The Cyclones (22-9, 10-8 Big 12) will bring their all-time March Madness record of 23-23 to Storrs, Conn., where they will meet the No. 9 seeded Syracuse Orange (23-8, 12-6 ACC) on Saturday. It’s the 24th tourney appearance in program history.
No. 7 seeded Iowa State fell 77-68 to No. 10 seeded Arizona State in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 conference tournament. As for Syracuse, the No. 7 seed in the Ally ACC conference tournament, they opened with a 75-52 win over No. 10 seeded California in the second
round. The Orange fell to eventual runner up No. 2 seeded Louisville 87-61 in the quarterfinals.
Syracuse leads the all-time series against the Cyclones 2-0. The most recent game was 81-69 on Nov. 25, 2023. These two teams previously met in March Madness in Storrs, Conn., on March 18, 2017. Seanna Johnson led the Iowa State in scoring with 21 points.
Cardinal and gold team averages versus Orange averages
Scoring
- Points per game
- Iowa State scores 82.3 points per game and allows 67.2
- Syracuse scores 74.5 points per game and allows 63.4
Shooting percentages
- Field goals
- The Cyclones average 47.9%
- The Orange average 42.4%
- 3-point baskets
- Iowa State connects on 36.5%
- Syracuse connects on 31.4%
- Free throws
- ISU makes 74.0%
- SYR makes 72.6%
Rebounding
- The Cyclones pull down 38 rebounds per game
- The Orange pull down 42.2 rebounds per game
Assists
- Iowa State dishes out 20 assists per game
- Syracuse dishes out 14.6 assists per game
Steals
- ISU steals the ball 6.4 times per game
- SYR steals the ball 10.6 times per game
Blocks
- The Cyclones block 2.4 shots per game
- The Orange block 5.4 shots per game
Turnovers
- Iowa State tallies 12.7 turnovers per game
- Syracuse tallies 15.8 turnovers per game
