Updated at 5:29 p.m. CST Jan. 15

Iowa State survived a low-scoring first half and a strong showing by Christelle N’Garsanet to outlast the Missouri Tigers 65-59 on Saturday afternoon in Hilton Coliseum.

Should the Cyclones win next Saturday against Nebraska, they would equal the school’s all-time best win streak of 12 in a row and their Big 12 win streak of five.

The Cyclones (14-1, 4-0) shot a frigid 27.3 percent from the field in the first half and made only 1 of 15 from behind the arc. Anne O’Neil, leading Iowa State at 17.9 points per game, was 1 for 10 with four points, and Katie Robinette played only two minutes of the first half after collecting two early fouls.

“That second foul was basically just stupid,” Robinette said. “It was hard to sit there and think about it and watch, especially how bad we were shooting.”

Robinette wasn’t the only one dealing with foul trouble. N’Garsanet finished the game with four fouls but still scored 17 points and pulled down six rebounds in only 24 minutes on the court. LaToya Bond, the Tigers’ point guard, fouled out of the game with 4:16 left.

Mary Fox led the Cyclones in scoring with 17. It was a hard 17 to get, though, as she was 3 of 11 from the 3-point line, 1 of 5 from long distance in the first half.

“You’ve got to shoot through it, and in the second half, forget about all the shots you missed and figure it out,” Fox said.

Missouri (7-8, 1-3) couldn’t take full advantage of the Cyclones’ cold touch and led only 29-22 at the half. Iowa State had to make a late 7-0 run at the end of the half to keep it that close.

“I was never so excited to get to 22 in my life,” head coach Bill Fennelly said.

That seven-point difference stayed pretty constant for the first 10 minutes of the second half until O’Neil finally found her touch. She hit a big three in traffic to pull Iowa State within three and drained a jumper in the lane to give the Cyclones their first lead. N’Garsanet quickly tied the game with a shot over Robinette, but Megan Ronhovde nailed a trey to give Iowa State the lead for good with just under eight minutes to play.

Despite going ahead, Iowa State didn’t seal the game until a quick three by O’Neil with a minute left that did not have her coach’s approval.

“It was one of those ‘No no no … great shot,'” said Fennelly. “You’ve got a six-point lead and the ball and a minute to go.

“That was not a shot that should have been taken, but she made it.”