That all changed on Thursday night in front of a capacity Hilton crowd.

Iowa took a 5-2 lead with 18:48 to go in the first half, and led the final 38:48 for a dominating 84-68 win over the Cyclones, snapping an 8-game losing streak in Ames.

“It was probably the one game on my schedule I had as a must-win for us,” said sophomore guard Joe Wieskamp. “Obviously it was a big win and we were very happy about it.”

Wieskamp was one of five Hawkeyes to finish the game with double-digits in scoring, as center Luka Garza again lead the way in scoring with 21 points. Garza was also one of six Hawkeyes to hit a three-pointer as well.

“We came out really hot, we started out four-for-five and then we were four-for-12 or something like that,” Garza said. “We started missing, but we continued to get stops and play defense and that’s what kept growing our lead.”

For the second game in a row, Iowa’s defense did step up to the challenge, as Iowa State only shot 6-26 from the three-point line. While the Cyclone star guard Tyrese Halliburton finished with 22 points, Solomon Young was the only other Cyclone to finish in double-figures.

Iowa led 39-24 going into the halftime break, but it appeared that old ghosts were ready to cut the Hawkeyes in half. Iowa State opened the second half with a 13-5 run that sent the Hilton crowd into a frenzy.

The Hawkeyes promptly responded with a Connor McCaffery three and a Joe Wieskamp and-one to extend the lead back to 12. It was a sequence not many Iowa teams have put together before.

“I think it’s showing we’re maturing, we have a lot of veteran guys and we gave them some uncharacteristic and-ones,” said Connor McCaffery. “But I hit a three, Jordan [Bohannon] hit a three, Wieskamp had an and-one, Luka got a bucket. We just kept scoring.”

Father Fran McCaffery shared a sentiment similar to his son.

“We stayed the course, they’re [Iowa State] quick, they were up into us defensively and they were competing,” Fran McCaffery said. “The important thing for us to do at that point was move the ball side-to-side, find somebody who’s open, and some people make shots.”

Iowa and Iowa State played this game relatively free of any noticeable incidents, unlike last years game in Iowa City. However, it wouldn’t have been a normal Cy-Hawk game without some trash talk.

Jordan Bohannon provided most of the talking by blowing a kiss to the Iowa State student section, an homage to former Iowa State forward Georges Niang blowing a kiss to Iowa’s student section in 2014.

“That’s what make rivalry’s fun, Georges Niang blowing kisses to the crowd at Iowa, you can go on and on,” Bohannon said. “It was all in good fun.”

Bohannon also made another statement, by signing his shoes and setting them down on the court after the final buzzer had sounded. Ryan Kreiner gave the back story.

“Our freshman year, Monte Morris was talking a lot about how he was gonna leave his shoes at half court and he had special shoes for it,” Kreiner said. “I guess Jordan thought it would be pretty funny to return the favor.”

The win was Iowa’s 46th all-time win against Iowa State and their third win in the last four years over the Cyclones.

Iowa gets nine days of rest before traveling to Chicago take face Cincinnati in the Chicago Legends Classic at the United Center.

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Although some may do so, we shouldn’t label Pior’s career as a total bust. It’s not that Prior couldn’t perform at a high level, his personal win-loss record was phenomenal, it’s that his body wouldn’t  let him perform. Prior couldn’t stay healthy long enough to make the impact on baseball that we thought he would, which is a true shame.

As Prior’s career progressed, so did his injuries. Prior, once an All-Star for the Cubs, was eventually let go from Chicago and joined a multitude of teams.

However, what tends to be forgotten about Mark Prior is the dominance we saw when he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs. Prior joined the likes of Kerry Wood as a Chicago Cub and it paid dividends. In 2003 Pryor and Wood led the Cubs to a division title and an 88 win season. In that 2003 season for the Cubs, Prior went 18-6 with a 2.43 ERA. What is even more impressive is the 245 strikeouts in 211 innings pitched.

Prior finished third in the NL Cy Young voting, but to this day many argue that Prior should have won. Prior’s 2003 season was capped off by his performance in game 3 of the NLDS.  The Cubs faced a surging Atlanta Braves team and Greg Maddux was on the mound. For the Cubs, there was Prior. Prior pitched a complete game and it was a gem as he struck out 7 batters and gave up 1 earned run.

That 2003 season was a memorable one for Prior and the Cubs. Who will ever forget Prior and the Cubs in game 6 of the NLCS? Yes, I’m talking about the 8^th inning Bartman Incident.

As Cubs fans, baseball historians, and baseball fans alike look back at the Chicago Cubs they must never forget how truly great Mark Prior was. Although Prior may have been forgotten about in the past decade due to the steroid era, we can never forget his dominance.

As the game unfolds, so does the reality of unfortunate injuries and untimely retirements.

Overall, Prior finishes his career posting a career record of 42-29, a 3.51 ERA, and 757 strikeouts.

Prior did what he could for the Cubs. Although I am not a Cubs diehard, I am able to appreciate what he did for them and for the game of baseball.

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