Third-ranked Cyclones are more worried about taking care of their business than what the Buffaloes can or cannot do

Iowa State thrashed the visiting Tigers in wire-to-wire fashion at Hilton Coliseum, 100-58, a game in which the Cyclones edged their foe in every team statistical category. And they'll still be the first to tell you there's still room for improvement.

Iowa’s Owen Freeman leads the Big Ten in field goal percentage at 64.4. He has taken a leap in his sophomore season with 16.8 points and seven rebounds per game. Payton Sandfort is also a focal point for the Hawkeyes, though he’s off to a shaky start at 38.6 percent shooting while averaging 2.6 turnovers.

The Cy-Hawk rivalry will be renewed Thursday night. Here are three things to watch when Iowa State men's basketball plays the Hawkeyes.

Big 12 Conference season on Monday at Colorado. The No. 3-ranked Cyclones men beat Morgan State 99-72 on Dec. 22 to close out the non-conference portion of the schedule. Iowa State beat Colorado 99-71 at the Maui Invitational on Nov.

Colorado currently sits at 9-2 with their two losses coming to Michigan State and Iowa State in Maui. Since then, they have gone 5-0 with solid wins over Colorado State and South Dakota State. With their UConn win earlier in the year,