SOUTH BEND, Ind. − The Iowa State women’s basketball team survived its first test of the NCAA Tournament on Wednesday.
Now comes a bigger one.
The 11-seed Cyclones will face 6-seed Michigan in the first round of March Madness at Purcell Pavilion on Friday at 10:30 a.m.
Iowa State is coming off a close call with Princeton, beating the Tigers, 68-63, in the First Four on Wednesday.
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Iowa State vs Michigan start time in NCAA bracket
Date: Friday, March 21
Start time: 10:30 a.m. CT at Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, Ind.
Michigan 2024-25 schedule
Record: 22-10, 11-7 in Big 12
- Nov. 4: South Carolina, L, 68-62
- Nov. 8: Lehigh, W, 86-55
- Nov. 14: Central Michigan, W, 99-62
- Nov. 17: Oakland, W, 88-42
- Nov. 20: LIU, W, 96-31
- Nov. 24: Long Beach State, W, 111-56
- Nov. 29: Belmont, W, 68-58
- Nov. 30: Virginia Tech, W, 76-65
- Dec. 8: Northwestern, W, 60-54
- Dec. 14: Detroit Mercy, W, 100-54
- Dec. 17: Oklahoma, L, 72-62
- Dec. 20: Akron, W, 96-55
- Dec. 29: USC, L, 78-58
- Jan. 1: UCLA, L, 86-70
- Jan. 8: Ohio State, L, 84-77
- Jan. 11: Purdue, W, 87-60
- Jan. 15: Washington, W, 82-69
- Jan. 18: Rutgers, W, 87-71
- Jan. 22: Minnesota, W, 70-65
- Jan. 25: Michigan State, L, 88-58
- Jan. 29: Wisconsin, L, 82-72
- Feb. 2: Oregon State, W, 80-48
- Feb. 6: Nebraska, W, 78-60
- Feb. 9: Michigan State, W, 71-61
- Feb. 12: Indiana, W, 70-67
- Feb. 17: Maryland, L, 85-77
- Feb. 22: Penn State, W, 78-68
- Feb. 26: Iowa, L, 79-66
- March 2: Illinois, W, 78-69
- March 6: Washington, W, 66-58
- March 7: Maryland, W, 98-71
- March 8: USC, L, 80-72
Iowa State 2024-25 schedule
Record 23-11, 12-6 in Big 12
- Nov. 4: Chicago State, W, 95-65
- Nov. 7: Indiana State, W, 64-42
- Nov. 10: Southern, W, 84-56
- Nov. 14: St. Thomas, W, 80-47
- Nov. 20: Northern Iowa, L, 87-75
- Nov. 24: Drake, W, 80-78
- Nov. 28: South Carolina, L, 76-36
- Nov. 30: Middle Tennessee, W, 75-59
- Dec. 3: USC Upstate, W, 92-35
- Dec. 8: Central Michigan, W, 82-56
- Dec. 11: Iowa, L, 75-69
- Dec. 15: Eastern Illinois, W, 87-55
- Dec. 17: UConn, L, 101-68
- Dec. 21: Oklahoma State, L, 81-75
- Jan. 1: Kansas, W, 78-64
- Jan. 5: Utah, L, 75-67
- Jan. 8: Arizona State, W, 90-83
- Jan 11: Arizona, W, 79-58
- Jan. 14: Texas Tech, W, 71-58
- Jan. 19: West Virginia, L, 82-68
- Jan. 22: BYU, W, 82-59
- Jan. 25: UCF, W, 90-56
- Jan. 30: Kansas State, L, 87-79 (OT)
- Feb. 2: TCU, L, 82-69
- Feb. 5: Cincinnati, W, 72-52
- Feb. 8: Colorado, W, 86-56
- Feb. 15: Kansas, W, 93-80
- Feb. 19: Houston, W, 64-53
- Feb. 22: Baylor, L, 67-52
- Feb. 25: UCF, W, 98-73
- March 2: Kansas State, W, 85-63
- March 6: Arizona State, W, 96-88
- March 7: Baylor, L, 69-63
- March 19: Princeton, W, 68-63
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Tommy Birch, the Register’s sports enterprise and features reporter, has been working at the newspaper since 2008. He’s the 2018, 2020 and 2023 Iowa Sportswriter of the Year. Reach him at [email protected] or 515-284-8468
