KANSAS CITY – No. 7 Iowa State opens the 2024 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City against Kansas State Thursday night. The game will be televised on ESPN2 at 6 PM.
The number two seed, Iowa State will face the same opponent in the regular season finale as the tourney opener for the second-straight year.
No. 7 Iowa State (24-7 overall (13-5 Big 12)) ended the regular season Saturday at Kansas State (19-13 overall (8-10 Big 12)), as the Wildcats knocked off the Cyclones 65-58 at Bramlage Coliseum. Curtis Jones led the Cyclones with 16 points off the bench, his 14th-straight game in double figures. Tamin Lipsey and Keshon Gilbert both added 13 points. Tre King led the Cyclones with six rebounds, while Hason Ward had five blocked shots.
The Cyclones are the No. 2 seed in the tournament … this is the second time the Cyclones have been this seed, owning a 3-0 record in these games … ISU was also the No. 2 seed in 2015, as the Cyclones went 3-0 to win their second-straight Big 12 Championship.
With a victory on Thursday, No. 7 Iowa State will advance to the Big 12 Championship Semifinals. The Cyclones would play in the second semifinal on Friday, set for an 8:30 p.m. tipoff at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. With a loss, the Cyclones will await their NCAA Tournament destination that will be announced on Sunday night.
