Iowa State’s Tamin Lipsey out vs. Creighton with lower-body injury

Jeff BorzelloNov 26, 2025, 06:23 AM

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LAS VEGAS — Iowa State star point guard Tamin Lipsey will not play against Creighton in the Players Era Festival on Tuesday after suffering a lower-body injury against St. John’s.

The 6-foot-1 senior left Monday’s game against St. John’s with 2:09 remaining, walking gingerly to the locker room with his jersey covering his face. He is averaging 18.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 3.2 steals this season.

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“We’re still evaluating,” coach T.J. Otzelberger said after Monday’s game. “The training staff, medical staff, just told us it’s going to be a day-to-day, lower-body extremity, so I don’t have great detail on it. We haven’t had time to really, truly evaluate him over time.”

Senior guard Nate Heise started in Lipsey’s place against Creighton.

Lipsey, a two-time All-Big 12 selection and two-time Big 12 All-Defensive team pick, was hampered by a groin injury down the stretch of last season and missed most of the preseason because of a knee injury. He has started 108 games in his four-year career in Ames.