**** WBB: Gamethread - Cyclones at Drake 6pm ESPN+ ****

[BoxsterCy]

No. 12 Iowa State (5-0, 0-0 Big 12) at Drake (1-2, 0-0 MVC)

Knapp Center – Des Moines, Iowa

Thursday, November 20, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. CT

TV: ESPN+

LIVE STATS

 

[NWICY]

The ladies should win this one, but we've taken good teams into the Knapp Center and lost before.

 

[Pope]

Drake got thumped by 40+ in Iowa City. I'm guessing they'll give great effort at home tonight against a big rival. It's gonna be interesting.

 

[loyalsons4evertrue]

These games have been close in the past and we've even lost a few times.....would love to see us come out and dominate Drake

 

[BoxsterCy]

I watched Iowa crush them and we have the same sort of interior strength game Iowa has along with an improved defense. If we are really the #12 team in the country with an improved defense we should romp. We are not a live and die by the three team that might struggle with a mid-major that is itself struggling so far.

Drake took a brief 9-8 lead in IC on three pointers and than went on to lose that 1st quarter 25-9. Iowa had 13 steals and dominated the paint and bench scoring while scoring 100 points.

 

[Cycsk]

This seems like a night when Audi needs to rely on her inside/out game. If she can pass out sharply when double-teamed and others make shots, it will open up opportunities for her to get the ball passed back in while only single-covered . . . and that is almost guaranteed points.

 

[WartburgClone]

Put the hammer down early and don't give them hope.

 

[CY9008]

Line opened at -17.5 and moved to -19.5

 

[ZorkClone]

 

[cyups2323]

Anything less than a 20 point win would be disappointing. Katie dinnebeer is gone.

 

[ruxCYtable]

Drake is scared of Iowa. They're not scared of us. Mental toughness is not a hallmark of Bill's teams. I expect a game that is much closer than it should be.

 

[acoustimac]

Drake is scared of Iowa. They're not scared of us. Mental toughness is not a hallmark of Bill's teams. I expect a game that is much closer than it should be.

I’d disagree on most of that, but that’s why we have bbs discussions. Drake isn’t scared of Iowa, but going into that arena is a tough environment. I also think we have players that are very mentally tough. All that being said, I won’t be surprised either way tonight…a close game or a big win for the sisters. A loss would be eye opening in a bad way.

 

[DGC]

Take Drake w/ the points and here are the outcomes, we lose, I'm mad but have money. We win a close game, I'm concerned about conference play and have money, we jolly whomp them and I am so happy I don't care about losing a few bucks.

 

[ZorkClone]

It will be hard to feel safe in this game. Last year vs UNI and Iowa we had large leads and blew them.

 

[Pope]

6:02 and it hasn't come in ESPN+ yet. Come on people!

 

[wenkeej]

6:04 National Anthem on Varsity App

 

[CloneSt8]

Tue varsity app went dead about 10 til the hour. Are there technical issues there?

 

[rosshm16]

This game gonna start or what's the deal?

 

[Inthesystem]

Not on yet on Hulu either.

 

[Pope]

Have I said how much I hate ESPN+?