Friday, January 2nd, 2026

 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Tonight I am excited because Nolan and I just got back from Hilton Coliseum, where we watched the 3rd-ranked Iowa State Cyclones defeat West Virginia, 80-59.

The most memorable part of today's game was seeing Joshua Jefferson record a triple-double!  He had 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists!  Jefferson even added 3 steals and 2 blocks, so he really stuffed the stat sheet.  Milan Momcilovic also had quite the game for Iowa State, as he scored 26 points while shooting 8/10 from three.  They were joined in double figures scoring for ISU by Blake Buchanan (14) and Tamin Lipsey (12).  Jefferson's triple-double is only the 9th in team history for Iowa State. The Cyclones are a perfect 14-0 on the season, and 1-0 in Big 12 play.

Tonight's game was the 49th ISU men's basketball game that Nolan has attended, and it was the third time he has seen Iowa State take down the Mountaineers (2024 and 2022 were the others).  

As for myself, this was the eighth basketball game that I have seen between Iowa State and West Virginia.  That includes Cyclone wins in 2024, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2013, and tonight. the Mountaineers won in 2020 and in 2017. 

It is worth noting that I have also witnessed triple-doubles by Keshon Gilbert vs New Hampshire in 2023 and Monte Morris vs The Citadel in 2016. 

GO CYCLONES!

Monday, December 29th, 2025

 #3 Iowa State 89, Houston Christian 61.

Tonight I went by myself over to Hilton Coliseum to watch the Cyclones defeat the Huskies of Houston Christian.  The Huskies are members of the Southland Conference, and of course they are located in Houston, Texas.

As for tonight's game, I would say that the Cyclones gave a somewhat lackluster effort, as they were only leading by 10 points with under 10 minutes left to play.  Then the Cyclones went on a 20-2 run to put the game away.  Joshua Jefferson was the player of the game for Iowa State, as he led the team with 23 points.  He was joined in double-figures scoring by Blake Buchanan (16), Milan Momcilovic (13), and Killyan Toure (11).  

On another note, I believe that the kids enjoyed Christmas.  We did not have to travel anywhere, so we enjoyed time at home.  The big present that the kids received was a PlayStation 5!  I'm actually not sure who is more excited for it... the kids or myself.  Besides the PS5, we enjoyed lots of Christmas cookies, and I made Swedish Meatballs for the kids. 

Sunday, December 21st, 2025

 #4 Iowa State 91, Long Beach State 60.

Today Nolan and Eben were both able to accompany me to Hilton Coliseum, where the Cyclones dominated "The Beach". It really was a blow-out from the start, as the Cyclones were leading 45-9 at one point. I would say that Milan Momcilovic was the player of the game for Iowa State, as he led the team with 27 points, including shooting 7-9 from three point range. He was joined in double-figures scoring by Joshua Jefferson (19), Blake Buchanan (13), and Tamin Lipsey (10).  Long Beach State University participates in the Big West Conference, and (no surprise) they are located in Long Beach, California. 

Tonight's game was the 48th ISU men's basketball game that Nolan has attended.  It had also been quite a while since dad joined me for a game, as I believe the previous time was three years ago against Baylor. 

Dad and Nolan with the scoreboard.

Nolan and Cy the elf

Sunday, December 14th, 2025

 #4 Iowa State Cyclones 78, Eastern Illinois Panthers 53.

Today I took Glen with me to Hilton Coliseum, where we watched the Cyclones easily defeat Eastern Illinois.  This was Glen's first ever ISU basketball game!  During the tailgating season he had mentioned that he had never been to a game, so I thought I might as well bring him to a game this year.  Hopefully he had a fun time.  I took his picture with Cy, and I gave him the t-shirt that Maxwell had caught during the Iowa game a  few days ago. 

Today's game was the third time that I have seen the Cyclones play Eastern Illinois.  The previous times were Cyclone wins in 2023 and in 2018.

Milan Momcilovic was the player of the game for Iowa State, as he led the team with 18 points.  He was joined in double figures scoring by Blake Buchanan (14), Joshua Jefferson (11), and Killyan Toure (10). The atmosphere inside of Hilton was more quiet than usual today.  I suppose that is because the student section was mostly empty.  Tomorrow is the start of finals week, so maybe most of the students were studying.  

