Saturday’s Big 12 schedule includes the Iowa State Cyclones (19-5, 9-4 Big 12) playing the Cincinnati Bearcats (15-9, 5-8 Big 12) at 4:00 PM ET on ESPN2.Buy tickets for Iowa State vs.

The Iowa State men are riding high once again, winners of two straight and set to return to action back home this weekend. Coming off a 77-65 win at UCF this past Tuesday night, the Cyclones host Cincinnati on Saturday inside Hilton Coliseum in Ames.

Cincinnati Bearcats basketball takes on Iowa State Saturday at Hilton Coliseum. It's UC's first trip there since 2016. Here's how the Bearcats can win

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Iowa State women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly wanted to remind his players just how close they were to the end of the season and how much was still at stake. So Fennelly grabbed a sheet of paper and wrote down the list of the Cyclones' final five opponents and included a fact about what they could accomplish with each win.

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The Iowa State women look for win No. 3 in a row when they take on Kansas this Saturday. Coming off wins over Cincinnati and Colorado, the Cyclones have a strong chance to make a run towards an NCAA Tournament bid if they can continue to string together wins.