# 1962–63 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1962–63 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1962–63 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, 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 14–11, 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, 1962* 7:30 pm | South Dakota | W 73–56 | 1–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 8, 1962* 6:35 pm | at No. 8 Indiana | W 63–55 | 2–0 | New Fieldhouse Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 10, 1962* 8:15 pm | at Drake Iowa Big Four | L 52–74 | 2–1 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 15, 1962* 7:35 pm | No. 10 Illinois | L 73–76 $^{OT}$ | 2–2 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 17, 1962* 7:35 pm | Toledo | W 69–51 | 3–2 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 20, 1962* 9:00 pm | at Utah State | L 52–87 | 3–3 | Nelson Fieldhouse Logan, Utah |
| December 22, 1962* 11:30 pm | at San Diego State Aztec-Kiwanis Basketball Festival | W 72–59 | 4–3 | Peterson Gymnasium San Diego |
| December 26, 1962* 9:30 pm | vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | W 82–68 | 5–3 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 28, 1962* 7:30 pm | vs. Kansas Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals | L 51–69 | 5–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1962* 7:30 pm | vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place | L 38–54 | 5–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 5, 1963 7:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 42–44 | 5–6 (0–1) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 7, 1963 8:05 pm | at Oklahoma | L 85–91 | 5–7 (0–2) | OU Fieldhouse Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 12, 1963 7:35 pm | Kansas | W 55–51 | 6–7 (1–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 15, 1963* 7:35 pm | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 69–65 | 7–7 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 19, 1963 7:30 pm | at Missouri | W 54–53 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (2–2) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| January 26, 1963 7:30 pm | Oklahoma | W 77–69 | 9–7 (3–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 29, 1963 7:30 pm | Missouri | W 78–66 | 10–7 (4–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 2, 1963 7:35 pm | at Kansas | W 69–57 | 11–7 (5–2) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| February 4, 1963 7:35 pm | Nebraska | W 83–69 | 12–7 (6–2) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 9, 1963 7:35 pm | Oklahoma State | L 50–54 | 12–8 (6–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 11, 1963 8:05 pm | at Nebraska | W 75–54 | 13–8 (7–3) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 16, 1963 7:35 pm | No. 7 Colorado | W 73–60 | 14–8 (8–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 23, 1963 7:30 pm | at Kansas State | L 50–62 | 14–9 (8–4) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 25, 1963 9:05 pm | at Colorado | L 59–72 | 14–10 (8–5) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| March 4, 1963 7:35 pm | Kansas State | L 71–78 | 14–11 (8–6) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||