Alert Top Story COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE 3 burning questions for Iowa State basketball after Kansas win: Should the Cyclones be ranked above Auburn BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Jan 16, 2025 Jan 16, 2025 Updated Jun 1, 2025 0 × Iowa State basketball coach TJ Otzelberger discusses ISU's 74-57 win against Kansas. 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Follow him on X or send him an email at Ben.Hutchens@lee.net. 0 Comments Curtis Jones entered the KenPom PotY standings after tonight. pic.twitter.com/3jOheR7JZd — Chris Williams (@ChrisMWilliams) January 16, 2025 Locations Davenport Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story TJ Otzelberger postgame press conference Kansas Iowa State basketball coach TJ Otzelberger discusses ISU's 74-57 win against Kansas. TJ Otzelberger postgame press conference Kansas Iowa State basketball coach TJ Otzelberger discusses ISU's 74-57 win against Kansas. Kenpom Where Iowa State receiver Jaylin Noel projects in NFL Draft The senior receiver from Kansas City has the stats, the legacy and even combated Iowa Hawkeye fans online after his final game. 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TJ Otzelberger postgame press conference Kansas Iowa State basketball coach TJ Otzelberger discusses ISU's 74-57 win against Kansas.
TJ Otzelberger postgame press conference Kansas Iowa State basketball coach TJ Otzelberger discusses ISU's 74-57 win against Kansas.
Where Iowa State receiver Jaylin Noel projects in NFL Draft The senior receiver from Kansas City has the stats, the legacy and even combated Iowa Hawkeye fans online after his final game.
Curtis Jones will be in National Player of the Year consideration: Takeaways from Iowa State's win against Kansas Last year, when Iowa State beat Kansas, fans stormed the court. This year, after the game ended on an anti-climactic Kansas layup attempt, Cyc…
Opponents, teammates, coaches describe what makes Audi Crooks so tough to stop Crooks is now up to 1,037 career points and averages 22.3 points this season, sixth-most in the country. In just her second game she dropped 2…
Where Iowa State basketball stands in March Madness bracket projections The No. 2 Cyclones defeated No. 9 Kansas 74-57 on Wednesday and have won 11 consecutive games, tied with Duke for the longest streak in colleg…
Why Demarion Watson is becoming more of an Iowa State fan favorite while playing fewer minutes A fan-favorite from Maple Grove Minnesota in his third season with the Cyclones, Watson is averaging six minutes a game this season. That’s do…
Without Emily Ryan Iowa State runs into matchup nightmare, turnovers at West Virginia Going into the game at West Virginia, the Cyclones knew taking care of the basketball would be challenging. And then they lost point guard Emi…
