Experiencing a little Hilton Magic

Hilton Coliseum houses home court of the Iowa State University Cyclones and has a reputation for providing a little magic for the home team. This evening, the Cyclones were hosting the University of Albany from Albany, New York. Pregame festivities were entertaining and enthusiastic reminding me of our trip to see the football team play in the fall. Unlike the football game, there were fan participation games during long time outs.

One of the crowd pleasers was a race between two teams of two participants building a simulated hamburger with everything. The two team members wore big floppy outfits and were the buns. The bottom bun basically got aligned on the "plate" and helped pile the patty, bacon, lettuce, tomatoe, etc on top. When all was in place, the top bun made a leap to the top that a professional wrestler could have envied.

The Great Danes stayed with the Cyclones through halftime but, after a 15-0 run by the home team, fell too far behind to recover. In the end, the score was Iowa State 76, UAlbany 64.