10 Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo!, Inc. All rights reserved. en-us 126 15 http://sports.yahoo.com Yahoo! Sports http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/sp/b/ysp_logo_rss.gif Latest news and information about the Iowa St. Cyclones. Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's Hoops - Iowa St. Cyclones News http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/teams/iao Iowa State to build new basketball HQ (Rivals.com) Iowa State University announced Thursday plans for a 36,000-square foot basketball practice facility - pending... Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:50:00 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,rivals:20050301:ncaab,article,rivals-226723:1 Iowa State Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

It was no surprise, really, to watch Iowa State struggle shooting the ball in its first-round defeat at the Big 12 Tournament.

The Cyclones entered the game against Texas A&M ranked 11th in the conference in scoring with a 63-point average, and last in field-goal percentage (.394).

They'd have gladly taken those marks, however, in a 60-47 loss to the Aggies, which capped a 14-18 season following an 11th-place finish in the Big 12.

"To win in this game you've got to make shots," Iowa State coach Greg McDermott said after completing his second season with the Cyclones. "We have a small margin for error. When we don't cash in on those opportunities, it makes it difficult for us to win."

Although the Texas A&M defense was good, Iowa State missed several inside...]]> Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:33:21 PDT urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2008-ncaab-iao:1 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:50:00 PDT