BYU, Iowa State Cyclones and College Basketball
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Had the NCAA tournament began on Saturday, Iowa State would have been a No. 1 seed. Undaunted by such prestige, BYU earned a much-needed, convincing upset win over those No. 6-ranked Cyclones Saturday night at the Marriott Center,
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.
Utah's Terrence Brown had a chance to force overtime but his jumper bounced off the back of the rim. Brown scored 21 points for his 16th outing of 20 or more points this season. Brown leads the Utes with a 20.2 scoring average.
BYU picked up a much needed signature win Saturday when they beat Iowa State in Provo. The committee released its top 16 seeds earlier in the day, and Iowa State was the #4 overall seed and the final 1 seed.
The Cyclones' potential was on display Saturday when the NCAA Tournament selection committee selected them a 1. Their flaws showed up hours later.
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.
AJ Dybantsa’s dominance led the charge in the Marriott Center’s most electric night of the Kevin Young era thus far.
No. 6 Iowa State and No. 22 BYU face off on Feb. 21. Here's how to watch the top-25 Big 12 matchup, including tipoff time, TV channel and more: