BasketballMen's Sports

Iowa State sees a great opportunity in Tuesday’s Big 12 matchup with No. 2 Houston at Hilton

Jan 6, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners guard Milos Uzan (12) drives against Iowa State Cyclones forward Tre King (0) during the second half at Lloyd Noble Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports  AMES — There will be duds. Extended stretches of futility along the perilous razor’s edge known as the win-loss column. …

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BasketballMen's Sports

RADIO RECAP: Iowa State’s second-half rally falls short in Big 12 season-opening loss at Oklahoma

Jan 6, 2024; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Iowa State Cyclones head coach T. J. Otzelberger watches his team play against the Oklahoma Sooners during the final seconds of the second half at Lloyd Noble Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports  Iowa State lurked within two possessions of the lead for most of the second half …

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BasketballMen's Sports

Iowa State’s message to freshman forward Milan Momcilovic entering Big 12 play: Shoot more

Iowa State Cyclones forward Milan Momcilovic (22) takes a shot over New Hampshire Wildcats forward Trey Woodyard (33) during the first half of a NCAA college basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK AMES — Iowa State freshman forward Milan Momcilovic acknowledges one …

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ISU’s Hannah Belanger nets six 3-pointers, scores her 2,000th career point in 69-61 win over Kansas

Iowa State Cyclones guard Hannah Belanger (13) takes a three-point shot over Kansas Jayhawks guard Holly Kersgieter (13) during the fourth quarter in the Big-12 home opening of an NCAA women’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Jan. 3, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK AMES — Hannah Belanger flicked …

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Arianna Jackson and her fellow ISU freshmen seek to stay hot Wednesday against Kansas

Iowa State Cyclones guard Arianna Jackson (2) lays up the ball around Iowa State Cyclones forward Addy Brown (24)during the third quarter of an NCAA women’s basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK  AMES — As Arianna Jackson made play after play, …

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BasketballMen's Sports

Keshon Gilbert’s first career triple-double highlights ISU’s 85-70 win over New Hampshire

Iowa State Cyclones guard Keshon Gilbert (10) goes to the basket around New Hampshire Wildcats forward Promise Opurum (12) and New Hampshire Wildcats guard Naim Miller (5) during the first half of a NCAA college basketball at Hilton Coliseum on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. © Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK AMES …

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FootballMen's Sports

WE’RE NOT A YOUNG TEAM ANYMORE: ISU looks forward to the future after Liberty Bowl loss

 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Rocco Becht turned one last time to survey the field at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.  Iowa State’s redshirt freshman quarterback had just set a program record for passing yards in a single game with 446, but the only numbers he focused on belonged to his teammates. So as Becht processed the Cyclones’s …

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FootballMen's Sports

Iowa State falls behind early, can’t close late, in 36-26 loss to Memphis in AutoZone Liberty Bowl

Dec 29, 2023; Memphis, TN, USA; Memphis Tigers tight end Anthony Landphere (82) runs after a catch as Iowa State Cyclones defensive back Myles Purchase (5) and linebacker Caleb Bacon (50) make the tackle during the first half at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports  AMES — Swaths of gray clouds …

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A summer retreat helped Iowa State weather numerous storms in advance of the Liberty Bowl

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — They swam. They fished. They gave instead of taking.  The bucolic backdrop — Wildwood Hills Ranch in Madison County — framed a two-day retreat in service of at-risk youth that moved Iowa State’s football team forward last summer.  Few cared to forecast what would come in terms of on-the-field results in …

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Iowa State defensive end Joey Petersen has come into his own on the Cyclones’ young defense

 Iowa State Cyclones defensive end Joey Petersen (52) celebrates with teammates after a quarterback sack against TCU during the first half in the Jack Trice Legacy Game at Jack Trice Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — “We’re going to need every guy in here.”  Those words from Iowa State …

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