Photos: Iowa State defeats Texas Tech in Big 12 Tournament quarterfinals
No. 5 seed Iowa State defeats No. 4 Texas Tech 75-53 Thursday in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals. ISU will play the winner of No. 1 Arizona and No. 8 UCF on Friday at 6 p.m.
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Iowa State guard Nate Heise (0) dunks the ball 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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Texas Tech's Christian Anderson (4) looks to pass round Iowa State's Killyan Toure (27) 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 Joshua Jefferson (5) shoots over Texas Tech's Lejuan Watts (3) 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 forward Dominykas Pleta (21) looks to shoot under pressure from Texas Tech forwards Josiah Moseley (5) and LeJuan Watts (3) 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 Joshua Jefferson, right, passes round Texas Tech's Tyeree Bryan 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 Joshua Jefferson (5) passes around Texas Tech's Luke Bamgboye (9) 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 Jamarion Batemon (1) heads to the basket as Texas Tech's Josiah Moseley (5) defends 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 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)
No. 5 seed ISU plays No. 4 seed Texas Tech on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament (11:30, ESPN).
ISU has, literally, never won a game like it did Wednesday.Â
Iowa State defeated Arizona State by 49 points, the biggest margin in Big 12 Tournament history.
The Cyclones have won their first two games in the Big 12 Tournament by a combined 71 points.Â
