At the beginning of the second half, the Arizona State Sun Devils seemed to be in control as they led the Iowa State Cyclones by 45 to 41. The game, however, was soon altered because the Arizona State offense faltered, and Iowa State took over the game with a decisive running game.
Costly Offensive Drought
Arizona State suffered a long drought of scoring, which swung the tide of the game. The Iowa State almost scored 24 points in a row as the Sun Devils failed to score for almost nine minutes. It was also a period when ASU did not make a field goal in 10 minutes and 30 seconds.