No. 2Iowa State Cyclones

Midwest Region · 1st Round

YES!

Iowa State Cyclones beat the Tennessee State Tigers

Ranked #15 · 23-10 74 – 108

Ranked #2 · 28-7

Final · Fri, Mar 20

Game Details

Enterprise Center (St. Louis) · 17,192 fans · CBS View tournament bracket →

Recap

Iowa State loses star F Joshua Jefferson to an injury in first-round NCAA blowout of Tennessee State

Nobody on the Iowa State bench knew how badly Joshua Jefferson was hurt when the All-American forward landed awkwardly on his left ankle in the opening minutes of their first-round game against Tennessee State on Friday.

Recap via ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	T
TNST	29	45	74
ISU	55	53	108

Game Flow

TNST ISU

H1H2

6-0Biggest Run23-0

1Largest Lead38

1 lead change · tied 1 time

Win Probability · Iowa State Cyclones

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Game Leaders

Tennessee State Tigers

Aaron Nkrumah · 21Points
Dante Harris · 4Assists
Antoine Lorick III · 8Rebounds

Iowa State Cyclones

Killyan Toure · 25Points
Blake Buchanan · 8Assists
Killyan Toure · 11Rebounds

2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

Team	GB
Tennessee State	-
Morehead State	-
Southeast Missouri State	1
UT Martin	2
SIU Edwardsville	3
Lindenwood	4
Little Rock	6
Tennessee Tech	6
Eastern Illinois	7
Southern Indiana	11
Western Illinois	14

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team	GB
Arizona	-
Houston	2
Iowa State	4
Kansas	4
Texas Tech	4
TCU	5
BYU	7
UCF	7
West Virginia	7
Cincinnati	7
Colorado	9
Arizona State	9
Oklahoma State	10
Baylor	10
Kansas State	13
Utah	14

Team Stats

Tennessee State TigersIowa State Cyclones

Shooting

28-65, 43% Field Goals 38-72, 53%

5-21, 24% 3-Pointers 11-24, 46%

13-19, 68% Free Throws 21-27, 78%

Possessions

29 Rebounds 43

11 Offensive Rebounds 18

14 Assists 24

8 Steals 9

9 Blocks 5

16 Turnovers 11

22 Fouls 17

Scoring

40 Points in Paint 48

11 Fast Break Points 13

1 Largest Lead 38

Box Score

Tennessee State Tigers ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. Lorick IIIF	20	8	2	31	9-15	2-4	0-0	1	1	3	5	3	3
J. PitreF	3	8	1	29	1-3	0-0	1-2	2	0	2	3	5	4
T. Harper IIG	13	0	3	35	4-13	0-5	5-6	2	3	0	0	0	2
A. NkrumahG	21	6	3	31	7-15	2-6	5-7	3	1	3	2	4	2
D. HarrisG	11	1	4	37	5-14	0-2	1-2	2	2	0	0	1	3
Bench
K. JonesF	0	1	0	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	2
J. BrooksF	1	0	0	3	0-0	0-0	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. WilliamsF	0	0	0	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	2
A. GarciaF	0	1	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1
J. SpikesG	2	2	0	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	2	3
D. Howard Jr.G	3	1	1	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
J. LafleurF	DNP: Did not play
O. AyoF	DNP: Did not play
J. JonesG	DNP: Did not play
M. BodenhamerG	DNP: Did not play
K. LondonG	DNP: Did not play
Team	74	29	14		28-65	5-21	13-19	16	8	9	11	18	22

Iowa State Cyclones ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
B. BuchananF	11	7	8	27	5-9	0-0	1-2	1	3	2	3	4	1
J. JeffersonF	2	1	0	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
M. MomcilovicF	17	4	2	34	6-11	3-7	2-2	0	0	2	0	4	0
K. ToureG	25	11	6	30	8-12	2-3	7-8	6	0	0	8	3	1
T. LipseyG	3	2	2	18	1-6	0-1	1-2	1	3	0	2	0	4
Bench
D. PletaF	9	3	2	12	3-3	0-0	3-4	0	0	0	1	2	4
E. MulderF	2	3	0	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	0
A. RiseG	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. NelsonG	9	2	1	19	2-6	0-1	5-5	1	1	1	0	2	2
J. BatemonG	8	0	0	24	3-10	2-7	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	2
C. KeldermanG	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
N. HeiseG	22	4	3	27	8-13	4-5	2-4	1	1	0	0	4	3
X. MitchellF	DNP: Did not play
M. WilliamsG	DNP: Did not play
Team	108	43	24		38-72	11-24	21-27	11	9	5	18	25	17

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