# 1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1976–77 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Lynn Nance, who was in his first season with the Cyclones. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.
They finished the season 8–19, 3–11 in Big Eight play to finish in last place. The Cyclones lost in the first round of the Big Eight tournament to first seeded Kansas State, falling 97–62.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 30, 1976* 7:35 pm | | Saint Louis | W 62–47 | 1–0 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 4, 1976* 10:15 pm | | at No. 6 UNLV | L 80–115 | 1–1 | Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| December 11, 1976* 7:35 pm | | Tulsa | L 65–88 | 1–2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 13, 1976* 7:35 pm | | California | W 78–70 | 2–2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 16, 1976* 7:35 pm | | Arizona State | W 79–65 | 3–2 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| December 18, 1976* 7:35 pm | | at Iowa CyHawk Rivalry | L 64–85 | 3–3 | Iowa Fieldhouse Iowa City, Iowa |
| December 21, 1976* 7:30 pm | | at Vanderbilt | L 68–69 | 3–4 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| December 27, 1976* 7:05 pm | | vs. Missouri Big Eight Holiday tournament quarterfinals | L 67–81 | 3–5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 29, 1976* 1:05 pm | | vs. Nebraska Big Eight Holiday Tournament Consolation Semifinals | L 55–75 | 3–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| December 30, 1976* 1:05 pm | | vs. Oklahoma State Big Eight Holiday Tournament Seventh Place (forfeit by Oklahoma St) | L 50–56 | 4–6 | Kemper Arena (3,500) Kansas City, Missouri |
| January 4, 1977* 7:35 pm | | at Drake Iowa Big Four | L 55–61 | 4–7 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (8,512) Des Moines, Iowa |
| January 8, 1977 8:35 pm | | at Colorado | W 86–80 | 5–7 (1–0) | Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, Colorado |
| January 12, 1977 7:35 pm | | at Kansas State | L 54–63 | 5–8 (1–1) | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| January 15, 1977 12:10 pm, NBC | | Nebraska | L 48–49 | 5–9 (1–2) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 18, 1977 7:35 pm | | at Kansas | L 62–73 | 5–10 (1–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| January 22, 1977 7:35 pm | | Oklahoma State | W 62–56 | 6–10 (2–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 26, 1977 7:35 pm | | Oklahoma | L 52–62 | 6–11 (2–4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| January 29, 1977 7:35 pm | | at Missouri | L 69–79 | 6–12 (2–5) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| January 31, 1977* 7:35 pm, WOI | | Drake | W 82–61 | 7–12 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 2, 1977 7:35 pm | | Kansas State | L 51–70 | 7–13 (2–6) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 5, 1977 7:35 pm | | at Nebraska | L 51–66 | 7–14 (2–7) | Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| February 9, 1977 7:35 pm | | Colorado | L 62–64 | 7–15 (2–8) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 12, 1977 7:35 pm | | at Oklahoma State | L 79–89 | 7–16 (2–9) | Gallagher Hall Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| February 16, 1977 7:35 pm | | Kansas | L 89–91 $^{OT}$ | 7–17 (2–10) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| February 19, 1977 4:00 pm | | at Oklahoma | L 69–94 | 7–18 (2–11) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| February 23, 1977 7:35 pm | | Missouri | W 95–86 | 8–18 (3–11) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Big Eight tournament ||||||
| February 26, 1977 7:35 pm | (8) | at (1) Kansas State Big Eight tournament quarterfinals | L 62–97 | 8–19 | Ahearn Fieldhouse Manhattan, Kansas |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||