Minnesota built a big lead over Iowa State, blew it all during the second half, but won anyway.

The visiting Cyclones attempted 32 treys, many of them early in the shot clock, because, apparently, that's what they do. The Gophers attempted 29, because, apparently, they couldn't figure out how to do much else against ISU's zone: frustrated for much of the second half, Minnesota slowed the game down and pulled in enough O-boards to get the win. Liz Podominick lit up the scoreboard early; Bolden and Calhoun hit crucial shots at the end.

Half the Cyclones had the stomach flu. Coach Bill Fennelly: "When you think about what our team did to stay in this game, Nicky Wieben leaving for the hospital last night, Lyndsey Medders is throwing up for two days, I thought it was a really hard-fought gutsy effort on our kids' part."