Iowa State vs. Arizona Prediction | Big Monday Preview and Top Storylines!
Heartland College Sports: The Big 12 Sports Podcast
Pete Mundo
4.8 • 870 Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
Iowa State travels to play Arizona in a Big Monday Showdown in the Big 12 Conference. Heartland College Sports’ Pete Mundo discusses what the game means in the Big 12 standings and for the Big 12 Tournament, the key matchups and gives a final score prediction ahead of tip-off.
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| 0:00.0 | We've got another huge big Monday game in the Big 12 conference. |
| 0:04.4 | We'll give you a preview and a prediction here on Heartland College Sports. |
| 0:08.5 | I'm Pete Mundo. |
| 0:09.6 | Thanks for joining us. |
| 0:11.0 | Please make sure if you're a Big 12 fan, you are subscribed because March is here. |
| 0:16.0 | The madness is around the corner. |
| 0:17.8 | And we are going to lock in on all the action in this conference. |
| 0:22.4 | So on Monday night, you've got Iowa State on the road against Arizona. |
| 0:27.6 | And this game has a lot on the line, not necessarily in the Big 12 race, but there's a lot |
| 0:36.0 | on the line for Kansas City, for the NCAA tournament, and for how these two |
| 0:41.9 | teams marches could play out. |
| 0:44.6 | So first off, for Arizona. |
| 0:46.5 | It's very simple. |
| 0:47.9 | Arizona wins. |
| 0:49.1 | They are locked in for the one seed in Kansas City. |
| 0:52.2 | That's it. |
| 0:53.2 | Win, and they're the top seed. They win the |
| 0:55.7 | big 12 regular season title. They have two games. They have a two game lead with two games left, |
| 1:00.8 | so they're fine if they win on Monday night. For Iowa State, it's a little more interesting |
| 1:06.9 | because they're now playing for seeding in Kansas City. |
| 1:14.9 | If you want to wait until the quarterfinals to play, you need a double buy. |
| 1:19.5 | Those top four seeds will get a double buy and won't have to play until Thursday when the first round of the tournament is on Tuesday night. |
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