The Iowa State Cyclones did a lot of the things that led to a 4-0 start in Big 12 men’s basketball play and a top-12 ranking nationally Monday night against West Virginia. They simply didn’t do any of them well enough to win.
The reeling Iowa State men’s basketball team lost for the fifth time in the past six games, 61-50 at home against last-place Oklahoma.
The travel-weary and 23rd-ranked Iowa State Cyclones seek to solidify themselves in the top half of the Big 12 men’s basketball conference by winning two straight at home, beginning with Saturday’s 11 a.m. matchup with last-place, but dangerous Oklahoma.
Sir'Jabari Rice and Tyrese Hunter each scored 15 points and No. 8 Texas raced away from No. 23 Iowa State with a big first half to earn a 72-54 win Tuesday night that kept the Longhorns at the top of the Big 12.
Thirty-four days have passed since Iowa State beat Texas, 78-67, to start 5-0 in Big 12 men’s basketball play for the first time in 23 years. The No. 23 Cyclones have lost six of nine conference games since that triumph, but now come full circle with the eighth-ranked and league-leading Longhorns.
Markquis Nowell hit a 3-pointer from near midcourt with 2:42 remaining to help boost No. 12 Kansas State to a 61-55 win over No. 19 Iowa State on Saturday.
Aljaz Kunc had career highs of 22 points and five 3-pointers in his first start in nearly two months, and No. 19 Iowa State never trailed in a 70-59 win over 22nd-ranked TCU on Wednesday night.
Whether you consider it a lull, skid or a slump, Iowa State men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger wants to make one thing clear: The No. 19 Cyclones’ recent struggles don’t require a reset, nor a push of the panic button.
No. 11 Iowa State — the worst free-throw shooting team in the Big 12 — struggled from the foul line again Saturday against Oklahoma State and fell for the first time at Hilton Coliseum this season, 64-56, before a sellout crowd of 14,267.
Iowa State’s Caleb Grill been pretty good at considerably less than full strength, especially on defense and from the 3-point line. He’s also a key element for ISU’s offense in terms of spacing and ball movement as the Cyclones prepare to host surging Oklahoma State on Saturday.
Kedrian Johnson tied a career high with 22 points, and West Virginia held off No. 11 Iowa State 76-71 on Wednesday night.
It’s been eight years since an Iowa State men’s basketball team won at West Virginia. The No. 11 Cyclones seek to end that long drought Wednesday.
No. 13 Cyclones beat No. 8 Jayhawks, 68-53, snapping a 7-game losing streak in the series
Consider the 13th-ranked Iowa State men’s basketball team to potentially be near full strength when they jostle with No. 8 Kansas on Saturday in a sure-to-be packed and noisy Hilton Coliseum.
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