Utah Utes (8-5, 0-2 Big 12) at Iowa State Cyclones (12-1, 3-0 Big 12) Ames, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Iowa State is looking to extend its nine-game win streak with a victory over Utah. The Cyclones have gone 8-0 at home. Iowa State ranks ...
BOTTOM LINE: Utah heads into the matchup with No. 3 Iowa State as losers of three straight games. The Cyclones have gone 8-0 in home games. Iowa State is ninth in the Big 12 with 9.8 offensive rebounds per game led by Brandton Chatfield averaging 2.2.
The Runnin' Utes were dominated by the No. 3 Cyclones 82-59 on Tuesday in Ames, Iowa, putting them in a 0-3 hole to start Big 12 play. Utah, once again, struggled to shoot the ball, finishing with a 36.1% from the field and a 24.1% mark from 3-point range. Iowa State also scored 25 points on Utah’s 18 turnovers.
Mike Sharavjamts, Zach Keller and Lawson Lovering all had four fouls with 12:20 left in the game, and Utah (8-6, 0-3 Big 12) had 16 turnovers at the time to lead to 23 points on the other end for Iowa State. The Utes finished with 18 turnovers.
That led to the Utes taking charge from the get-go against Oklahoma State, as they stormed out to a 12-0 lead and never trailed in beating the Cowboys 83-62 for the program’s first Big 12 Conference win. On Wednesday, Utah kept their toughness trend going, as they went into TCU and walked out with a 73-65 win.
ISU is coming off a dominant, 19-point victory over Baylor. It held the Scott Drew-led Bears to a season-low 55 points and a 30% shooting night. The Cyclones' defense currently ranks fifth in the conference, holding opponents to 65 points per game and a 40.9% shooting clip.
AMES, Iowa — Curtis Jones had 23 points off the bench to lead ... Gabe Madsen scored 20 points and Miro Little added 13 points off the bench for the Utes (8-6, 0-3). Utah: The Utes were outscored 22-8 at the free-throw line after they committed 20 ...
After the Utes were blown out in their first two conference games, Craig Smith emphasized his team’s need to keep fighting.
AMES − Iowa State men's basketball collected its 10th-straight win on Tuesday night over Utah. The Cyclones' winning streak is the second-longest in the country, behind San Diego, but the longest of any power-conference team.
It was going to take just a collective effort for us to win this game. That’s exactly what it took,” Utah coach Gavin Petersen said in his postgame interview on 700 AM. “It took everybody. ... It just took a collective effort for us to walk out of here with a win.
Utah Utes (8-5, 0-2 Big 12) at Iowa State Cyclones (12-1, 3-0 Big 12) Ames, Iowa; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Iowa State is looking to extend its nine-game win streak with a victory ...
Unfortunately for Utah, Iowa State’s swarming defense sparked a long, defeating spurt after that. The Cyclones went on a 21-3 run to end the first half, as the Utes went 8 ½ minutes between field goals and turnover issues slowed them.