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Iowa State Cyclones at Arizona Wildcats

· Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament - Semifinal
27-6, 5-5 Away

vs
30-2, 16-1 Home

Arizona plays in Big 12 Tournament against the Iowa State

Game Preview

Iowa State Cyclones (27-6, 14-6 Big 12) vs. Arizona Wildcats (30-2, 17-2 Big 12)

Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

Wildcats -4.5; over/under is 143.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 2 Arizona plays in the Big 12 Tournament against No. 7 Iowa State.

The Wildcats are 17-2 against Big 12 opponents and 13-0 in non-conference play. Arizona is the best team in the Big 12 with 16.3 fast break points.

The Cyclones are 14-6 in Big 12 play. Iowa State averages 9.9 turnovers per game and is 23-3 when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

Arizona makes 50.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.0 percentage points higher than Iowa State has allowed to its opponents (42.2%). Iowa State averages 8.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 7.1 per game Arizona gives up.

The teams square off for the second time this season. Arizona won the last matchup 73-57 on March 3. Jaden Bradley scored 17 to help lead Arizona to the win, and Tamin Lipsey scored 17 points for Iowa State.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brayden Burries is scoring 16.2 points per game with 4.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists for the Wildcats. Bradley is averaging 11.9 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting 37.7% over the past 10 games.

Joshua Jefferson is averaging 16.7 points, 7.7 rebounds, five assists and 1.6 steals for the Cyclones. Lipsey is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Wildcats: 8-2, averaging 79.9 points, 39.7 rebounds, 14.7 assists, 6.9 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.7 points per game.

Cyclones: 6-4, averaging 72.5 points, 29.6 rebounds, 14.9 assists, 8.7 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.8 points.

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Matchup Prediction

Arizona: 59.7%
Iowa State: 40.3%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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W3 Streak W7
64.6 Points Against 68.3
81.8 Points Per Game 86.5
49 Field Goal % 50
38 Three Point % 35
35.7 Rebounds Per Game 43.1
17.3 Assists Per Game 17.1
2.7 Blocks Per Game 4.3
9.0 Steals Per Game 8.0
0.4 Team Turnovers Per Game 0.3
10.6 Total Turnovers Per Game 11.2
64.6 Points Against 68.3

Game Information

Venue: T-Mobile Center

Location: Kansas City, MO
Capacity:

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Arizona 16-2 - 30-2
Houston 14-4 2 27-5
Iowa State 12-6 4 27-6
Kansas 12-6 4 23-9
Texas Tech 12-6 4 22-10
TCU 11-7 5 22-11
BYU 9-9 7 23-11
UCF 9-9 7 21-11
West Virginia 9-9 7 18-14
Cincinnati 9-9 7 18-15
Colorado 7-11 9 17-15
Arizona State 7-11 9 17-16
Oklahoma State 6-12 10 19-14
Baylor 6-12 10 16-16
Kansas State 3-15 13 12-20
Utah 2-16 14 10-22
Full Standings

Iowa State Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs TTU TTU L 82-73
@ ARIZ ARIZ L 73-57
vs ASU ASU W 86-65
vs ASU ASU W 91-42
vs TTU TTU W 75-53

Arizona Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ BAY W 87-80
vs KU W 84-61
vs ISU W 73-57
@ COLO W 89-79
vs UCF W 81-59