# 1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his third season with the Cyclones. John was diagnosed with cancer early in the season and stepped away, with Gus Guydon taking over as interim head coach. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 15–11, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 16, 1973* 7:35 pm | Yugoslavian National Team Exhibition | L 96–97 $^{2OT}$ | | Hilton Coliseum (5,000) Ames, Iowa |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 1973* 7:35 pm | Western Illinois | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum (10,200) Ames, Iowa |
| December 4, 1973* 7:35 pm | South Dakota | W 103–67 | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum (7,680) Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 1973* 7:35 pm | Bradley | W 81–62 | 3–0 | Hilton Coliseum (10,600) Ames, Iowa |
| December 11, 1973* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | San Jose State | W 83–60 | 4–0 | Hilton Coliseum (9,100) Ames, Iowa |
| December 15, 1973* 7:35 pm | at Drake Iowa's Big Four | L 60–61 | 4–1 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (11,200) Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 18, 1973* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | San Francisco State | W 77–65 | 5–1 | Hilton Coliseum (8,100) Ames, Iowa |
| December 21, 1973* 7:30 pm | at Tulsa | L 69–79 | 5–2 | Expo Square Pavilion (3,378) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| December 27, 1973* 9:00 pm | vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | W 73–50 | 6–2 | Municipal Auditorium (6,826) Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 28, 1973* 9:00 pm | vs. No. 18 Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals | W 61–55 | 7–2 | Municipal Auditorium (10,200) Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1973* 9:00 pm | vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Championship | L 78–80 | 7–3 | Municipal Auditorium (10,200) Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 5, 1974* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | UW-River Falls | W 107–61 | 8–3 | Hilton Coliseum (5,800) Ames, Iowa |
| January 7, 1974* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Iowa CyHawk Rivalry | W 94–77 | 9–3 | Hilton Coliseum (14,800) Ames, Iowa |
| January 12, 1974 2:00 pm | at Missouri | L 83–91 | 9–4 (0–1) | Hearnes Center (7,378) Columbia, Missouri |
| January 15, 1974 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Kansas | L 69–73 | 9–5 (0–2) | Hilton Coliseum (10,200) Ames, Iowa |
| January 19, 1974 8:35 pm | at Colorado | W 81–66 | 10–5 (1–2) | Balch Fieldhouse (2,242) Boulder, Colorado |
| January 21, 1974 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Oklahoma | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (1–3) | Hilton Coliseum (10,100) Ames, Iowa |
| January 26, 1974 7:35 pm | at Kansas State | L 66–92 | 10–7 (1–4) | Ahearn Fieldhouse (11,700) Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 2, 1974 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Oklahoma State | W 78–75 | 11–7 (2–4) | Hilton Coliseum (10,500) Ames, Iowa |
| February 5, 1974 7:35 pm | at Nebraska | L 88–91 $^{3OT}$ | 11–8 (2–5) | Nebraska Coliseum (4,100) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 9, 1974 2:00 pm, WOI | Kansas State | L 56–72 | 11–9 (2–6) | Hilton Coliseum (11,000) Ames, Iowa |
| February 11, 1974 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Missouri | W 79–75 | 12–9 (3–6) | Hilton Coliseum (9,200) Ames, Iowa |
| February 16, 1974 2:00 pm, Big Eight | at No. 16 Kansas | L 57–72 | 12–10 (3–7) | Allen Fieldhouse (11,500) Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 25, 1974 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Colorado | W 69–61 | 13–10 (4–7) | Hilton Coliseum (6,200) Ames, Iowa |
| March 4, 1974 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma State | W 70–68 | 14–10 (5–7) | Gallagher Hall (2,600) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| March 6, 1974 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma | L 70–88 | 14–11 (5–8) | OU Field House (3,600) Norman, Oklahoma |
| March 9, 1974 1:00 pm, TVS – Big Eight | Nebraska | W 76–58 | 15–11 (6–8) | Hilton Coliseum (7,100) Ames, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||