Byu Basketball hosts No. 6 Iowa State at Marriott Center
byu basketball will face a Top 10 test Saturday, Feb. 21, when No. 23 BYU welcomes No. 6 Iowa State to the Marriott Center for a scheduled 8: 30 p. m. MT tip.
Marriott Center set for another Top 25 clash
Provo, Utah — The Cougars and Cyclones meet for the 11th all-time time on Saturday as BYU looks to slow a sixth-ranked Iowa State squad. The matchup is the third meeting between the programs at the Marriott Center and follows BYU’s 87-72 victory over Iowa State on their last trip to Provo.
Recent head-to-head moments linger
BYU arrives with two straight wins over Iowa State under second-year coach Kevin Young. Those wins came during the Cougars’ nine-game win streak and included an 88-85 double-overtime victory at Hilton Coliseum on March 4, 2025, and a 96-92 quarterfinal win in the Big 12 Championship when Richie Saunders scored a team-high 23 points and hit a 3-pointer in the final minute to build a four-point cushion.
Byu Basketball’s interior defense and key contributors
The Cougars rank 26th nationally in blocks per game at 4. 8 and have recorded 125 blocks through 26 games, the ninth-most single-season total in program history. In league play BYU is averaging 5. 0 blocks per game, 18th in the conference, with Abdullah Ahmed and Keba Keita each totaling 23 blocks. Keita averaged 8. 0 points, 12. 5 rebounds and 2. 0 blocks in BYU’s two wins over Iowa State last season and hauled in 15 rebounds in the double-overtime victory, including a program-tying nine offensive boards.
What to watch: tip time and broadcast
Tip is scheduled for 8: 30 p. m. MT on Saturday, Feb. 21. will carry the game with Dave Flemming and Sean Farnham on the call. BYU’s Big 12 record against ranked opponents since joining the league stands at 6-11, including a single ranked win inside the Marriott Center — a 34-point victory over No. 23 Kansas last February.
The next confirmed event is the game itself: BYU vs. Iowa State at the Marriott Center, Saturday, Feb. 21, 8: 30 p. m. MT, live on.
