MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Iowa State was drilled at home by TCU a week ago, then had to sit around without another game until Saturday, left to brood over its uphill climb to get back into the Big 12 race.

The Cyclones finally released that pent-up angst against No. 18 Kansas ...

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Iowa State got an offensive spark off the bench and saw its leading scorer come alive when he was needed, and that was just enough to earn another road victory.

Lindell Wigginton scored 17 points to help lead No. 17 Iowa State to a 75-74 victory over Oklahoma on Monday ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s Lindell Wigginton leapt into the lane to steal a pass, sprinted down the court and got fouled. He then casually flipped the ball underhanded toward the basket from 30 feet — and found the bottom of the net.

It was that kind of night for Wigginton, who has ...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Iowa State whipped the basketball around and through Mississippi’s zone with precision and purpose, finding open players on nearly every possession during the second half.

By the time the Rebels figured out where the ball was, one of the Cyclones was usually slamming ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The Lindell Wigginton and Cam Lard that Iowa State had hoped to see all season finally showed up on Saturday, giving the Cyclones the hope that last year’s stars are ready to play bigger roles down the stretch.

Marial Shayok scored 20 points and the Cyclones beat the ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — No. 20 Iowa State appeared to have done just enough to survive on a snowy and sleepy Saturday in Ames.

Barry Brown had other ideas.

Brown hit a layup with four seconds left and Kansas State stunned Iowa State 58-57 on Saturday, handing the Cyclones their second ...

A look at the upcoming week around the Big 12 Conference.

GAME OF THE WEEKEND: No. 5 Kansas at Iowa State. The Jayhawks are the heavy favorites to win the league for a mind-boggling 15th year in a row. But the Cyclones might be the Big 12′s biggest sleeper. Iowa State only stumbled twice ...

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Lindell Wigginton is still working his way back into the lineup, but is improving each time out.

Wigginton, playing just his second game since missing 10 with a foot injury, scored 17 points and had eight rebounds to help lead Iowa State to a 69-63 victory over ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — The next time Iowa State plays at home it’ll be against Kansas — the favorite to win yet another Big 12 title.

The Cyclones showed on Friday night that they might be healthy enough to hang with the top-ranked Jayhawks by then.

Marial Shayok scored 23 points in just ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Injured Iowa State star Lindell Wigginton’s shirt read “Then What?” when he met with reporters for the first time in weeks Thursday

That’s a question the Cyclones will soon be asking themselves once Wigginton and Solomon Young return to the lineup.

Wigginton ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State fans showed up to Hilton Coliseum on Friday night to the sight of star Lindell Wigginton in a cardinal-colored cast instead of a cardinal and gold jersey.

It was of somewhat small solace that the Cyclones played so well without their most talented player — ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State sophomore guard Lindell Wigginton, a preseason All-Big 12 selection, showed up to Friday’s game against Missouri with a cast on his left foot and could be out of action for a considerable period of time.

The Cyclones have yet to announce what Wigginton’s injury ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Transfers Michael Jacobson and Marial Shayok gave Iowa State the instant impact it was hoping for in its opener.

The Cyclones will need more of that for the rest of the month with sophomore Cam Lard — and, surprisingly, senior reserve Zoran Talley — suspended until at ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State lost its last seven games in 2017-18 in part because it didn’t have enough players to compete in the Big 12.

Fourth-year coach Steve Prohm might have too many guys this season — and how he manages a suddenly-stacked roster will determine if the Cyclones can get ...

The Iowa State Cyclones may be able to put their miserable season behind them quickly next season — if a few things break their way.

Iowa State finished 2017-18 with a 68-64 loss to Texas in the conference tournament on Wednesday. The Cyclones finished just 13-18 and saw their streak of ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State remains in last place in the Big 12 after beating a ranked opponent for the third time in three weeks last Saturday.

Yet, how the Cyclones beat then-No. 17 Oklahoma reminded the rest of the league that their time in the cellar could be short lived.

Iowa ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Trae Young might be the best freshman in America — but he wasn’t the best one in Ames on Saturday.

That distinction went to Iowa State’s Lindell Wigginton, who kept his undermanned team in contention before drilling the 3 that sent Young and the Sooners packing on the ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — West Virginia’s losing skid keeps getting bigger, and coach Bob Huggins isn’t quite sure what to do about it.

Donovan Jackson scored 25 points, Lindell Wigginton added 22 and Iowa State, on the strength of 62 percent shooting, rolled past 15th-ranked West Virginia 93-77 ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — After a lofty start this season, No. 8 Texas Tech was humbled this week.

The Big 12 has a way of doing that — even ones as experienced and talented as the Red Raiders.

Freshman Cameron Lard scored 18 points and Iowa State cruised past Texas Tech 70-52 on Saturday, ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State is finally on the board in the Big 12 thanks to freshman Lindell Wigginton’s most electrifying performance yet.

Wigginton scored a career-high 30 points — four days after scoring 27 points at Kansas — and Iowa State beat Baylor 75-65 on Saturday to snap a ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s Steve Prohm has lost four games in a row for the first time in his seven seasons as a head coach.

If the Cyclones keep improving like they have over the last two weeks, it might be the last time Prohm goes through this kind of misery for a while.

Iowa ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Northern Iowa had depth, experience and the more impressive resume.

Iowa State had freshman Lindell Wigginton — who proved once again how much of an impact player he has become.

Wigginton scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half and Iowa State blew past ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — If Iowa State freshman Lindell Wigginton’s Cy-Hawk debut was any indication, Iowa might its hands full with the Cyclones’ newest star for years to come.

Wigginton scored 24 points, becoming the first Cyclones freshman with at least 20 in three straight games since Marcus ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Lindell Wigginton might already be Iowa State’s most talented player.

Whether that’s a good or bad thing will be determined in the weeks to come. But Wigginton’s rapidly-emerging game proved crucial on Monday night for a team needing to overcome yet another ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — As Iowa State coach Steve Prohm watched a practice this summer with Monte Morris, the fabulous point guard he had to replace this season, he seemed to have only two options.

Prohm could either go with senior Donovan Jackson or hand control of the offense to highly-touted ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State is going to need its freshmen to play older than they are this season.

The Cyclones’ newcomers more than came through on Saturday night, keying a blowout that gave them their first win at Hilton Coliseum.

Freshman Lindell Wigginton scored a career-high 21 ...

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State lost the best point guard in school history to graduation in Monte Morris.

The Cyclones compensated by signing freshman Lindell Wigginton, one of the biggest recruits in program history.

Iowa State will be without Morris, who broke the NCAA career record ...