Iowa State Cyclones vs Tennessee State Tigers
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship - Midwest Region - 1st Round
74
23-10
Final
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
TNST | 29 | 45 | 74 |
ISU | 55 | 53 | 108 |
108
28-7
Tennessee State Tigers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 31 | 20 | 9-15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 35 | 13 | 4-13 | 0-5 | 5-6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | 21 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 5-7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 37 | 11 | 5-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
74 | 28-65 | 5-21 | 13-19 | 29 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 22 | |
43% | 24% | 68% |
Iowa State Cyclones
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 27 | 11 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | 17 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | 25 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 7-8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 12 | 9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 9 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | 8 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 8-13 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
108 | 38-72 | 11-24 | 21-27 | 43 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 17 | |
53% | 46% | 78% |
TNST vs ISU Videos
Iowa State's awesome 2nd-half slams fuel blowout win
- 0:25
Aaron Nkrumah drains a 1st-half buzzer-beater for Tennessee State
- 0:19
Aaron Nkrumah punches home a massive slam for Tennessee State
- 0:18
Game Information
St. Louis, MO
CBS
Referee:Earl Walton
Referee:Deldre Carr
Referee:Tim Smith
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Ohio Valley ConferenceOhio Valley Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee State | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Morehead State | 15-5 | - | 20-13 |
| Southeast Missouri State | 14-6 | 1 | 20-13 |
| UT Martin | 13-7 | 2 | 22-11 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 12-8 | 3 | 19-13 |
| Lindenwood | 11-9 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Little Rock | 9-11 | 6 | 12-20 |
| Tennessee Tech | 8-12 | 7 | 13-18 |
| Eastern Illinois | 8-12 | 7 | 13-20 |
| Southern Indiana | 4-16 | 11 | 7-23 |
| Western Illinois | 1-19 | 14 | 5-26 |
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 16-2 | - | 36-3 |
| Houston | 14-4 | 2 | 30-7 |
| Iowa State | 12-6 | 4 | 29-8 |
| Kansas | 12-6 | 4 | 24-11 |
| Texas Tech | 12-6 | 4 | 23-11 |
| TCU | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
| BYU | 9-9 | 7 | 23-12 |
| UCF | 9-9 | 7 | 21-12 |
| West Virginia | 9-9 | 7 | 21-14 |
| Cincinnati | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
| Colorado | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Arizona State | 7-11 | 9 | 17-16 |
| Oklahoma State | 6-12 | 10 | 20-15 |
| Baylor | 6-12 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Kansas State | 3-15 | 13 | 12-20 |
| Utah | 2-16 | 14 | 10-22 |
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