Iowa State women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly wanted to remind his players just how close they were to the end of the season and how much was still at stake. So Fennelly grabbed a sheet of paper and wrote down the list of the Cyclones' final five opponents and included a fact about what they could accomplish with each win.

Iowa State men's basketball is in its first 3-game losing streak since 2023, but no one is pressing the panic button. A look at the Cyclones' mindset.