# 1964–65 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1964–65 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1964–65 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his sixth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 9–16, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 1964* 7:30 pm | at State College of Iowa (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four | L 50–54 | 0–1 | McElroy Auditorium Waterloo, Iowa |
| December 5, 1964* 7:30 pm | No. 11 Minnesota | L 53–63 | 0–2 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 9, 1964* 7:00 pm | at No. 9 Kentucky | L 74–100 | 0–3 | Memorial Coliseum (11,000) Lexington, Kentucky |
| December 12, 1964* 8:00 pm | at Air Force | L 63–67 | 0–4 | Cadet Gymnasium Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| December 14, 1964* 9:00 pm | at New Mexico | L 54–87 | 0–5 | Johnson Gymnasium Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| December 17, 1964* 7:35 pm | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 82–75 | 1–5 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 22, 1964* 8:45 pm | Marquette | W 73–64 | 2–5 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 26, 1964* 9:30 pm | vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | L 55–72 | 2–6 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1964* 2:00 pm | vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals | L 72–76 | 2–7 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1964* 2:00 pm | vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place | W 69–62 | 3–7 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 4, 1965 7:35 pm | Oklahoma State | L 52–54 $^{OT}$ | 3–8 (0–1) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 9, 1965 8:05 pm | at Oklahoma | W 73–72 | 4–8 (1–1) | OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 11, 1965 8:00 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 48–67 | 4–9 (1–2) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 16, 1965 7:35 pm | Kansas | L 60–72 | 4–10 (1–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 18, 1965 7:35 pm | at Nebraska | L 77–88 | 4–11 (1–4) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 23, 1965 1:30 pm, Big Eight | at Kansas | W 64–58 | 5–11 (2–4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 25, 1965 7:35 pm | Oklahoma | W 87–81 | 6–11 (3–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 30, 1965 1:30 pm, Big Eight | Kansas State | W 91–76 | 7–11 (4–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 3, 1965* 8:00 pm | at Drake Iowa Big Four | L 52–66 | 7–12 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| February 6, 1965 7:30 pm | at Kansas State | L 71–82 | 7–13 (4–5) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 13, 1965 7:30 pm | at Missouri | W 89–81 $^{OT}$ | 8–13 (5–5) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| February 15, 1965 7:30 pm | Colorado | L 71–79 | 8–14 (5–6) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 20, 1965 7:30 pm | Nebraska | L 65–69 | 8–15 (5–7) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| March 6, 1965 9:05 pm | at Colorado | L 65–90 | 8–16 (5–8) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| March 8, 1965 7:35 pm | Missouri | W 78–65 | 9–16 (6–8) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||