Alert Top Story COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE Iowa State overcomes turnover-plagued offense in win vs Cincinnati BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Mar 12, 2025 Mar 12, 2025 Updated Sep 15, 2025 0 × Iowa State coach TJ Otzelberger meets with the media ahead of Iowa State's appearance in the Big 12 Championship. (Ben Hutchens/The Quad City Times) Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Iowa State builds its identity on defense, a defense so strong it can cover up a poor offensive performance. kAm(65?6D52J[ x@H2 $E2E6 362E r:?4:??2E: fe\de :? 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TJ Otzelberger press conference | Iowa State basketball | March 11 Iowa State coach TJ Otzelberger meets with the media ahead of Iowa State's appearance in the Big 12 Championship. (Ben Hutchens/The Quad City Times)
What TJ Otzelberger, Cincinnati coach Wes Miller said about Big 12 Tournament rematch Wednesday, the No. 5 seed Cyclones will play No. 13 Cincinnati in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament (ESPN, 11:30 a.m.).
Will Keshon Gilbert be back for Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament? Here's the latest Iowa State point guard Keshon Gilbert returned to practice Monday. Gilbert has missed three of ISU's past five games with a muscle strain.
Curtis Jones is Big 12's Sixth Man of the Year, only Cyclone on All-Big 12 First Team Only one Cyclone made the All-Big 12 First Team.Â
Will Iowa State's Keshon Gilbert, Tamin Lipsey play Thursday against BYU? Here's the latest Yesterday, ISU point guard Tamin Lipsey said it’s the healthiest he’d ever been in March. Wednesday changed that.
You know walk-on Cade Kelderman is playing an important role for Iowa State. You don't know the work he's put in to get here With starting guards Keshon Gilbert and Tamin Lipsey dealing with injuries, Kelderman continues to play short bursts of significant minutes in…
'They smacked us in the mouth': Iowa State gets rematch with BYU Nine days ago, some Iowa State fans couldn’t help but applaud BYU as the Cougars walked off the court in Hilton Coliseum.Â
