60-47 in the first round of the Big 12 tournament Thursday night at the Sprint Center.

“I’m not disappointed,” Clark said. “We went out there and gave it everything we had. The guys never gave up; we tried our best and that’s all I can ask for.”

The Aggies overcame an early five-point deficit with a 10-0 run in the first half. Texas A&M sophomore Derek Roland drove to the lane for a layup building a 14-7 lead. It also sparked an eight-minute drought for the Cyclones – who didn’t score a basket until freshman Craig Brackins connected on a layup with 7:51 remaining in the first half.

“We couldn’t get anything to fall,” said Cyclones coach Greg McDermott.

Iowa State managed to overcome several runs, including the Aggies’ first-half lead. With 2:49 remaining in the first half, Brackins drove to the lane to tie the game at 14. It was as close as Iowa State would get to regaining the lead.

“Our margin for error is pretty small, and when we don’t cash in on those opportunities it makes it really hard to win,” McDermott said.

A second-half run by the Cyclones brought Clark and ISU fans to their feet. Junior guard Bryan Petersen connected on a three from the top of the key to bring the Cyclones to within nine points of the Aggie’s lead. Aggies’ senior guard Dominique Kirk answered with his own three to give Texas A&M an eight-point lead that they would never look back on.

Seven minutes later, Davis drove to the lane and watched as his layup bounced out and back into the bottom of the hoop.

Clark and the Cyclones couldn’t find answers for Davis or Joseph Jones. Davis, who connected on all three of his field goal attempts in the first half, finished with 10 points while Jones chipped in with eight.

Petersen kept Iowa State within striking distance for most of the game with 14 points – including four-three pointers. Brackins had a game-high 20 points.

“It was just a gutted-out win,” Texas A&M coach Mark Turgeon said. “It definitely wasn’t pretty.”

Neither was Clark’s departure as he checked out with 13.7 seconds remaining in the game for the final time as a Cyclone.

A hug and set of high fives were his last moves.

“I’m going to miss this,” said Clark. “This is my final game as a Cyclone. I’m always going to be a Cyclone, but I just won’t be able to step on the floor and play with them anymore.”