No. 8 Iowa State Cyclones face the Kansas State Wildcats, aim for 4th straight win
Iowa State Cyclones aim to extend their 6-2 Big 12 winning streak and build on a three-game run against struggling Kansas State Wildcats.
- Sunday, Iowa State Cyclones will try to build on a three-game win streak in their first Big 12 meeting with Kansas State Wildcats at 2 p.m. EST.
- Iowa State Cyclones' season shooting percentage of 44.10% exceeds Kansas State Wildcats' opponents by 6.2 points, supporting their offensive edge.
- For Iowa State, Tamin Lipsey supplies scoring and shooting, while Kansas State relies on PJ Haggerty, the team's leading scorer.
- Ball control and late execution should decide the game, as Iowa State is 16-0 when it commits fewer turnovers and averages 10.3 turnovers per game, and Kansas State is 3-3 in close-game situations.
- Kansas State's 3-point volume shapes the strategic battle, as the Wildcats average 10.3 made 3-pointers per game, 2.8 more than Iowa State's perimeter defense allows, in last 10 games.
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Cyclones look to gain respect against talented Iowa team
The Cyclone swim and dive team is just coming off a fifth-place finish in the Big 12 Duals, scoring 781 points in Houston, Texas, and is returning to Beyer Pool in Ames to face off against the Iowa Hawkeyes. The meet will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday. This will be the 42nd meeting between the Cyclones and the Hawkeyes all-time, with Iowa leading the series 29-12. Last year, the Hawkeyes dominated the Cyclones 215-84 in Iowa City. Iowa enters the d…
Kansas State is Without Four Players vs. Iowa State
Kansas State is heading into Saturday’s matchup with No. 8 Iowa State beat up, thin, and in trouble. The Wildcats will be without four players, and if you’ve been watching this team lately, that’s basically the nail in the coffin before the ball even tips. The list of absences starts with Abdi Bashir, who’s out with a foot injury. Khamari McGriff is also unavailable after what’s been described as a freak injury, but no one’s really said what act…
No. 8 ISU's backups are rising up in advance of Sunday's game at Kansas State - Cyclone Fanatic
Iowa State Cyclones guard Jamarion Batemon (1) goes for a layup around Colorado Buffaloes guard Josiah Sanders (5), guard Isaiah Johnson (2), and guard Jon Mani (1) during the second half in the Big-12 men’s basketball on Jan. 29, 2026, at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images --> [data-td-block-uid="tdi_63"] .tdb-block-inner.td-fix-index, [data-td-block-uid="tdi_69"] .tdb-block-…
PRIMER: Iowa State Vs. UCF
Who: Iowa State (17-5, 5-5 Big 12) vs. UCF (10-10, 2-7 Big 12) Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa When: Saturday, January 31, 2026 – 2:00 p.m. The Links WATCH: ESPN+ (PxP: BJ Schaben, Analyst: Chelsea Poppens Sideline: Abby Altman) LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network (PxP: Noah Wolf, Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson) LIVE STATS MEDIA CENTER Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum on Saturday, welcoming UCF for its first and only matchup with the Knights t…
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