Thursday, December 11th, 2025

 IT'S A CYCLONE STATE!!

As a matter of fact, this year is about the most dominant that ISU has ever been over Iowa. The Cyclones have already defeated the Hawkeyes in football, wrestling, volleyball, men's and women's cross country, women's basketball, and as of tonight... men's basketball!  

Tonight I took Maxwell with me to Hilton, where we watched #4 Iowa State win a hard fought battle with the Hawkeyes, 66-62.  Iowa seemed to play very well in the first half, and they led the Cyclones at halftime, 33-25.  Thankfully, Iowa State was able to rally in the second half, as they were led by Joshua Jefferson's 24 points.  Jefferson made some clutch plays down the stretch to help seal the win.  He drained a 3-pointer with about 3 minutes left to give the Cyclones a 5-point advantage, and he made the last 2 free throws to ice the game.  Jefferson was joined in double figures scoring by Tamin Lipsey (14) and Milan Momcilovic (10). 

Tonight was Maxwell's first Cy-Hawk basketball game, and it was the 39th ISU basketball game that he has attended. As for myself, this was the seventh men's basketball game that I have seen between ISU and Iowa.  That includes six victories for the Cyclones (today, 2023, 2021, 2017, 2015, and in 2013). 

Another thing to note was that Maxwell caught a t-shirt all by himself!  That makes 5 sporting events in a row where we have came home with a free shirt!  

GO CYCLONES!

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025

#10 Iowa State Cyclones 132, Alcorn State Braves 68.

Tonight Nolan and I enjoyed watching a record-setting win for the Cyclones.  The 132 points that Iowa State scored today are a school record.  They also set the school record for most 3-pointers in a game, as they made 22 of 30 from long range!

It's a little hard to choose, but I will say that Joshua Jefferson was the player of the game for Iowa State.  He scored 24 points (including 20 points in the first half), and he dished out 10 assists.  Milan Momcilovic had a great game as well, as he led the team with 27 points and connected on 8 of 9 threes. Other double-digit scorers for Iowa State included Jamarion Batemon (26), Killyan Toure (13), Nate Heise (13), and Dominykas Pleta (12). 

I was able to snag a t-shirt at the game, which is now the 4th sporting event in a row where we have gotten a shirt!  This one I am planning to bring out to Omaha over the weekend and give to Amy & Brandon.

Tonight's game was the 47th ISU men's basketball game that Nolan has attended, and it was the second time each of us has seen the Cyclones play against Alcorn State (2017 was the first). In case you are wondering, Alcorn State is located in Lorman, Mississippi, and the Braves are members of the SWAC.  This is the same conference that Grambling State is in, who we saw play earlier this year. 

GO CYCLONES!

Saturday, November 22nd, 2025

Today turned out to be a great day for a football game, as today's weather was sunny and about 60 degrees, which is about the best you can hope for during the last home football game of the season.  As for the game, Nolan and I watched the Cyclones knock off the Kansas Jayhawks, 38-14.

The Cyclones were in control for pretty much the whole game, as they led 17-0 at halftime.  Rocco Becht threw three touchdown passes, two of them to Brett Eskildsen and one to Benjamin Brahmer. Carson Hansen rushed for 120 yard and one score.  Kyle Konrardy made a 55 yard field goal, which had plenty of leg.  So yeah, it was nice to enjoy a well-played game from the Cyclones and a stress-free win against a conference opponent.

Another fun thing that happened during the game is that I caught a t-shirt!  They actually had some people come into the upper deck to throw out shirts, which was fun.  If you are keeping track, my family has now collected 3 shirts this month from ISU sporting events!  

Today's game was the 15th Cyclone football game that Nolan has attended, and it was his 5th win against a Big 12 team.  The other conference games he has seen Iowa State win were Cincinnati last year, UCF last year, at Kansas State in 2021, and vs Texas Tech in 2020. 

As for myself, this was the 9th time that I have attended a football game between the Cyclones and the Jayhawks.  That includes Iowa State wins in 2021, 2019, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, and 2002.  The only Kansas win was in 2023. 

Nolan with the shirt we caught at the game.