# 1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1965–66 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his seventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 11–14, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for fifth place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 1965* 7:35 pm | Air Force | W 59–55 | 1–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 4, 1965* 8:00 pm | at No. 7 Minnesota | L 69–80 | 1–1 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| December 6, 1965* 7:35 pm | New Mexico | L 52–56 | 1–2 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 11, 1965* 7:35 pm | at Augustana | W 102–76 | 2–2 | Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| December 13, 1965* 7:35 pm | State College of Iowa (Northern Iowa) Iowa Big Four | W 73–54 | 3–2 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 16, 1965* 8:00 pm | at Drake Iowa Big Four | L 66–72 | 3–3 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 20, 1965* 7:30 pm | at Ohio State | L 70–87 | 3–4 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| December 28, 1965* 7:35 pm | vs. Colorado Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | W 89–72 | 4–4 | Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1965* 9:30 pm | vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals | L 66–73 | 4–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1965* 3:00 pm | vs. Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place | W 87–82 | 5–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 4, 1966 7:35 pm | Nebraska | L 74–76 | 5–6 (0–1) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 8, 1966 8:00 pm | at Kansas | L 65–82 | 5–7 (0–2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 10, 1966 7:35 pm | Missouri | W 85–70 | 6–7 (1–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 15, 1966 7:35 pm | No. 10 Kansas | L 47–49 | 6–8 (1–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 17, 1966 9:05 pm | at Colorado | L 63–71 | 6–9 (1–4) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| January 22, 1966 7:35 pm | Oklahoma State | W 76–61 | 7–9 (2–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 26, 1966* 7:35 pm | Drake Iowa Big Four | L 71–74 | 7–10 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 29, 1966 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma State | W 69–56 | 8–10 (3–4) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 31, 1966 8:05 pm | at Oklahoma | W 92–82 | 9–10 (4–4) | OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 5, 1966 7:35 pm | Colorado | W 74–65 | 10–10 (5–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 12, 1966 7:30 pm | at No. 9 Nebraska | L 70–81 | 10–11 (5–5) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 14, 1966 7:30 pm | at Kansas State | L 69–80 | 10–12 (5–6) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 19, 1966 7:35 pm | Oklahoma | L 78–80 | 10–13 (5–7) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| March 3, 1966 7:35 pm | at Missouri | W 79–73 | 11–13 (6–7) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| March 7, 1966 7:35 pm | Kansas State | L 73–75 $^{OT}$ | 11–14 (6–8) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||