By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press The best reserve in the country might be a starter for the NCAA Tournament. Iowa State’s Curtis Jones wouldn’t necessarily consider it a promotion. Jones is the leading scorer in the nation among players who primarily come off the bench. It’s a role ...
Iowa State and Drake received their men’s NCAA Tournament assignments during the “Selection Sunday” reveal process, with the Cyclones receiving a No. 3 seed in the South Region and the Bulldogs landing in the West as an 11 seed. The Cyclones (25-9) open tourney action on Friday at 12:30 ...
By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press Iowa fired coach Fran McCaffery on Friday after the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years. The 65-year-old McCaffery, who was under contract through 2028, had said last week that he intended to ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery would have preferred bid farewell to his seniors in front of the crowd Thursday night. Instead, his second-half ejection forced that scene to play out in the privacy of the Hawkeyes’ locker room. McCaffery drew two technical fouls for arguing ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Richie Saunders scored 23 points, hitting a crucial 3-pointer with less than a minute to go, and No. 17 BYU overcame a big game from Curtis Jones in a 96-92 victory over No. 12 Iowa State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament here on Thursday afternoon. Fousseyni ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brock Harding scored 15 points that included a clutch 3-pointer to help 15th-seeded Iowa pull away from No. 10 seed Ohio State for a 77-70 victory on Wednesday in a Big Ten Tournament opener. Bruce Thornton converted a three-point play and then added a pullup jumper ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lucy Olsen scored 14 of her 19 points in the first half on 8-for-12 shooting and 11th-seeded Iowa beat No. 14-seed Wisconsin 81-54 in a first-round matchup in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday night. Sydney Affolter, Kylie Feuerbach and Taylor McCabe each scored nine ...
AMES (AP) — Richie Saunders scored 23 points and No. 23 BYU outlasted No. 10 Iowa State 88-85 in double overtime Tuesday night for its seventh consecutive victory. Dallin Hall had 22 points off the bench for the Cougars (22-8, 13-6 Big 12), who recovered after blowing a 21-point lead in the ...
AMES (AP) — Another top-25 team goes down in Hilton Coliseum. No. 9 Iowa State led by as many as 24 points in the second half in a convincing 84-67 victory over No. 22 Arizona Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum. The win avenged a heartbreaking loss the Cyclones (22-7, 12-6 Big 12) suffered ...
AMES (AP) — Audi Crooks put Iowa State on her shoulders in the third quarter, scoring 14 of her career-high 36 points as the Cyclones blew past No. 14 Kansas State 85-63 in their regular season finale on Sunday. With a one-point lead to start the second half, Crooks, a 6-foot-3 sophomore ...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Tomislav Ivisic scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and Illinois recovered from its beat down at the hands of Duke by beating Iowa 81-61 on Tuesday night. Kylan Boswell and Will Riley each scored 15 points and Tre White had 14 for Illinois (18-11 overall, 10-8 ...
STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Abou Ousmane scored 25 points and Oklahoma State beat No. 9 Iowa State 74-68 on Tuesday night. Arturo Dean had 14 points and seven steals, and Bryce Thompson added 11 points for the Cowboys (14-14, 6-11 Big 12). A crowd that grew as the game progressed celebrated by ...
HOUSTON (AP) — L.J. Cryer scored 28 points, Milos Uzan added 19 points and No. 5 Houston held on to beat No. 8 Iowa State 68-59 on Saturday. Cryer and Uzan combined to shoot 18 of 27, including 8 of 12 on 3-pointers. Emanuel Sharp added 11 points for Houston (23-4, 15-1 Big 12), which won ...
WACO, Texas (AP) — Yaya Felder scored 15 points, Bella Fontleroy added 14 and No. 19 Baylor won its eight straight game, taking down Iowa State 67-52 on Saturday. Jada Walker had 12 points and Aaronette Vonleh 11 for the Bears (24-5, 14-2 Big 12 Conference), who played their second game ...
IOWA CITY (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 27 points and made 12 of 13 free throws to lead Iowa’s 85-79 come-from-behind victory over Washington on Saturday. Washington scored the first eight points of the second half and Iowa scored the next seven, leaving the Huskies ahead 42-40 with a ...
IOWA CITY (AP) — Elina Aarnisalo made two free throws with 3.8 seconds remaining to give No. 3 UCLA a 67-65 comeback win over Iowa on Sunday. Lauren Betts had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Bruins (26-1, 14-1 Big Ten), who trailed by 12 points twice in the third quarter before ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tytan Anderson had 27 points and Northern Iowa beat Belmont 82-75 on Wednesday night for its sixth straight victory. Anderson also contributed nine rebounds for the Panthers (19-9, 13-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Ben Schwieger scored 17 points and added 10 rebounds. ...
DES MOINES (AP) — Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points as Drake beat UIC 74-57 here on Wednesday night. Stirtz also had six rebounds, seven assists, and four steals for the Bulldogs (24-3, 14-3 Missouri Valley Conference). Cam Manyawu added 12 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and 2 for ...
AMES (AP) — Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard unveiled a master plan Tuesday for a 94-acre development between the schools’ football stadium and basketball arena. The development between Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum will be called CyTown and is scheduled to open in fall ...
AMES (AP) — Milan Momcilovic and Dishon Jackson scored 13 points each as No. 8 Iowa State beat Colorado 79-65 on Tuesday night for the Cyclones’ third victory of the season against the Buffaloes. The Cyclones (21-5, 11-4 Big 12) also beat the Buffs 99-71 at the Maui Invitational in ...