The sixth-seeded Hawkeyes will face third-seeded Oklahoma — coached by Iowa alum and Lisa Bluder era player Jennie Baranczyk — on Monday in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Follow The Gazette’s live blog below for score updates, highlights and analysis.
Iowa State and University of Northern Iowa boasted two No. 1 pre-seeds apiece for the Big 12 Wrestling Championships on Saturday and Sunday at BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla.
Iowa Coach Tom Brands noted the new National Duals Invitational for NCAA Division I programs is attractive for top programs, including the Hawkeyes.
On a night where Iowa State looked out of sorts offensively in myriad ways, Demarion Watson delivered countless times to help the Cyclones eventually surge to a 58-45 triumph over Oklahoma before a sold-out crowd of 14,267 at Hilton Coliseum.
The Big 12-leading Oklahoma Sooners led by as many as 18 points and cruised to an 86-72 women’s basketball win over Iowa State before a Hilton Coliseum crowd of 10,377.
If she’s not passing the basketball, she’s dishing out advice. If she’s not scoring, she’s poring over details to make her team better. In short, Iowa State senior point guard Emily Ryan serves as a de facto coach as well as a player — and her valuable dual role could be key in helping the Cyclones shake off their recent slump.
Iowa State standout wrestler David Carr is facing the last true road trip of his decorated career. The No. 4-ranked Cyclones will swing through Oklahoma to wrestle the No. 18 Sooners at 7 p.m. Friday before tangling with No. 5 Oklahoma State at 6 p.m. Saturday in Stillwater.
Iowa State went on a 7-0 run to take its first lead, at 56-55, with 4:47 left, but No. 11 Oklahoma responded with a 7-0 flourish of its own and eventually pulled away for a 71-63 win at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.
Iowa’s men’s basketball team missed its first 14 3-point shots and fell to Oklahoma, 79-67, Thursday afternoon at the Rady Children’s Invitational in San Diego.
Iowa-Oklahoma makes for what could be a very entertaining Thanksgiving afternoon men’s basketball matchup.
The Iowa men’s basketball team has a Thanksgiving encounter with the 4-0 Sooners in San Diego.
The Gazette’s Pick ‘Ems panel has score predictions for three games every week during the college football season. This week’s picks include Purdue vs. Iowa, TCU vs. Iowa State and Oklahoma vs. Texas.
Iowa State freshman quarterback Rocco Becht got off to a hot start, but finished with just 188 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in a 50-20 loss to No. 14 Oklahoma.
Iowa State takes on No. 14 Oklahoma on the road Saturday night in Big 12 football. Here’s what you need to know.
Razor-thin margins. High-end quarterbacks. Heart-pounding defensive stops. Iowa State’s seen it all in its past three trips to Oklahoma. But can current Cyclone starting quarterback Rocco Becht channel his inner Kyle Kempt — the walk-on who led ISU to an unlikely 2017 upset?
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