WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — There are 48 seconds left in regulation, and Iowa State freshman Killyan Toure is bringing fullcourt pressure defense like his life is on the line. This isn't a nailbiter. This game has been over for eight minutes, and yet, the headband-rocking freshman is hunting for another back-breaking takeaway.

This is Iowa State basketball, and Toure is at the epicenter of a nasty, connected squad of killers. The Cyclones' 81-58 dismantling of No. 1 Purdue at Mackey Arena on Saturday was not only historic, tying the record of 23 points for the biggest home loss by a No. 1 team ever, but also a warning cry to the Big 12 and the rest of the country that Iowa State's A+ game is equally terrifying and terrific.

After coughing it up nine times in the first 17 minutes of re

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