# 1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1967–68 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1967–68 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his ninth season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
Don Smith (later known as Zaid Abdul-Aziz) won Big Eight Conference Player of the Year.
They finished the season 12–13, 8–6 in Big Eight play to finish tied for third place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 1967* 7:35 pm | South Dakota | W 101–54 | 1–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 5, 1967* 7:35 pm | Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 99–73 | 2–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 1967* 9:55 pm | at San Fernando State | L 72–87 | 2–1 | Matador Gymnasium (1,800) Northridge, California |
| December 9, 1967* 10:00 pm, KTLA (delay) | at No. 1 UCLA | L 80–121 | 2–2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles |
| December 12, 1967* 7:35 pm | Northern Illinois | W 77–69 | 3–2 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 14, 1967* 7:35 pm, WOI | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 88–83 | 4–2 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 20, 1967* 8:00 pm | at DePaul | L 63–67 | 4–3 | Alumni Hall Chicago |
| December 27, 1967* 7:00 pm | vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | L 62–80 | 4–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1967* 1:00 pm | vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals | L 63–65 | 4–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1967* 1:00 pm | vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place | L 61–76 | 4–6 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 5, 1968 7:30 pm | Nebraska | W 85–70 | 5–6 (1–0) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 8, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Kansas | L 67–68 | 5–7 (1–1) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 13, 1968 7:30 pm | at Kansas State | W 79–74 | 6–7 (2–1) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 17, 1968* 8:00 pm | at Drake Iowa Big Four | L 67–72 | 6–8 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| January 20, 1968 1:10 pm, Big Eight | at Missouri | L 67–72 | 6–9 (2–2) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| January 25, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Oklahoma | W 80–70 | 7–9 (3–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 27, 1968 1:10 pm, Big Eight | Oklahoma State | W 61–53 | 8–9 (4–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 3, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Colorado | W 84–66 | 9–9 (5–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 10, 1968 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma | L 68–87 | 9–10 (5–3) | OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 12, 1968 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma State | W 49–48 | 10–10 (6–3) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| February 17, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Missouri | W 73–70 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (7–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 28, 1968 9:05 pm | at Colorado | L 76–91 | 11–11 (7–4) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| March 1, 1968 7:35 pm | at Nebraska | W 93–92 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (8–4) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| March 4, 1968 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Kansas State | L 61–63 | 12–12 (8–5) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| March 9, 1968 1:00 pm, Big Eight | at Kansas | L 58–91 | 12–13 (8–6) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||