The following is a press release from Iowa State Athletics Communications:
AMES, Iowa – The Big 12 announced the league schedule for the 2024-25 women’s basketball season on Wednesday afternoon. The Cyclones’ slate will feature nine linear television selections. Cyclone fans can still purchase season tickets here. Single-game public on sale will be announced at a later date.
Iowa State will make its first appearance on national television on Thanksgiving Day, facing defending national champion South Carolina at 12:30 p.m. on FOX. The Cyclones will also face 2024 Final Four participant UConn with coverage on FS1 during the non-conference slate.
National broadcast coverage in conference play begins with Iowa State’s December 21 matchup with Oklahoma State on ESPN2. The Cyclones take on West Virginia on January 19 in a game that will air on either FOX or FS1.
Both of Iowa State’s matchups with preseason league-favorite Kansas State will be covered by ESPN networks. The game in Manhattan on January 30 will be aired on ESPN while the season finale in Ames (March 2) will be televised on ESPN2.
TCU makes the trek to Ames on February 2 in a game that is set to air on FS1. ISU will appear on FOX again when it travels to Baylor on February 22.
The full 2024-25 schedule with networks and times can be found below.
October 30 – Central College (Ex.) – 6:30 p.m.
November 4 – Chicago State – 11:00 a.m. – ESPN+
November 7 – Indiana State – 6:30 p.m. – ESPN+
November 10 – Southern – 2:00 p.m. – ESPN+
November 14 – St. Thomas – 6:30 p.m. – ESPN+
November 20 – at UNI – 6:00 p.m. – TBD
November 24 – Drake – 2:00 p.m. – ESPN+
November 28 – South Carolina (Fort Myers Tip-Off) – 12:30 p.m. – FOX
November 30 – Middle Tennessee (Fort Myers Tip-Off) – 12:30 p.m. – Women’s Sports Network
December 3 – USC Upstate – 6:30 p.m. – ESPN+
December 8 – Central Michigan – 12:00 p.m. – ESPN+
December 11 – at Iowa – TBD – TBD
December 15 – Eastern Illinois – 5:00 p.m. – ESPN+
December 17 – UConn (Basketball Hall of Fame) – 7:30 p.m. – FS1
December 21 – *at Oklahoma State – 4:00 p.m. – ESPN2
January 1 – *Kansas – TBD – ESPN+
January 5 – *Utah – 4:00 p.m. – ESPN2
January 8 – *at Arizona State – TBD – TBD
January 11 – *at Arizona – TBD – TBD
January 14 – *Texas Tech – 6:30 p.m. – ESPN+
January 19 – *at West Virginia – 12:00 p.m. – FOX/FS1
January 22 – *BYU – 6:30 p.m. – ESPN+
January 25 – *UCF – 4:00 p.m. – ESPN+
January 30 – *at Kansas State – 7:30 p.m. – ESPN
February 2 – *TCU – 3:00 p.m. – FS1
February 5 – *at Cincinnati – 5:30 p.m. – ESPN+
February 8 – *Colorado – 5:00 p.m. – ESPN+
February 15 – *at Kansas – 4:00 p.m. – ESPN+
February 19 – *Houston – 6:30 p.m. – ESPN+
February 22 – *at Baylor – 1:30 p.m. – FOX
February 25 – *at UCF – 6:00 p.m. – ESPN+
March 2 – *Kansas State – 3:00 p.m. – ESPN2
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