I had 'em all out there steppin' and fetchin' like their heads were on fire and their asses was catchin'. "The Ballad of Uneasy Rider" - Charlie Daniels
BYU Cougars
79 – 69
FINAL Conference
Iowa State Cyclones
Big 12 Conference · Marriott Center · February 22, 2026
Betting Lines
Spread ISU -2.5 Home covered
O/U 154.5 Under
Money BYU +124 / ISU -148
Model Predictions
Spread Total BYU win
Actual BYU +10 148 Won
Massey ISU -1.9 (+11.9) — —
Massey Totals — 160.1 (-12.1) —
Bradley-Terry — — 42% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 42% ✗
Baseline Plus ML ISU -0.5 (+10.5) 151.5 (-3.5) 39% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BYU -0.1 (+9.9) 151.0 (-3.0) 45% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML ISU -1.4 (+11.4) 153.6 (-5.6) 44% ✗
Baseline ML ISU -0.2 (+10.2) 153.3 (-5.3) 39% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Mar 13, 2025 BYU 96 – 92 ISU
Mar 5, 2025 BYU 88 – 85 ISU
Mar 7, 2024 ISU 68 – 63 BYU
Jan 17, 2024 BYU 87 – 72 ISU

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings BYU ISU
Overall 23-12 29-8
Conference 9-9 12-6
Home 14-3 16-1
Away 3-6 5-5
Neutral 6-3 8-2
Last 5 2-3 4-1
Streak L2 L1
Avg Pts For 83.5 82.0
Avg Pts Against 75.4 65.6
Massey 18.8 (#21) 23.6 (#6)
Bradley-Terry 3.18 (#18) 4.01 (#6)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.94 (#21) 4.82 (#9)
RPI 0.619 (#24) 0.635 (#13)
Shooting & Four Factors BYU ISU
FG% 48.3% 50.5%
3PT% 35.5% 39.8%
REB / G 39.2 36.4
OREB / G 12.3 12.0
AST / TO 1.35 1.72
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 55.4% 58.1%
TOV% 14.9% 15.4%
ORB% 34.4% 36.8%
FT Rate 26.5% 23.5%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.9% 48.5%
Opp TOV% 16.0% 22.1%
DRB% 71.5% 71.6%
Opp FT Rate 20.0% 18.7%

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