Iowa State basketball coach TJ Otzelberger and forwards Blake Buchanan and Joshua Jefferson discuss a 91-42 win against Arizona State in the Big 12 Tournament.
KANSAS CITY — No. 5 seed Iowa State plays No. 1 Arizona in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday (6 p.m. ESPN2). Arizona is a -4.5 point favorite per DraftKings.
Iowa State's Nate Heise, left, and Tamin Lipsey (3) pressure Texas Tech's Jaylen Petty, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey makes a 3-point basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Iowa State's Nate Heise, left, and Tamin Lipsey (3) pressure Texas Tech's Jaylen Petty, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey makes a 3-point basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)