Overview
- A home win would give No. 2 Arizona the outright Big 12 regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament.
- The Wildcats host No. 4 Iowa State in their McKale Center finale with Arizona at 27-2 (14-2) and the Cyclones at 24-5 (11-5).
- Iowa State arrives off an 82-73 loss to Texas Tech, its first home defeat after a 15-0 start, with coach T. J. Otzelberger highlighting rebounding as a concern.
- Arizona leads the Big 12 in scoring at 87.1 points per game and in rebounding margin (+11.9), while Iowa State allows 65.5 points and forces 15 turnovers per game.
- Key factors include Arizona’s Senior Night recognitions and the return of Koa Peat from a three-game absence, plus Iowa State’s elite shooter Milan Momcilovic (50.9% from three, 109 makes) and the Cyclones’ inconsistent free-throw percentage.