Va. − The Iowa State women’s basketball team knew it was facing a difficult task dealing with West Virginia's intense defense Sunday. But the job got monumentally more difficult with the news that Cyclones star point guard Emily Ryan wouldn’t be available for the tough Big 12 Conference road matchup.

West Virginia delivered one of the biggest upsets of the college basketball season with a 64-57 win at home over No. 2 Iowa State on Saturday. The Cyclones entered the weekend having won their last 12 games -- the longest active winning streak in the country-- before the Mountaineers snapped it.

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West Virginia celebrated the life of NBA great Jerry West, the school’s all-time leading scorer, at its sellout game against No. 2 Iowa State, and announced at halftime that his No. 44 would be retired across all sports at the university.

The No. 2 Iowa State men are feeling great coming off a 74-57 victory over ninth-ranked Kansas this past week. But the Cyclones (15-1, 5-0) will be tested this

The Iowa State women's basketball team is back in the Big 12 Conference race after a three-game winning streak. The Cyclones will try to stay hot when they take on No. 20 West Virginia at noon Sunday in Morgantown,

Iowa State men's basketball suffered its first Big 12 loss of the season after the Cyclones got upset at West Virginia.