# 1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1957–58 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1957–58 NCAA men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Bill Strannigan, who was in his fourth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 15–8, 8–4 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for second.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 2, 1957* 7:35 pm | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 62–55 | 1–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 5, 1957* 8:00 pm | | at Minnesota | L 66–67 | 1–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| December 12, 1957* 9:00 pm | | at BYU | W 54–45 | 2–1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah |
| December 14, 1957* | | at Wyoming | W 72–51 | 3–1 | War Memorial Fieldhouse Laramie, Wyoming |
| December 21, 1957* 7:35 pm | | Illinois | W 68–60 | 4–1 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 23, 1957* 8:30 pm | | No. 9 Michigan State | L 51–57 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 26, 1957* 9:30 pm | No. 20 | vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | W 81–43 | 5–2 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 28, 1957* 7:30 pm | No. 20 | vs. No. 2 Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals | L 48–55 | 5–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1957* 7:30 pm | No. 20 | vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place | W 61–51 | 6–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 6, 1958* 7:35PM | | Montana State | L 61–62 | 6–4 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 11, 1958 7:35 pm | | Missouri | W 62–55 | 7–4 (1–0) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 13, 1958* 8:15 pm | | at Drake Iowa Big Four | W 63–42 | 8–4 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| January 18, 1958 7:30 pm | | at Nebraska | W 57–52 | 9–4 (2–0) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 20, 1958 9:00 pm | | at Colorado | L 36–45 | 9–5 (2–1) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| January 25, 1958 7:35 pm, WOI/WIBW | | No. 3 Kansas State | L 54–64 | 9–6 (2–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 1, 1958 7:35 pm | | Nebraska | W 78–63 | 10–6 (3–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 8, 1958 7:35 pm | | at No. 4 Kansas State | L 70–77 | 10–7 (3–3) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 15, 1958 7:35 pm | | at No. 4 Kansas | L 61–90 | 10–8 (3–4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 17, 1958 7:35 pm | | at No. 20 Oklahoma | W 59–56 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (4–4) | OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 24, 1958 7:35 pm, WOI/WIBW | | No. 4 Kansas | W 48–42 | 12–8 (5–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| March 1, 1958 7:35 pm | | Colorado | W 71–44 | 13–8 (6–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| March 3, 1958 7:35 pm | | Oklahoma | W 66–65 | 14–8 (7–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| March 10, 1958 8:00 pm | | at Missouri | W 63–59 $^{OT}$ | 15–8 (8–4) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||