Iowa State basketball: How Cyclones are handling first 3-game losing streak since 2023

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AMES − Every college basketball team has to deal with some adversity. Even the great ones.

Sometimes those adverse moments last for a few minutes, a half, a day, or in Iowa State’s case − multiple weeks.

The Cyclones men’s basketball team is headed back to Hilton Coliseum for a Saturday matinee 11 a.m. CT tip-off against TCU, which will also be the site of ESPN’s “College GameDay” show.

Although an exciting opportunity for Iowa State to be featured on a national platform, its first on “College GameDay” since the 2015 showdown against Kansas, a bit of the buzz and excitement has dampened given the Cyclones’ three-game losing streak.

They are now 3-4 since sophomore Milan Momcilovic went down with a hand injury. Their last two losses were by double-digit margins against a Kansas State team that was previously winless on the road, followed by a 69-52 loss to Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse on Monday.

“Obviously, it’s hard to not see things on social media, especially when we all have so many different types of it,” Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey said. “Obviously, it’s great, when you’re winning games and all that and then you lose one or two games, and people start to turn on you and you see negative things. We all realize it’s a part of it, just have to learn how to handle it. It’s external distraction, so try to just block it out when it’s good and bad and just focus on what we can do to keep winning games.”

It’s the first time Iowa State has lost three straight since the 2022-23 season.

The current skid has led to debate among fans. Are the Cyclones legit? Is it a temporary setback and the team just sustained a flat tire, or are all the wheels on a promising season ready to fall off?

For head coach T.J. Otzelberger, there’s no doubt that his Cyclones remain upbeat and locked in.

“Sometimes, when you’re not to be successful, guys look down, deflated, they’re disappointed in themselves, they feel like they let their teammates down. And that wasn’t the case − even though we were…

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Author : The Des Moines Register

Publish date : 2025-02-07 11:55:00

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