For Iowa State quarterback Todd Bandhauer, Saturday’s Oklahoma State game was turning into an appropriate sequel to the 1995 game.

But that was before Oklahoma State made two long offensive drives and a relentless blitz that took the rhythm out of his game in the second half.

Oklahoma State shut down the Cyclones in the second half to win, 21-14.

Bandhauer completed 14 of 18 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns in the first half of Saturday’s game as Iowa State jumped out to a 14-7 halftime lead.

“We came out in the first half and had a few mental mistakes,” said Oklahoma State cornerback Kevin Williams. “We knew that if we wouldn’t have given up those mistakes, their passing yardage would not have been that high.”

The second half was a far different story, as Bandhauer was held to four completions on 13 attempts and threw a key interception that set up the go-ahead touchdown for the Cowboys in the fourth quarter.

“They were a better team in the second half and a better team as a whole,” Bandhauer said.

Oklahoma State knew they played their cards right in the last half.

“After the first half, we knew they couldn’t move the ball on us effectively,” said Kevin Williams, who came up with the interception. “They got a few breaks (in the first half), but we realized that they were our mistakes.”

Williams stepped in front of a pass intended for ISU receiver Ed Williams at ISU’s 19-yard line and returned the ball to the two-yard line with 10 minutes, 19 seconds left in the game and the scored tied, 14-14.

Saturday marked the debut of heralded redshirt freshman quarterback Tony Lindsay for Oklahoma State. Lindsay was recruited by Nebraska out of high school.

He replaced starter Chris Chaloupka in the second quarter and led the Cowboys to its first score in his first possession. All three of Oklahoma State’s touchdowns came while Lindsay was in the game.

“Tony got hot, so I chose to go with the quarterback that was moving the football team,” Oklahoma State coach Bob Simmons said. “Not that Chris didn’t, but Tony offered us a little bit more.”

Even though he had not taken a snap in a college game before Saturday’s game, Lindsay was reportedly under a lot of pressure in Oklahoma because he struggled during preseason fall practices.

The pressure did not appear to affect Lindsay much Saturday; he completed 11 of 15 passes.

“After the first play, I felt comfortable,” Lindsay said. “I was just real excited to be out there and show everybody on the team what I had.”

Lindsay led the Cowboys on a six-minute, 56-second drive to start the second half that culminated with his two-yard touchdown rush that tied the score, 14-14.

A key play of the series came when Oklahoma State faced a fourth down and less than a foot at its own 29-yard line. Lindsay sneaked over the Oklahoma State offensive line for a first down.

“I rolled the dice,” Simmons said. “I just felt that we had a big enough offensive line and it was just fourth and a hair.”

Simmons said the play of his big offensive line, with two starters weighing over 300 pounds, was critical during Oklahoma State’s long drives in the second half.

“I thought physically we were better on the offensive line going into the game,” he said. “I thought our offensive line, once they got going, would control their defensive line. And that’s what happened.”

Oklahoma State held Iowa State to 63 total rushing yards on 21 carries. Darren Davis led Iowa State with 53 yards on 16 carries.

“We wanted to really establish the fact that they could not run the ball,” Simmons said. “Our kids felt good about that. We had a good game plan coming in and our defense should be complimented.”

Bandhauer completed touchdown passes of 75 yards to Ed Williams, and 28 yards to Gerrick Bevins, in the first half.

Bandhauer came under a barrage of blitzes from Oklahoma State in the second half, and was sacked twice in the half for a total loss of 19 yards. Oklahoma State finished with three sacks for losses of 29 yards.

“Obviously I’m disappointed in my play. I’m very upset right now.” Bandhauer said.

Oklahoma State came into the game without its top returning tackler and rusher, due to academic suspensions. Simmons said he used that as motivation on the team.

“Y’all wrote us off, but at the same time, that was a rallying point for these kids,” he said.