Each powerful swoop upward coaxed more raucous noise from Hilton Coliseum’s 14,267 denizens, who roared their approval as the No. 4 Cyclones iced a tense 66-62 win over hard-nosed and upset-minded Iowa in Thursday’s Cy-Hawk game.
See photos as the fourth ranked Cyclones hosted the Hawkeyes for an NCAA men’s basketball game at the Hilton Coliseum in Ames.
There Cyclones — Crooks, Brown and point guard Jada Williams — recorded double-doubles as the Hawkeyes’ three-game win streak in the series was snapped.
See photos as the Cyclones hosted the Hawkeyes for an NCAA Women’s Basketball game.
Lipsey always wins those tendon-testing battles. Eventually, anyway. Now he’s back in the No. 4 Cyclones’ starting lineup for the second straight time after missing three games because of a groin injury — and the opponent just happens to be Cy-Hawk rival Iowa (8-1).
The Gazette Iowa football and Iowa sports beat writer Madison Hricik talks with the Gazette Iowa State athletics correspondent Rob Gray about the men’s and women’s basketball Cy-Hawk series games happening December 10 and December 11.
Expect another tense and nerve-fraying matchup at 6 p.m. Wednesday when Fennelly’s 10th-ranked Cyclones (10-0) face the No. 11 Hawkeyes (9-0) at Hilton Coliseum in a game that will be broadcast on ESPN.
What to know about Wednesday’s Iowa women’s basketball game at Iowa State.
Women’s basketball: Wednesday’s Cy-Hawk battle marks the first time since 2004 that both teams are undefeated on game day.
ISU turned a 35-31 halftime lead into the most lopsided home setback for Purdue in a non-conference game in its nearly 130-year history.
No. 10 ISU will face top-ranked Purdue at 11 a.m. Saturday in West Lafayette, Ind. CBS will broadcast the game to a national audience. The Cyclones will compete in their 16th top-10 matchup in program history, with nine coming under fifth-year head coach T.J. Otzelberger.
The Cyclone shot 70.8 percent from the field and 73.3 percent from beyond the arc. Star forward Joshua Jefferson scored 13 of his team’s first 17 points and finished with 24 points, 10 assists and zero turnovers.
Alcorn State started the season on a seven-game skid before notching an 81-74 win over Indiana State last Friday in Ruston, La.
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