# 1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1972–73 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1972–73 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Maury John, who was in his second season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 16–10, 7–7 in Big Eight play to finish in fifth place.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 2, 1972* 7:30 pm | Chicago State | W 77–46 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, Iowa |
| December 5, 1972* 7:35 pm | UC-Davis | W 86–60 | 2–0 | Hilton Coliseum (8,300) Ames, Iowa |
| December 9, 1972* 7:30 pm | Southern Colorado | W 88–71 | 3–0 | Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, Iowa |
| December 13, 1972* 8:00 pm | at Illinois | L 60–74 | 3–1 | Assembly Hall (8,501) Champaign, Illinois |
| December 16, 1972* 7:35 pm, WOI | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 88–84 | 4–1 | Hilton Coliseum (14,255) Ames, Iowa |
| December 19, 1972* 7:35 pm | North Dakota State | W 96–67 | 5–1 | Hilton Coliseum (8,000) Ames, Iowa |
| December 22, 1972* 7:35 pm | UC-Santa Barbara | W 89–79 | 6–1 | Hilton Coliseum (8,000) Ames, Iowa |
| December 27, 1972* 7:00 pm | vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Quarterfinals | W 75–64 | 7–1 | Municipal Auditorium (8,106) Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1972* 9:00 pm | vs. No. 16 Kansas State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Semifinals | L 65–68 | 7–2 | Municipal Auditorium (10,153) Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1972* 3:00 pm | vs. No. 19 Oklahoma Big Eight Holiday Tournament Third Place | W 87–84 | 8–2 | Municipal Auditorium (3,593) Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 2, 1973* 7:30 pm | at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry | L 57–66 | 8–3 | Iowa Fieldhouse (13,211) Iowa City, Iowa |
| January 6, 1973* 7:30 pm, WOI (delay) | UW-Oshkosh | W 92–67 | 9–3 | Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, Iowa |
| January 8, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Oklahoma State | W 73–59 | 10–3 (1–0) | Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, Iowa |
| January 13, 1973 2:00 pm, Big Eight | Oklahoma | W 94–91 | 11–3 (2–0) | Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, Iowa |
| January 20, 1973 7:30 pm | at Oklahoma State | W 86–74 | 12–3 (3–0) | Gallagher Hall (3,500) Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| January 22, 1973 7:30 pm | at Oklahoma | L 84–86 | 12–4 (3–1) | Oklahoma Field House (5,000) Norman, Oklahoma |
| January 27, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Kansas | L 78–90 | 12–5 (3–2) | Hilton Coliseum (12,500) Ames, Iowa |
| January 30, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | Nebraska | W 81–60 | 13–5 (4–2) | Hilton Coliseum (10,000) Ames, Iowa |
| February 3, 1973 2:00 pm, Big Eight | Colorado | L 81–83 | 13–6 (4–3) | Hilton Coliseum (12,300) Ames, Iowa |
| February 6, 1973 7:35 pm | at No. 18 Kansas State | L 74–78 | 13–7 (4–4) | Ahearn Fieldhouse (12,500) Manhattan, Kansas |
| February 10, 1973 7:30 pm | at No. 8 Missouri | L 79–86 | 13–8 (4–5) | Hearnes Center (12,400) Columbia, Missouri |
| February 17, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | No. 15 Kansas State | L 76–89 | 13–9 (4–6) | Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, Iowa |
| February 27, 1973 7:35 pm | at Nebraska | W 82–76 | 14–9 (5–6) | Nebraska Coliseum (5,730) Lincoln, Nebraska |
| March 3, 1973 7:30 pm | at Colorado | L 74–79 | 14–10 (5–7) | Balch Fieldhouse (2,148) Boulder, Colorado |
| March 5, 1973 7:35 pm, WOI (delay) | No. 13 Missouri | W 90–80 | 15–10 (6–7) | Hilton Coliseum (13,000) Ames, Iowa |
| March 10, 1973 1:10 pm, Big Eight | at Kansas | W 89–65 | 16–10 (7–7) | Allen Fieldhouse (7,500) Lawrence, Kansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||