Playing without its top two scorers, No. 8 Iowa State pushed No. 5 Houston before falling 68-59 on the road Saturday as the Cougars bolstered their lead in the Big 12 title race. With Curtis Jones out due to illness and Keshon Gilbert absent due to a muscle strain,

The No. 8 Iowa State Cyclones will be without two key players heading into Saturday’s contest against the No. 5 Houston Cougars. The Cyclones ruled out Keshon Gilbert (muscle strain) and Curtis Jones (illness) from the game,

Iowa State men's basketball suffered a tough loss at Houston on Saturday, but there were some moral victories. Here are three takeaways.

Despite missing two key players, Iowa State men's basketball had a valiant effort on the road, but it wasn't enough for the Cyclones to topple Houston

The fifth-ranked Houston Cougars passed their latest test en route to a second consecutive Big 12 regular-season title by fending off No. 8 Iowa State on Saturday for their sixth straight victory. The Cougars (23-4,

The situation for eighth-ranked Iowa State got a little tougher this week, as the Cyclones look to upset No. 5 and Big 12 Conference leader Houston on the road. Starter Keshon Gilbert and key reserve Curtis Jones were ruled out,

Injuries forced TJ Otzelberger to get creative with his minutes ... and the Cyclones nearly pulled off the impossible.