No. 8Iowa State Cyclones

Regional 1 in Fort Worth · 1st Round

Ugh, no.

Iowa State Cyclones lost to the Syracuse Orange

Ranked #9 · 24-8 72 – 63

Ranked #8 · 22-10

Final · Sat, Mar 21

Game Details

Gampel Pavilion (Storrs) · 10,244 fans · ESPN2 View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Izoje powers Syracuse past Iowa State to set up second-round March Madness meeting with UConn

Syracuse headed into the NCAA Tournament opener against Iowa State without their injured point guard and something to prove.

Recap via ESPN

1:17 Syracuse Orange vs. Iowa State Cyclones: Game Highlights

0:23 Madeline Potts drops in the smooth basket

0:21 Olivia Schmitt nails it from behind the arc

0:17 Olivia Schmitt drills the trey

Clips play on ESPN

Gampel Pavilion · Storrs

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SYR	11	30	13	18	72
ISU	14	12	16	21	63

Game Flow

SYR ISU

Q1Q2Q3Q4

13-0Biggest Run6-0

17Largest Lead3

2 lead changes · tied 4 times

Win Probability · Iowa State Cyclones

tip-offnow: 0%

Game Leaders

Syracuse Orange

Uche Izoje · 23Points
Olivia Schmitt · 5Assists
Journey Thompson · 13Rebounds

Iowa State Cyclones

Audi Crooks · 37Points
Jada Williams · 8Assists
Addy Brown · 7Rebounds

2025-26 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team	GB
Duke	-
Louisville	1
North Carolina	2
NC State	3
Syracuse	4
Virginia Tech	4
Notre Dame	4
Virginia	5
Clemson	5
California	7
Stanford	8
Miami	8
Georgia Tech	8
Florida State	11
Wake Forest	12
SMU	14
Pittsburgh	15
Boston College	15

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team	GB
TCU	-
West Virginia	1
Baylor	2
Texas Tech	3
Oklahoma State	3
Colorado	4
Iowa State	5
Utah	5
Arizona State	6
BYU	6
Kansas	7
Kansas State	7
Cincinnati	9
Arizona	12
UCF	12
Houston	14

Team Stats

Syracuse OrangeIowa State Cyclones

Shooting

28-68, 41% Field Goals 26-67, 39%

9-25, 36% 3-Pointers 3-22, 14%

7-10, 70% Free Throws 8-14, 57%

Possessions

41 Rebounds 41

9 Offensive Rebounds 10

15 Assists 18

8 Steals 4

5 Blocks 1

9 Turnovers 10

16 Fouls 15

Scoring

10 Points in Paint 42

4 Fast Break Points 3

17 Largest Lead 3

Box Score

Syracuse Orange ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
J. ThompsonF	0	13	1	33	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	5	8	3
U. IzojeC	23	7	1	25	11-19	0-0	1-2	5	1	1	2	5	4
M. PottsG	2	3	1	16	1-4	0-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	0
S. BurrowsG	14	9	4	40	3-15	2-8	6-6	0	1	1	1	8	1
L. PheliaG	18	1	2	36	8-17	2-5	0-2	1	3	2	0	1	4
Bench
K. ScottF	0	0	0	5	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. AlmónF	0	1	1	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	1
O. AkinbolawaC	0	2	0	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	2	2
O. SchmittG	15	3	5	31	5-10	5-9	0-0	0	0	0	1	2	1
J. CooperF	DNP: Did not play
J. FitzgeraldF	DNP: Did not play
C. NelsonG	DNP: Did not play
S. HawkinsG	DNP: Did not play
A. VelezG	DNP: Did not play
D. DariusG	DNP: Did not play
Team	72	41	15		28-68	9-25	7-10	9	8	5	9	32	16

Iowa State Cyclones ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
A. BrownF	5	7	7	31	2-11	0-4	1-2	3	0	1	0	7	2
A. CrooksC	37	5	1	31	17-25	0-0	3-6	2	0	0	3	2	4
J. WilliamsG	14	6	8	38	5-13	2-5	2-4	3	2	0	1	5	2
A. JacksonG	5	5	0	32	1-5	1-5	2-2	1	1	0	1	4	2
K. HareG	0	0	1	23	0-7	0-6	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Bench
S. HarrisF	0	0	0	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A. WilliamsF	0	1	0	7	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
R. BeatyG	2	2	0	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	0
E. PaulkG	0	6	1	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	3	3	2
L. TauleleiC	DNP: Did not play
F. JensenG	DNP: Did not play
A. TankeG	DNP: Did not play
R. WilsonG	DNP: Did not play
Team	63	41	18		26-67	3-22	8-14	10	4	1	10	31	15

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