Alert Top Story COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE 'They smacked us in the mouth': Iowa State gets rematch with BYU BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Mar 13, 2025 Mar 13, 2025 Updated Sep 8, 2025 0 × Iowa State basketball coach TJ Otzelberger discusses ISU's 88-85 2OT loss against BYU (Ben Hutchens/The Quad-City Times) Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nine days ago, some Iowa State fans couldn’t help but applaud BYU as the Cougars walked off the court in Hilton Coliseum. kA 5:ClQ=ECQm~? |2C49 c[ q*& 362E x@H2 $E2E6 gg\gd :? 2 k2 E:E=6lQtG6CJE9:?8 %y ~EK6=36C86C D2:5 27E6C x@H2 $E2E6UR_bhjD 5@F3=6 @G6CE:>6 =@DD E@ q*&Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^`d55`h72\7hhd\``67\gfde\d7g4b4_565b4^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm5@F3=6\@G6CE:>6 E9C:==6Ck^2m] xE H2D E96 k2 E:E=6lQb %2<62H2JD 7C@> x@H2 $E2E6UR_bhjD =@DD GD q*&i *@F H@?UR_bhjE D66 2 3@I D4@C6 =:<6 E9:D 282:?Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^B4E:>6D]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^h3d6fh72\7hed\``67\3344\_3`3a7ah2`5f^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<QmH24<:6DE 82>6k^2m E96 rJ4=@?6D 92G6 A=2J65 2== D62D@?] %96J 8@E @FE\C63@F?565 da\ac[ EFC?65 q*& @G6C ah E:>6D 2?5 6C2D65 2 a`\A@:?E =625 :? 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