Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State Cyclones

28-7 - 3rd in Big 12
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Iowa State's Jefferson (ankle) unlikely to play vs. Kentucky Iowa State's Jefferson (ankle) unlikely to play vs. Kentucky

Iowa State forward Joshua Jefferson is unlikely to play against Kentucky in the second round of the NCAA men's tournament, coach T.J. Otzelberger said Saturday.

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Iowa State loses star F Joshua Jefferson to an injury in first-round NCAA blowout of Tennessee State Iowa State loses star F Joshua Jefferson to an injury in first-round NCAA blowout of Tennessee State

— Nobody on the Iowa State bench knew how badly Joshua Jefferson was hurt when the All-American forward landed awkwardly on his left ankle in the opening minutes of their first-round game against Tennessee State on Friday.

Iowa State's awesome 2nd-half slams fuel blowout win Iowa State's awesome 2nd-half slams fuel blowout win

Blake Buchanan and Killyan Toure complement each other with impressive slams to fuel the Cyclones to a blowout win over Tennessee State.

Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson sprains ankle in win; X-rays negative Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson sprains ankle in win; X-rays negative

Iowa State senior forward Joshua Jefferson suffered a sprained left ankle in Friday's 108-74 win over Tennessee State.

Big 12 Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
Arizona 86.3 - 2 33
Houston 77.5 3.5 6 30
Iowa State 82.5 5 7 28
Kansas 75.4 8.5 10 24
Texas Tech 80.7 9 10 23
TCU 77.4 10 12 23
BYU 83.5 10 12 23
UCF 80.7 11 12 21
West Virginia 69.2 13.5 14 18
Cincinnati 73.1 14 15 18
Colorado 80.0 14.5 15 17
Arizona State 76.3 15 16 17
Oklahoma State 84.3 12.5 14 20
Baylor 82.6 15.5 16 16
Kansas State 79.6 19.5 20 12
Utah 74.3 21.5 22 10
Full Standings

2021 Team Leaders

Offense

  • Points Per Game

    Milan Momcilovic
  • Assists Per Game

    Tamin Lipsey
  • Field Goal Percentage

    Milan Momcilovic

Defense

  • Rebounds Per Game

    Joshua Jefferson
  • Steals Per Game

    Tamin Lipsey
  • Blocks Per Game

    Blake Buchanan