Iowa State to Play Two ESPN Big Monday Games

BRISTOL, Conn. - The Big 12 Conference and ESPN have announced the six Big 12 men's basketball games that will appear on Big Monday during the 2025-26 season. Iowa State was chosen for two of the six games.

In the 30th season the Big 12 (previously Big 8) will be a part of Big Monday, the program will return to Hilton Coliseum for the first time since Jan. 16, 2017.

Iowa State will host Houston on Feb. 16, a game that features the last two Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship winners. The Cyclones and Cougars faced each other as part of ESPN's College GameDay in Houston last year, while the two teams played on Big Monday in Houston two years ago.

The second Iowa State game on Big Monday sends the Cyclones back to Arizona, where they faced the Wildcats on Big Monday last season. The game in Arizona is set for March 2 in the final week of the Big 12 regular season.

Tipoff for both games is set for 8 p.m. CT, airing on ESPN.

ESPN Big Monday Big 12 Schedule

Jan. 26 – Arizona at BYU – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT
Feb. 2 – Kansas at Texas Tech – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT
Feb. 9 – Arizona at Kansas – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT
Feb. 16 – Houston at Iowa State – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT
Feb. 23 – Houston at Kansas – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT
March 2 – Iowa State at Arizona – ESPN – 8 p.m. CT/7 p.m. MT

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