March 12, 2026 5:17 am EDT
The No. 5 seed Iowa State Cyclones (26-6, 12-6 Big 12) and the No. 4 seed Texas Tech Red Raiders (22-9, 12-6 Big 12) will look to move on in the Big 12 tournament on Thursday as they square off at 12:30 p.m. ET.
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Stats to know
Iowa State outscores opponents by 17.1 points per game (scoring 82.1 per game to rank 54th in college basketball while giving up 65.0 per contest to rank 11th in college basketball) and has a +546 scoring differential overall.
Iowa State knocks down 8.9 three-pointers per game (96th in college basketball), 1.4 more than its opponents (7.5). It is shooting 38.3% from deep (17th in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 31.8%.
Texas Tech’s +271 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 8.8 points per game) is a result of putting up 81.3 points per game (66th in college basketball) while allowing 72.5 per contest (139th in college basketball).
Texas Tech knocks down 11.6 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in college basketball), 5.0 more than its opponents. It shoots 39.6% from beyond the arc (sixth-best in college basketball), and its opponents are shooting 31.3%.
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