COLLEGE BASKETBALL | IOWA STATE New day, new wrap: What allows Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey to play through pain BEN HUTCHENS Iowa State University beat reporter Jan 24, 2025 Jan 24, 2025 Updated Jul 25, 2025 0 × Iowa State basketball guards Curtis Jones and Tamin Lipsey discuss ISU's 82-59 win against Utah. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save AMES — Tamin Lipsey strode out of the practice on Thursday for his press conference wearing a wrap on his right thumb.kA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m}@C>2==J[ H96? E96 DE2CE:?8 A@:?E 8F2C5 D9@HD FA H:E9 2? :?;FCJ E@ 9:D D9@@E:?8 92?5 :EVD 2 D9@4< E@ E96 DJDE6>] qFE H96? E92E A@:?E 8F2C5 :D %2>:? {:AD6J[ :E’D >@C6 =:<6 “~7 4@FCD6] w6V== 36 ~z]Qk^DA2?mk^AmkA 5:ClQ=ECQmkDA2?m{:AD6J 92D >256 2 C6AFE2E:@? @7 A=2J:?8 E9C@F89 :?;FCJ :? 9:D E9C66 D62D@?D 2E x$&[ E@ E96 A@:?E 96 H2D?’E 6G6? 72K65 3J E96 E9F>3 :?;FCJ 96 D2:5 96 DF776C65 k2 E:E=6lQ~EK6=36C86C[ {:AD6J 6IA=2:? 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BYU win helps, but Iowa State's NCAA Tournament hopes remain precarious Iowa State’s NCAA Tournament hopes are precarious. In ESPN’s latest projection, bracketologist Charlie Creme projected ISU as one of the “last…
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