Bad luck does come in threes if you're Iowa State. The No. 8 Cyclones were handed their third straight loss on Saturday, Jan. 18, following an 86-76 defeat to Texas:

The teams were tied 36-36 at halftime, but the second half was all Longhorns. Texas took a 45-44 lead with 14:55 to go in the game after a layup from Jonathan Holmes and never looked back.

Iowa State got to within four points, 80-76, with 53 seconds left, but that was as close as it would get to retaking the lead late into the game.

Holmes and Javan Felix led the way for the Longh...

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