ISU looks to stop loses with home court advantage

After two straight road losses the Iowa State Cyclones will hope for some “Hilton Magic” tomorrow night when they open the Big-12 race against Missouri. Iowa State is 7-2 after road losses against Virginia and San Diego State but the Cyclones have dominated the Tigers in Ames. Iowa State has won seven of the last eight matchups in Hilton, including the last four.Missouri coach Quinn Snyder says his memories in Ames are nightmares. Snyder says Wayne Morgan has done a great job in his first season as head coach. He says they’re doing a lot of things to build on what they did last year, and has added in his own style.Missouri closed out an inconsistent pre-conference slate with a 20-point win over Iowa on Saturday but the Tigers have been ranked as high as third. That happened in mid-December.