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Iowa State Cyclones @ Iowa Hawkeyes
Current Records: Iowa State 7-1, Iowa 7-2
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The Iowa State Cyclones are headed away from home for the first time to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Iowa State is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put a hurting on Jackson State to the tune of 100-58 on Sunday. The Cyclones have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 26 points or more this season.
Iowa State’s win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dishon Jackson, who posted 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Milan Momcilovic, who went 6 for 10 en route to 18 points.
Iowa State was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That’s the most assists they’ve posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, Iowa suffered their closest defeat since January 24th on Saturday. They lost 85-83 to Michigan on a last-minute layup From Roddy Gayle Jr.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Pryce Sandfort, who went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus two steals. Josh Dix was another key player, scoring 16 points plus seven rebounds.
Iowa State pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season. As for Iowa, their loss dropped their record down to 7-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Iowa State hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 87.8 points per game. However, it’s not like Iowa struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 86.1. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Everything went Iowa State’s way against Iowa when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Iowa State made off with a 90-65 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Iowa State since the squad won’t have the home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Series History
Iowa has won 5 out of their last 9 games against Iowa State.
- Dec 07, 2023 – Iowa State 90 vs. Iowa 65
- Dec 08, 2022 – Iowa 75 vs. Iowa State 56
- Dec 09, 2021 – Iowa State 73 vs. Iowa 53
- Dec 11, 2020 – Iowa 105 vs. Iowa State 77
- Dec 12, 2019 – Iowa 84 vs. Iowa State 68
- Dec 06, 2018 – Iowa 98 vs. Iowa State 84
- Dec 07, 2017 – Iowa State 84 vs. Iowa 78
- Dec 08, 2016 – Iowa 78 vs. Iowa State 64
- Dec 10, 2015 – Iowa State 83 vs. Iowa 82
