Alert Top Story COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE TJ Otzelberger's message to Cyclones yielded results in Saturday win at Kansas State BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Mar 8, 2025 Mar 8, 2025 Updated Sep 11, 2025 0 × Iowa State basketball coach TJ Otzelberger press conference March 6 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MANHATTAN, Kan. — TJ's Otzelberger's messaging seems to have resulted in action.kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?mx? E96 7:CDE 92=7 @7 2 fb\df H:? 2E z2?D2D $E2E6[ x@H2 $E2E6 C6EFC?65 E@ 5@:?8 E96 E9:?8D E92E >256 E96>[ 2E @?6 A@:?E[ E96 }@] a C2?<65 E62> :? 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