Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton, and John Wooden haven’t played or coached for UCLA inside Pauley Pavilion since the late 1960s and early 1970s, but the Iowa men’s basketball team allowed the 2024-25 rendition of the Bruins to look just like those famous squads on Friday evening in Los Angeles.

For the first time since late November, the Iowa State men are coming off a loss as they return to the court. The Cyclones (15-2, 5-1) saw their 12-game win str