# 1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1969–70 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Glen Anderson, who was in his eleventh season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at the Iowa State Armory in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 12–14, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 1, 1969* 7:35 pm | Washburn | W 75–49 | 1–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 4, 1969* 7:35 pm | Sacramento State | W 77–61 | 2–0 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 6, 1969* 7:35 pm | at No. 19 Drake | L 62–86 | 2–1 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| December 9, 1969* 7:35 pm | Minnesota | W 89–84 $^{OT}$ | 3–1 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 12, 1969* 9:05 pm | at Arizona | L 65–78 | 3–2 | Bear Down Gym (3,600) Tucson, Arizona |
| December 13, 1969* 10:00 pm | at No. 6 USC | L 59–70 | 3–3 | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles |
| December 16, 1969* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Wisconsin | W 84–73 | 4–3 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 20, 1969* 8:15 pm, WOI (delay) | Augustana | W 90–58 | 5–3 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| December 27, 1969* 9:00 pm | vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | L 50–52 | 5–4 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1969* 3:00 pm | vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals | L 66–74 | 5–5 | Municipal Auditorium (8,155) Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1969* 1:00 pm | vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place | W 87–84 $^{2OT}$ | 6–5 | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 6, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Nebraska | W 72–70 | 7–5 (1–0) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 10, 1970 8:05 pm | at Kansas | L 62–82 | 7–6 (1–1) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 17, 1970 7:35 pm | at Missouri | L 63–65 | 7–7 (1–2) | Brewer Fieldhouse Columbia, Missouri |
| January 19, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Colorado | L 67–85 | 7–8 (1–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 22, 1970* 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Northern Illinois | W 97–90 | 8–8 | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 26, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Kansas | W 91–89 $^{OT}$ | 9–8 (2–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| January 31, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Oklahoma State | W 75–61 | 10–8 (3–3) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 2, 1970 7:35 pm | at No. 19 Kansas State | L 64–82 | 10–9 (3–4) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 7, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Missouri | W 89–78 | 11–9 (4–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 9, 1970 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | No. 18 Kansas State | W 80–64 | 12–9 (5–4) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| February 14, 1970 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma | L 68–74 | 12–10 (5–5) | OU Field House Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 16, 1970 7:35 pm | at Oklahoma State | L 62–72 | 12–11 (5–6) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| February 21, 1970 1:10 pm, TVS | Oklahoma | L 73–75 | 12–12 (5–7) | Iowa State Armory Ames, Iowa |
| March 5, 1970 9:00 pm | at Colorado | L 79–107 | 12–13 (5–8) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| March 7, 1970 2:10 pm, Big Eight | at Nebraska | L 81–87 | 12–14 (5–9) | Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Nebraska |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||