Iowa State Men's Basketball to host No. 16 Texas Tech at Hilton Coliseum

iowa state men's basketball (23-4, 11-4 Big 12) will host No. 16 Texas Tech (21-7, 11-4 Big 12) on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, with tip scheduled for 4: 10 p. m. ET (3: 10 p. m. CT; potential slide to 4: 15 p. m. ET/3: 15 p. m. CT) at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

Game time and venue

The game is set for Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, at Hilton Coliseum (capacity 14, 267) in Ames, Iowa, with the announced start at 3: 10 p. m. CT and a possible slide to 3: 15 p. m. CT; that converts to 4: 10 p. m. ET (possible 4: 15 p. m. ET). Hilton Coliseum will host the Big 12 matchup between ranked opponents No. 4 and No. 16 on the conference schedule.

Iowa State Men's Basketball TV and radio coverage

National television coverage will be provided on CBS, with Spero Dedes handling play-by-play and Jim Spanarkel serving as the game analyst. For fans in Ames, radio coverage will come from the Cyclone Radio Network, with John Walters on play-by-play and Eric Heft as the analyst; the radio team will carry the action live for listeners in the local market.

Rankings and records shape the matchup

Both teams enter the meeting with identical conference records of 11-4 in Big 12 play: iowa state men's basketball stands at 23-4 overall while Texas Tech is 21-7 overall. The pairing of No. 4 Iowa State against No. 16 Texas Tech makes this one of the weekend's higher-profile conference games on Feb. 28, 2026, and it carries clear implications for seeding within the league.

The matchup will be decided on the court at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday afternoon, with national broadcast on CBS and local radio coverage on the Cyclone Radio Network. Tip-off remains scheduled for 4: 10 p. m. ET (3: 10 p. m. CT) with a possible 4: 15 p. m. ET (3: 15 p. m. CT) start if the announced slide occurs.