Ames, Iowa ? These are the times that test a team’s confidence.

After a surprising run of success to start Big 12 Conference play, including a stunning victory over Kansas, Iowa State has lost by wide margins to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in its last two games.

And the Cyclones are going back on the road, where their problems are magnified. They play tonight at Kansas State.

“Everybody goes through it,” ISU guard Curtis Stinson said. “We’re not the greatest team. We can’t do everything and please everybody. But we’ll be fine. Things happen. We have to show everybody we can bounce back from this type of stuff.”