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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.

Denae Fritz’s clutch 3-pointer with 37 seconds left essentially sealed the No. 22-ranked Iowa State women’s basketball team’s rousing 66-61 win over 17th-ranked Texas Monday Night at Hilton Coliseum.

Iowa State head coach Bill Fennelly drew up a detailed plan with his assistants. The mission: Turning a week off from Big 12 play into a rejuvenating spark for success down the stretch.

Jaren Holmes scored 21 points and No. 12 Iowa State defeated No. 7 Texas 78-67 on Tuesday night.

Iowa State remained winless in the Big 12 with a 24-21 setback at No. 22 Texas.

The Iowa State football team travels to Austin, Texas, Saturday to take on the No. 22-ranked Longhorns at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, looking for its first Big 12 win. Here are three keys to victory for the Cyclones.

Iowa State needs to find some offense — maybe even a first-career touchdown for Jaylin Noel — in order to prevent Texas’ rise while simultaneously attempting to climb back from its first 0-3 start in Big 12 play since 2016.

Iowa State is a heavy underdog against No. 24 Texas on Saturday. And for good reason. ISU’s averaging a Big 12-worst 14.7 points per game in conference play and Texas scored 49 points last week alone while shutting out Oklahoma.

Here are five Texas players to watch in Saturday’s game against Iowa State. The Longhorns are 17-point favorites.

Former Cedar Rapids fast-pitch softball ace Michael White now is coaching at Texas and took the Longhorns to the NCAA championship series. He is closing in on 600 career coaching wins.

Big 12 Freshman of the Year Tyrese Hunter chooses an Iowa State conference rival to transfer to: Texas.

Ashley Joens scored 33 points, but Iowa State fell to Texas, 82-73 in overtime, in the semifinals of the Big 12 women’s basketball tournament.

Ashley Joens is 12 points away from breaking the Iowa State women’s basketball career scoring record, but she’s focused on helping the sixth-ranked Cyclones even the season series with No. 14 Texas.

Iowa State’s intense and in-your-face defensive mentality rattled Texas in the first win and the Cyclones will rely on it to do the same this time around.