After one final postgame locker room chat, following Iowa State men's basketball's NCAA Tournament second-round loss to Ole Miss on Sunday, the Cyclones processed the end-of-season heartbreak.

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RIGHT NOW. GOOD EVENING. IT IS THE END OF THE ROAD FOR IOWA STATE. THE 9178 LOSS AT THE HANDS OF OLE MISS WILL SEND THE CYCLONES PACKING IN THE SECOND ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT. OUR JEFF DUBROF ...