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Iowa vs. Iowa State men’s basketball glance: Time, TV, live stream, 5 facts
Hawkeyes have won last 3 in Cy-Hawk series

Dec. 9, 2021 12:28 pm
What: Iowa (7-2) at No. 17 Iowa State (8-0)
When/where: 8:01 p.m. Thursday, Hilton Coliseum
TV: ESPN2 (Rich Hollenberg/Fran Fraschilla)
Livestream: WatchESPN
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates, including WMT (600), KKRQ-FM (100.7) and KXIC (800). Cyclone Radio Network affiliates, including KGYM (1600).
Series: Iowa leads, 47-27
Five facts:
1. Iowa has won the last three games in this series by an average of 18.7 points after dropping seven of the previous 10. Its 84-68 win at Iowa State in 2019 was its first since 2003, ending an eight-game losing streak there.
2. The Hawkeyes’ top four scorers in last year’s ISU-Iowa game are no longer with Iowa, and none of the six Iowa State players who scored in that game are still Cyclones.
3. Iowa State’s 64-58 win at Creighton last Saturday was its first true road win since February 2019.
4. Iowa ranks first in the nation in fewest turnovers per game with 7.9 and assist-to-turnover ratio with 2.25.
5. ISU Coach T.J. Otzelberger is 1-0 against Iowa. His South Dakota State team beat the Hawkeyes 80-72 in the 2017 Cayman Islands Classic.
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Connor McCaffery (30) passes away under pressure from Iowa State Cyclones forward George Conditt IV (4) during the first half of their Cy-Hawk Series men's college basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)