The Iowa State Cyclones have gotten off to a dominant 2-0 start in the 2025-26 men’s college basketball season. That was the expectation, hosting two buy games

Cyclones focused on themselves against Mississippi State, coached by Fairbank native and former Kirkwood coach Chris Jans

As expected, Davis received a thunderous applause from the passionate Hawkeyes faithful during a first-quarter stoppage, with many fans sharing their appreciation for the role that the Midland, Mich., native played en route to the program's back-to-back national championship game appearances in 2023 and 2024.

Here's what stood out from the Iowa women's basketball win over Evansville, which set new program records for points in a game and margin of victory.

Iowa stayed in the same spot as last week's ranking while Iowa State dropped despite both teams going unbeaten.

The Hawkeyes, favored by 30 points, improved to 2-0 in the young season with a 77-58 win over the Leathernecks.

Iowa women's basketball demolished Evansville on Sunday by a score of 119-43 from Carver-Hawkeye Arena, improving the Hawkeyes to 2-0 on the campaign.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/iowa-state as Ealy Season Weakness for Iowa State Cyclones Men's Basketball Offense To Keep Eye On.