The Iowa State Cyclones hosted the Iowa Hawkeyes in their annual Cy-Hawk matchup, and it proved to be a much tougher test than expected.  Coming into the game,

Iowa basketball gave No. 4 Iowa State a battle on Thursday in Ames, but the Cyclones held on for a 66-62 home victory. In the video above, Hawk Central columnist Chad Leistikow offers up some rapid reactions from Hilton Coliseum. Ben McCollum's team fell to 8-2 and hosts Western Michigan on Sunday.

Iowa women's basketball continues to thrive in the post-Caitlin Clark era under the leadership of Jan Jensen. The Hawkeyes are 9-0 for the fourth time in program history and the first time under Jensen, who took over the program last year.

Three Hawkeyes were named to The Associated Press All-Big Ten first team on Tuesday, and two more were honored on the second team. Logan Jones, Beau Stephens and Kaden Wetjen were selected to the first team by the 24-member media voting panel.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/womens-fastbreak as Jan Jensen’s 6-Word Breakdown of Iowa Hawkeyes Loss to Iowa State Speaks Volumes. The No. 11-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team suffered its first defeat of the 2025-26 NCAA season with its loss to the No. 10-ranked Iowa State Cyclones, by a score of 74-69.

Iowa's recent dominance over its rival Nebraska will continue for at least another year. The Hawkeyes crushed the Cornhuskers 40-16 on Friday at Nebraska's Memorial Stadium. It's Iowa's third straight win over the Cornhuskers, and 10th win in the last 11 meetings.