Houston basketball HC Kelvin Sampson shows respect Monday to Iowa State and T.J. Otzelberger after the Cougars’ 70-67 loss in Ames.

Houston unraveled in the second half and allowed Iowa State to mount a furious comeback to steal the win on Monday.

Houston basketball fell to the Iowa State Cyclones 70-67 on Monday night in Ames, Iowa.

A potential Final Four matchup goes down Monday night in Ames, where the 6th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones will host the No. 2 Houston Cougars.

The top-10 Big 12 matchup features two of the conference's best teams, with Houston entering 23-2 and Iowa State at 22-3.

Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball defeated the Houston Cougars on Monday night in Ames. Here's how it happened.

SportsLine's model simulated the Houston Cougars vs. Iowa State Cyclones and revealed its Monday college basketball picks for this top-5 matchup

The No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones are slight favorites at home in tonight's top-10 clash with the No. 2 Houston Cougars.

With the No. 166 tempo in the country, Iowa State is rarely the team speeding things up. Houston ranks 184 spots lower in pace. The teams have combined to go Under in 58% of their games this season, including the last three for ISU and five for the Cougars.

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