Iowa State coach Steve Prohm wants the Cyclones to display a sense of urgency at the start of tonight’s (Saturday’s) game at home against Oklahoma. Poor starts have become common and the most recent example was Tuesday’s 67-65 loss at Texas when the Cyclones fell behind 22-5 at the outset. (click on the left side of the audio player bars to listen)

Iowa State’s first game against the Sooners was another example. The Cyclones fell behind by 19 points in the opening half before rallying for a 92-87 victory in double overtime. Prohm says it us up to him to get the problem solved.

The loss to the Cyclones started a six-game losing skid for the Sooners, who are 2-9 in the Big-12. Iowa State is in a fourth place tie with TCU at 6-5. Tip time from Hilton Coliseum in Ames is at 5-p.m.

(Learfield Sports)