Iowa State faces rematch with Arizona State in Big 12 tourney

Fifth-seeded Iowa State will look to pad its NCAA Tournament resume when it faces upset-minded and 12th-seeded Arizona State on Wednesday in a Big 12 Conference tournament second-round game in Kansas City, Mo.

The Cyclones (25-6), ranked seventh in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, earned a bye into the second round via a fifth-place finish in the Big 12's grueling regular season. Arizona State (17-15) defeated No. 13 seed Baylor 83-79 in the first round on Tuesday.

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