# 1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1961–62 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 13–12, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish in third place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 2, 1961* 7:35 pm | Texas Western (UTEP) | L 59–66 | 0–1 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 4, 1961* 7:35 pm | Marquette | W 72–68 | 1–1 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 9, 1961* 7:00 pm | at Toledo | L 64–68 | 1–2 | The Field House Toledo, Ohio |
| December 11, 1961* 7:45 pm | at Villanova | L 53–74 | 1–3 | Villanova Fieldhouse Philadelphia |
| December 16, 1961* 1:30 pm | at Illinois | L 73–82 | 1–4 | Huff Hall (6,437) Champaign, Illinois |
| December 18, 1961* 8:15 pm | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 59–50 | 2–4 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 23, 1961* 8:45 pm | Indiana | W 83–70 | 3–4 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 28, 1961* 9:30 pm | vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | W 62–52 | 4–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1961* 9:30 pm | vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals | W 49–46 | 5–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1961* 9:30 pm | vs. No. 5 Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship | L 67–69 | 5–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 6, 1962 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma | L 49–63 | 5–6 (0–1) | OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 8, 1962 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma State | W 47–42 | 6–6 (1–1) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 15, 1962 7:35 pm | Colorado | L 55–58 | 6–7 (1–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 20, 1962 7:35 pm | Nebraska | W 84–72 | 7–7 (2–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 27, 1962 7:35 pm | No. 4 Kansas State | L 55–56 | 7–8 (2–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 31, 1962 7:35 pm | Missouri | W 85–73 | 8–8 (3–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 3, 1962* 7:35 pm | Drake Iowa Big Four | L 63–73 | 8–9 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 7, 1962 7:35 pm | Oklahoma | W 72–66 | 9–9 (4–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 10, 1962 7:35 pm | at Kansas | W 75–72 | 10–9 (5–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 12, 1962 8:05 pm | at Nebraska | W 79–66 | 11–9 (6–3) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 17, 1962 7:35 pm | Oklahoma State | W 68–61 | 12–9 (7–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 24, 1962 9:05 pm | at No. 9 Colorado | L 69–74 | 12–10 (7–4) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| February 26, 1962 7:30 pm | at No. 4 Kansas State | L 54–69 | 12–11 (7–5) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| March 1, 1962 8:00 pm | at Missouri | W 66–62 | 13–11 (8–5) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| March 5, 1962 7:35 pm | Kansas | L 71–76 | 13–12 (8–6) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||