No. 16 Iowa State rolls into Sioux Falls to face Mississippi State

No. 16 Iowa State’s first game away from the friendly confines of Hilton Coliseum will be at a distinctive venue coach T.J. Otzelberger knows well. Iowa State heads to snowy Sioux Falls, S.D., for a solid nonconference test against Mississippi State on Monday at the Sanford Pentagon. Otzelberger coached there four times during his three-season stint at South Dakota State (2016-19). The matchup also marks the 100th Division I basketball game played on the Pentagon’s Heritage Court. It’s the second visit to the Sanford Pentagon for Iowa State (2-0), which defeated Colorado 68-62 in 2015. Mississippi State (1-0) makes its Pentagon debut as the two schools meet for the first time since 2021, a 95-56 home win for the Bulldogs. “Regardless of who we play and how we go about it, that’s going to be important that we keep building,” Otzelberger said Thursday following Iowa State’s 102-62 victory over Grambling. “So now it’s back to the practice court and do everything we can to keep elevating ourselves as we go intoRead More