Alert Top Story COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE 83, OMAHA 51 3 takeaways from Iowa State's win against Omaha: Slow start wasn't a Hawkeye hangover BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Dec 15, 2024 Dec 15, 2024 Updated Jul 5, 2026 0 × Iowa State's Milan Momcilovic and Josh Jefferson discuss Iowa State's 83-51 win against Omaha. 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