# 1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1968–69 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his tenth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 14–12, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish in fourth place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 30, 1968* 8:00 pm | at Minnesota | W 57–48 | 1–0 | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| December 2, 1968* 7:35 pm | Hardin–Simmons | W 84–83 | 2–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 4, 1968* 7:30 pm | at No. 20 Tennessee | W 72–66 | 3–0 | Stokely Center Knoxville, Tennessee |
| December 7, 1968* 7:35 pm | South Dakota State | W 94–61 | 4–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 9, 1968* 7:35 pm | San Fernando State | W 97–61 | 5–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 14, 1968* 1:30 pm | at Illinois | L 48–75 | 5–1 | Assembly Hall (10,051) Champaign, Illinois |
| December 16, 1968* 7:30 pm | at Northern Illinois | L 65–78 | 5–2 | Chick Evans Fieldhouse DeKalb, Illinois |
| December 19, 1968* 8:05 pm, WOI | Drake Iowa Big Four | L 71–81 | 5–3 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 27, 1968* 9:00 pm | vs. Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | L 66–79 | 5–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 28, 1968* 3:00 pm | vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals | L 68–80 | 5–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1968* 1:00 pm | vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place | W 67–62 | 6–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 4, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Kansas State | L 65–75 | 6–6 (0–1) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 6, 1969 8:05 pm | at No. 5 Kansas | L 61–94 | 6–7 (0–2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 11, 1969 9:05 pm | at Colorado | L 67–68 | 6–8 (0–3) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| January 13, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | No. 5 Kansas | W 78–72 $^{2OT}$ | 7–8 (1–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 18, 1969 2:10 pm, Big Eight | at Missouri | L 58–74 | 7–9 (1–4) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| January 20, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Oklahoma State | W 58–56 | 8–9 (2–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 25, 1969 2:10 pm, Big Eight | Nebraska | W 99–93 $^{OT}$ | 9–9 (3–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 1, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Oklahoma | W 87–61 | 10–9 (4–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 5, 1969* 7:35 pm | at Drake Iowa Big Four | L 71–94 | 10–10 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| February 8, 1969 7:30 pm | at Kansas State | L 73–78 | 10–11 (4–5) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 15, 1969 7:35 pm | at Nebraska | W 75–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (5–5) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 17, 1969 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Missouri | W 76–74 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (6–5) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 22, 1969 2:10 pm, Big Eight | No. 18 Colorado | W 80–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–11 (7–5) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| March 6, 1969 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma | L 78–84 | 13–12 (7–6) | OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| March 8, 1969 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma State | W 51–49 | 14–12 (8–6) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||