No. 2 Iowa State Loses Second Straight, 79-70
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Iowa State men’s basketball's offense broke down against Kansas as the Cyclones got stagnant. Travis Hines has more on that topic.
The Commodores' second loss came at the hands of reigning national champion Florida, after big man Rueben Chinyelu posted a double-double (20 points, 10 rebounds) in the upset win. Vanderbilt began the season 16-0, which tied the program record for the best start to the season. Florida is 4-1 in SEC play and at the top of the standings.
Three of the five remaining unbeaten teams suffered their first losses in the past week and tumbled down the top 25.
Cincinnati is 0-6 in a half-dozen Quad I games. Half of those setbacks were 1-possession games, but the other 3 were decided by an average margin of 12.0 points. The Bearcats' offense has consistently come up short in those types of games.
A Saturday men’s basketball quadruple-header on Peacock will kick off with second-ranked Iowa State on the road against Cincinnati and trying to bounce back from its first loss of the season. The Cyclones (3-1 Big 12, 16-1 overall) set program records for best start and longest winning streak before an 84-63 road loss Tuesday to Kansas.
Iowa State Cyclones guard Killyan Toure has suffered a surprising change in the men's college basketball freshman rankings.
Cincinnati takes on the No. 2 Iowa State Cyclones after Baba scored 25 points in Cincinnati's 77-68 win against the Colorado Buffaloes.