Just hours after being unveiled as a projected No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament in the top 16 in-season reveal, Iowa State basketball stumbled and suffered a 79-69 road loss at BYU on Saturday, Feb. 21. BYU had a 13-0 run towards the end of the first half, which helped the Cougars take a 39-30 halftime lead.

The No. 23 BYU Cougars (19-7, 7-6) travel to Marriott Center to face the No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones (23-3, 10-3) in this Saturday night college basketball matchup.

The Iowa State basketball team dropped a tough game to BYU Saturday. BYU star AJ Dybantsa put together another dazzling performance with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Following the game, Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger gave his flowers to Dybantsa.

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The Cyclones' potential was on display Saturday when the NCAA Tournament selection committee selected them a 1. Their flaws showed up hours later.

During the 10-point victory, in their finest hour of the season, the No. 23 Cougars (20-7, 8-6) also defeated despair and restored hope for a big finish to the regular season – and beyond. Without Richie Saunders,

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AJ Dybantsa’s dominance led the charge in the Marriott Center’s most electric night of the Kevin Young era thus far.