No. 2 seed Iowa State blows out No. 15 Tennessee State 108-74 in the NCAA Tournament's Round-of-64. ISU will play No. 7 Kentucky on Sunday.
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Iowa State's Nate Heise (0) heads to the basket between Tennessee State's Travis Harper II (2) and Dante Harris (10) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet)
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Iowa State's Jamarion Batemon (1) shoots over Tennessee State's Carlous Williams (12) during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet)
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Tennessee State's Aaron Nkrumah (30) rejects a shot by Iowa State's Dominick Nelson during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet)
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Iowa State's Dominykas Pleta (21) heads to the basket as Tennessee State's Antoine Lorick III watches during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet)
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Tennessee State head coach Nolan Smith is seen on the sidelines during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament against Iowa State, Friday, March 20, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet)
Mar 20, 2026; St. Louis, MO, USA; Iowa State Cyclones forward Joshua Jefferson (5) is helped off of the court after suffering an apparent injury to his left leg while shooting a layup against Tennessee State Tigers forward Jalen Pitre (not pictured) during the first half of a first round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-Imagn Images
Iowa State Cyclones forward Joshua Jefferson (5) is helped off of the court after suffering an apparent injury to his left leg while shooting a layup against Tennessee State Tigers forward Jalen Pitre (not pictured) during the first half of a first round game of the men's 2026 NCAA Tournament at Enterprise Center.
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Iowa State's Dominick Nelson (11) heads to the basket as Tennessee State's Aaron Nkrumah (30) defends during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Friday, March 20, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Ali Overstreet)
Iowa State All-American Joshua Jefferson injured his left leg in Iowa State's blowout win against Tennessee State.
No. 7 seed Kentucky defeated No. 10 Santa Clara 89-84 on Friday.Â
Iowa State freshman Killyan Toure kept apologizing to the media for never having watched the NCAA Tournament.Â
Joshua Jefferson sat with his left ankle propped up and talked about his prognosis.Â
