Iowa State was marred in a two-game slump. Losses at Colorado and Kansas put the Cyclones two games back in the Big 12 standings.Unfortunately for the No. 21 Texas Longhorns, Iowa State snapped out of their slide in a big way.The Cyclones pulled away late in the first half and completely dominated the second half en route to a 40-point victory, 87-47.”I’m totally shocked at the point spread,” ISU head coach Bill Fennelly said. “[Texas was] in the wrong place at the wrong time.”All but one Cyclone starter notched double-digits in scoring, led by Angie Welle and Megan Taylor with 19 each. Tracy Gahan and Erica Haugen tallied 12 and 13 points respectively.Welle added four blocked shots to become the all-time leader in ISU history, surpassing Monica Huelman.Point guard Lindsey Wilson scored only nine, down from her 15.2 average, but the sophomore dished out a team-high eight assists.”We knew what we were playing for,” Haugen said, “and what was at stake.”Haugen broke out of a scoring slump of her own, scoring double-figures for the first time since Jan. 13, a 10-game streak.”I knew it was an urgent game,” Haugen said, “but I didn’t feel like it was urgent.”The Longhorns were able to match Iowa State for the first eight minutes of the first half, but after that it was all Cyclones. Welle hit two free throws to give Iowa State an 18-17 lead, and the Cyclones rolled from there.Freshman guard Erica Junod offered some firepower off of the bench, scoring 11 and grabbing two offensive boards in one series for the Cyclones.Following a missed three-point attempt by Taylor, Junod tipped the ball to herself to secure the board. The Cyclones hoisted another three, this time by Gahan, as the ball went long, Junod again hustled for the board. The Cyclones were allowed another chance, Taylor kicked the ball to Junod outside the arc and the redshirt freshman cashed home a trifecta.”We had some defensive breakdowns and they really capitalized on it,” Texas head coach Jody Conradt. “We got out-scrambled and out-hustled.”Fouls played a huge role in this one-sided affair, as the Cyclones made 22 of 24 free throws, good for 92 percent, a season high. The Longhorns only attempted six, making two.”I’m at a loss as to why [we were fouling so much],” Conradt said.The Cyclone defense clamped down in the second half, holding Texas to only 18 points.Iowa State started off on a quick 10-0 run after yielding two points to Texas. Gahan and Haugen each dropped three-pointers during the run.Texas was able to pull within 18, 63-45 with 10:24 to go, but it was literally all Cyclones after that as the Longhorns scored only two more points the rest of the game. Iowa State went on a 22-point run during the final 10 minutes.The loss was the sixth worst in Texas’ 27-year history. The Longhorns were led by Stacy Stephens, who had 12 points and five rebounds. Stephens, however, fouled out with 9:10 to go in the game.”When Stacy fouled out, I felt that was the key play,” Conradt said.The Longhorns knew that they were going to be in for a tough game coming into Hilton. Conradt was just disappointed they didn’t play better.”I knew it probably was gonna be a bad time,” Conradt explained. “I just hoped we’d respond better than we did.”The Cyclones will host Texas A&M on Saturday. The Longhorns face a tough road test to end the year hosting Texas Tech and Oklahoma in the team’s final two games.