No. 5 seed Iowa State dominates No. 12 Arizona State in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. The Cyclones won 91-42 and took a 45-16 lead into halftime.Â
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Arizona State's Maurice Odum, left, heads to the basket as Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson, center, and Blake Buchanan (23) give chase during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Iowa State's Killyan Toure (27) passes over Arizona State's Maurice Odum (5) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Arizona State's Massamba Diop, center, looks to pass as Iowa State's Nate Heise (0) and Blake Buchanan (23) defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson (5) dribbles as Arizona State's Bryce Ford (4) defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Arizona State's Maurice Odum (5) shoots over Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Arizona State guard Anthony Johnson (2) dunks the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey, right, drives past Arizona State's Andrija Grbovic during the second half of an NCAA basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo.
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Arizona State's Santiago Trouet (1) shoots over Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Iowa State's Blake Buchanan, bottom, and Arizona State's Andrija Grbovic battle for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Arizona State's Maurice Odum (5) tries to pass as Iowa State's Tamin Lipsey, left, Killyan Toure (27) and Blake Buchanan, right, defend during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Arizona State guard Anthony Johnson (2) shoots under pressure from Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic, center, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Iowa State head coach T.J. Otzelberger is seen on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Arizona State's Andrija Grbovic (14) drives past Iowa State's Joshua Jefferson (5) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Arizona State's Andrija Grbovic, center, looks to pass as Iowa State's Blake Buchanan, left, and Joshua Jefferson (5) defend during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Arizona State head coach Bobby Hurley is seen on the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in the second round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Wednesday, March 11, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Iowa State basketball will open next season vs Memphis in South Dakota.Â
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The consensus among Iowa State guards Tamin Lipsey and Jamarion Batemon is the Big 12’s glass court looks cool and feels…different.
Iowa State defeated Arizona State by 49 points, the biggest margin in Big 12 Tournament history.
ISU has, literally, never won a game like it did Wednesday.Â
