The ISU women’s basketball team suffered their biggest loss at Hilton Coliseum in almost six years on Sunday when they were beat by Missouri, 86-55. The defeat sends Iowa State’s record to 6-9 overall and 1-3 in Big 12 play.

Missouri began the game with a 29-9 run and the Cyclones could never recover. The Cyclones cut the lead to 40-26 after five consecutive points by senior guard Lindsey Wilson to end the half, but they would not get any closer the rest of the game.

ISU head coach Bill Fennelly said the run made it difficult to get back in the game.

“We never felt for one instant that we were in a position to have a chance,” Fennelly said. “That’s hard to take and it’s hard to deal with.”

Wilson says her team’s defense is to blame for the bad performance. “They got a little bit hot but for the most part they were getting pretty good shots,” she said. “To get your butt kicked in your own building is embarrassing.”

Sophomore forward Mary Cofield, who had eight points on three for 10 shooting, echoed Wilson’s thoughts. “Give them credit because they shot well,” Cofield said. “But you’ve got to be able to contest shots too.”

Wilson led the Cyclones with a season-high 25 points, but she did not receive much support otherwise, as Cofield’s eight was the next highest point total.

Missouri shot 53 percent from the field, including 62 percent in the second half. They were also 8-18 from three-point range, which seemed to stun the Cyclones.

“They’re not a team that shot the three great going into the game,” Fennelly said. “They played with a sense of urgency. They didn’t want to go 0-3 in the conference.”

The Tigers improved their record to 7-7 overall and 1-2 in the Big 12. Missouri’s win on Sunday was their first against Iowa State since 1995 and ended a nine-game losing streak against the Cyclones.

Missouri guard Tracy Lozier, who scored Missouri’s first eight points, was happy to finally collect a victory at Hilton.

“It’s probably been the hardest place to play since my freshman year,” Lozier said. “We hadn’t won a game in the Big 12 and we needed to get rolling.”

The Tigers were led by junior forward Evan Unrau, who had 21 points and 11 rebounds.

The scoring showed the balance that Missouri displayed against the Cyclones, who just didn’t have an answer to the Tigers — offensively or defensively.

Fennelly simplified the outcome. “The game is dictated by making shots. They were making a lot of shots and we weren’t making anything,” he said.

Fennelly was worried about players not looking at the basket once they missed a few shots, and then becoming a one-weapon offense.

“We’ve been running into this situation all year where kids are passing up shots,” he said. “When you’re missing, now no one is going to shoot. The only person looking at the basket is Lindsey Wilson, and that makes it hard on everyone.”

The Cyclones have a week off to recover. They return to action Saturday at Nebraska.