The Hawkeyes held an eight-point lead at halftime before ultimately falling to the Cyclones on the road for Iowa's second loss of the season.

Joshua Jefferson took 14 shots, made seven of them and finished with 24 points, five rebounds, two steals and two blocks in his latest performance that suggests if Duke's Cameron Boozer is ruled ineligible for all National Player of Year awards, they might need to be mailed to him. Jefferson has been great.

Iowa Hawkeyes basketball was within two points in the final minute at Iowa State, but that's not good enough for Ben McCollum and Bennett Stirtz.

The only teams ahead of the Cyclones now are the Arizona Wildcats, Michigan Wolverines and Duke Blue Devils. Iowa State, which has never been ranked No. 1 in the history of its program, did receive one vote to be atop the Top 25 this week.

The Iowa Hawkeyes fell to the Iowa State Cyclones 66-62, during the annual men’s basketball Cy-Hawk game at Hilton Coliseum on Thursday evening. Iowa’s record now sits at 8-2.  Prior to the game, the Cyclones were favored to win,

New Coach Ben McCollum sports a slow, elegant style of basketball predicated on ball movement and player motion. Iowa plays at a pace somewhere between that of a snail and DMV worker and has no problem walking the ball up the floor on each and every possession.

The 2025-26 college basketball season has been very successful for both the men’s and women’s teams at Iowa State. Both squads are ranked inside the top 10 of t

ESPN women's basketball analyst Rebecca Lobo covered Wednesday's Cy-Hawk game and raved about Iowa State star Audi Crooks.