Iowa State basketball guard Keshon Gilbert has made an impact in the second half of recent Cyclone games. Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger on playing at Arizona Iowa State basketball coach T.

T.J. Otzelberger inherited an Iowa State basketball program coming off a 2-22 season, including 0-18 in the Big 12.

Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger on the Cyclones' big matchup at Arizona on Monday. Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger discusses Curtis Jones' career night

With a three-point lead over Arizona in the closing seconds, Iowa State basketball coach TJ Otzelberger explains why the Cyclones didn't foul.

A third-generation Arizona native shared a few words of praise following Monday's overtime thriller in the desert.

The Iowa State basketball team lost a heartbreaker on Monday night on the road against Arizona.

Caleb Love sank a 55-foot shot at the buzzer in regulation to force OT, then led Arizona to an 86-75 victory over Iowa State on Monday in Tucson.

When Arizona State pressed, Iowa State didn’t. That, in a nutshell, proved to be the difference as the No. 3 Cyclones’ staved off the Sun Devils’ upset bid Saturday in Tempe, Ariz. — finishing with a 19-3 flourish to cement what turned into a convincing 76-61 road win.

Following a season-high 108 points in its 25-point victory over UCF, No. 3 Iowa State is set to make a trip out west to face new Big 12 foes in Arizona State and Arizona. The Cyclones sit at an impressive 16-2 record overall and 6-1 in the Big 12,

The result of Scheyer's team-building? If the season ended today, Duke would have the highest net rating on KenPom (plus-36.80) since it won the national championship in 2001. Yeah, the Duke preseason hype was immense, and Scheyer somehow has lived up to it. -- Medcalf

No. 3 Iowa State will take on Arizona State for the first time as a Big 12 Conference foe when the teams tip off Saturday afternoon in Tempe, Ariz.