After Iowa State announced on Friday its two leading scorers, Curtis Jones (flu) and Keshon Gilbert (muscle strain) would be inactive, the spread for the difficult matchup at No. 5 Houston ballooned to -12.5 points in favor of the Cougars.

Iowa State and Houston are set to square off in a marquee matchup of top 10-ranked teams on Saturday afternoon.

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T.J. Otzelberger has led the Cyclones to a top 10 national ranking all season after a Sweet 16 run with 29 wins a year ago. But would he leave after signing a long extension?

On Houston separating themselves from the Big 12 ... At this point, we're proceeding like there won't be another year. Curt has had four years of playing in Division I. I know some of the guys ...

“The guy to me right now, it’s easy, is Iowa State’s T.J. Otzelberger,” Goodman said. “Absolutely fits. Look at what they’ve done there. They’ve been in the tournament every year ...

When Iowa State men's basketball faces off against Houston on Saturday, in some ways the Cyclones will be staring into a mirror.

Iowa State basketball has been building back over four games since Milan Momcilovic's return. It gets a real test Saturday at Houston

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Iowa State made adjustments to disrupt the University of Houston’s offense in the second half. The short-handed Cyclones — without their top two scorers — wiped out almost all of a 16-point lead and threatened to deliver another ESPN College GameDay heartbreaker inside the Fertitta Center.