What did Kentucky have to say about Iowa State on Saturday in St. Louis? Plenty

ISU star Joshua Jefferson's "unlikely" to play against Kentucky, but plans to try

WILLIAMS: Iowa State doesn't have to be perfect without J-Jeff, it just needs to be itself

Enjoy.

***NCAA Wrestling - Session 6 (Saturday, 5:30pm CT)***

2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships
March 19-21 | Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Arena)
Session 5: March 21, 5:30 p.m. CT

LIVE RESULTS:
TrackWrestling (classic viewer)
FloWrestling (new viewer)

TELEVISION: ESPN

AUDIO: Varsity App

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES:

WtHIGH SEEDLOW SEED
1411 Mendez (OHST)2 Vega (OKST)
1491 Van Ness (PSU)10 Valencia (STAN)
1572 Taylor (NEB)5 Robideau (OKST)
1651 Mesenbrink (PSU)3 Caliendo (IOWA)
1741 Haines (PSU)3 Minto (NEB)
1841 Welsh (PSU)3 McEnelly (MINN)
1971 Barr (PSU)7 Merrill (OKST)
2851 Bastida (ISU)2 Trumble (NCST)
1251 Lilledahl (PSU)10 McGowan (PRIN)
1331 Forrest (OKST)2 Davino (OHST)


TEAM SCORES THROUGH SESSION 5:

PlaceTeamPointsFINAA
1Penn State164.068
2Oklahoma State119.048
3Nebraska101.527
4Iowa92.517
5Ohio State84.525
6Michigan66.005
7Stanford63.514
8Iowa State52.013
9Minnesota44.513
10Virginia Tech41.502
11North Carolina State40.512

TEAM SCORING FOR SESSION 6:
Championship win = 4 + bonus

Get down to St. Louis!

Acknowledging that everyone has their own circumstances, yesterday was a great reminder for us Cyclone fans that we should never take anything for granted. I’ve heard of way too many people “waiting for Chicago”.

For most of Central Iowa, it’s an easy drive down and back tomorrow (if you can’t come down and enjoy this beautiful weather today) and there are plenty of tickets at face value are still available.

Find some friends, pack the car, and head south!

Let's Talk Kentucky

Time to turn the page...

Oweh is the straw that stirs the drink. The matchup between him and Toure will be great.

Aberdeen is a nice combo guard. I suspect Lipsey gets that assignment.

Chandler is their shooter. He and Momcilovic are sure to follow each other around the court.

Garrison is a former McD AA has a ton of length in the frontcourt. Okie State transfer.

They have a clear advantage in size in the frontcourt. Especially w Jefferson likely out. We need to turn them over early and often and turn this thing into an up and down game.

***NCAA Wrestling - Session 5 (Saturday, 10am CT)***

2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships
March 19-21 | Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Arena)
Session 5: March 21, 10:00 a.m. CT

LIVE RESULTS:
TrackWrestling (classic viewer)
FloWrestling (new viewer)

TELEVISION: ESPNU

STREAMING: ESPN+


AUDIO: Varsity App

ROUNDS/BOUTS THIS SESSION:
Conso R6 (581-600)
Placing Matches (601-630)


IOWA STATE MATCHES THIS SESSION:

Bout #WtIOWA STATEOPPONENT
585 (conso R6)1414 Echemendia3 Hardy (NEB)
3rd/5th Place1414 Echemendia5 Stanich (LEH) OR 18 Nogle (AFA)
7th Place17411 Gaitan9 Mantanona (MICH)


TEAM SCORES THROUGH SESSION 4:

PlaceTeamPoints1-23-67-8
1Penn State153.0620
2Oklahoma State111.5422
3Nebraska90.5241
4Iowa81.0151
5Ohio State77.5221
6Stanford58.0130
7Iowa State52.0111
8Michigan48.0032
9Minnesota39.5111
10North Carolina State37.0110

TEAM SCORING FOR SESSION 5:
Conso R6 win = 3.5 + bonus
Placing win = 1 + bonus

Here’s what Iowa State’s head athletic trainer Vic Miller said about Joshua Jefferson’s injury

WATCH Locker Room Interviews following Tennessee State win

Iowa State moves onto the Round of 32 with a blowout win over Tennessee State on Friday afternoon.

Watch everything T.J. Otzelberger, Joshua Jefferson, Milan Momcilovic, Killyan Toure, Nate Heise, Tamin Lipsey, Dominick Nelson and Blake Buchanan said following the game below.

https://cyclonefanatic.com/2026/03/watch-locker-room-interviews-following-tennessee-state-win/

Injured star Joshua Jefferson will "hit rehab hard" after ISU's first-round rout of Tennessee State

CF POSTGAME: Iowa State dominates Tennessee State, injury update on Joshua Jefferson

Chris Williams reacts to Iowa State’s NCAA Tournament win over Tennessee State before diving into the Joshua Jefferson injury, the Kentucky matchup, and more. Presented by Karl Auto Group.

WILLIAMS: March trauma doesn't leave Ames. It just waits.

Column from today.

***NCAA Wrestling - Session 4 (Friday, 7pm CT)***

2026 NCAA Wrestling Championships
March 19-21 | Cleveland, Ohio (Rocket Arena)
Session 4: March 20, 7:00 p.m. CT

LIVE RESULTS:
TrackWrestling (classic viewer)
FloWrestling (new viewer)

TELEVISION: ESPN2

STREAMING: ESPN+


AUDIO: Varsity App

ROUNDS/BOUTS THIS SESSION:
Semifinals (501-520) - MATS 3-4
Conso R12 (521-560) - MATS 1-2, 5-6 "Blood Round"
Conso R8 (561-580) - MATS 1-2, 5-6
Semifinals will go one weight at a time (for TV) and hold
Conso rounds will roll through


IOWA STATE MATCHES THIS SESSION:

Bout #WtIOWA STATEOPPONENT
529 (conso R12)1414 Echemendia15 Griffin (RID)
536 (conso R12)14916 J. Frost3 Wasilewski (PENN)
548 (conso R12)17411 Gaitan18 Kelly (ILL)
519 (SEMI)2851 Bastida4 Ferrari (NEB)
565 (conso R8*)1414 Echemendia8 Vombaur (MINN) OR 11 Composto (PENN)
568 (conso R8*)14916 J. Frost2 Joy (CORN) OR 4 Gaj (VT)
574 (conso R8*)17411 Gaitan12 Schubert (OKLA) OR 15 Wask (NAVY)

*with a win in conso R12

TEAM SCORES THROUGH SESSION 3:

PlaceTeamPointsQFCO
1Penn State105.580
2Nebraska66.053
3Oklahoma State64.553
4Iowa50.536
5Ohio State44.024
6Michigan41.032
7Iowa State30.513
8Stanford29.015
9Virginia Tech28.012
10Wyoming24.513

TEAM SCORING FOR SESSION 4:
Semifinal win = 7 + bonus
Conso R12 win = 3.5 + bonus
Conso R8 win = 3.5 + bonus

Bonus

Fall, forfeit, DQ, default: 2
Tech fall: 1.5
Major decision: 1

Advancement
Front side: 1
Back side: 0.5
NO advancement in a placing match
NO bye points

Placing
16-12-10-9-7-6-4-3; added as places are guaranteed

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