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Live updates, score: Iowa State vs. Kansas State in Big 12 football game

Check out the latest updates as the Iowa State football team looks to secure a spot in the Big 12 title game

Dana Becker

The Iowa State football team hosts Kansas State in a key Big 12 Conference showdown Saturday night in Ames.
The Iowa State football team hosts Kansas State in a key Big 12 Conference showdown Saturday night in Ames. / Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Iowa State football team plays the biggest game in program history Saturday night.

Following a win on the road at Utah last week, the No. 17 Cyclones (9-2, 7-2) return home to Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa to take on Kansas State (8-3, 6-3) in “Farmageddon.” 

With a win, Iowa State will secure a spot in the Big 12 title game next Saturday in Dallas from AT&T Stadium. It will also mark the first-ever 10-win season for the Cyclones. 

Check out our live updates with in-game analysis and big-play highlights from Iowa State vs. Kansas State:

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Second Quarter Live Updates

Turnover on downs! After allowing a 21-yard pass to move the ball into ISU territory, the defense stands tall, blitzing Johnson and forcing an errant fourth-down pass. Iowa State takes over, leading 17-7 with 7:26 to go.

Touchdown Iowa State! Becht finds Jaylin Noel in the back of the end zone after scrambling away from pressure, as the Cyclones now lead 17-7 with 10:05 left before half. Becht had two passes to Noel on the drive, which included a key pass interference call against Kansas State that gave ISU a first down. 

Another turnover! Iowa State pounces on the second fumble of the game by Kansas State, as Joey Petersen falls on it after Keagan Johnson put it on the turf. Iowa State takes over at the KSU 23.

Field goal Iowa State! Kyle Konrardy successfully gives the Cyclones a 10-7 lead with 13:31 left in the second by converting a 41-yard field goal. The drive consisted of nine plays and covered 29 yards, including a key 3-yard run by Abu Sama III on fourth-and-1 from the KSU 28. 

First Quarter Live Updates

End of first quarter: Iowa State 7, Kansas State 7

Special teams come up big! Iowa State has great field position after Jaylin Noel returns a punt 26 yards almost to midfield with 2:42 left in the first and the score still tied at 7-all.

Kansas State touchdown: Avery Johnson finds Jayce Brown for a 28-yard TD strike with 5:39 to go in the first and we are tied back up at 7-all. The Wildcats covered 83 yards on 10 plays, taking up 4:43 of the clock to level the playing field. Johnson completed three passes for 53 yards and ran for 22 yards on the drive. The touchdown strike came on fourth-and-2.

Three-and-out! The Cyclone defense rises up once again, forcing a quick three-and-out to get the ball back for the offense with a 7-0 lead in the first. 

Touchdown Iowa State! Becht finds a slanting Jayden Higgins for a six and Iowa State takes an early 7-0 lead on Kansas State with 12:24 left in the first. Higgins made one quick move inside and was gone, with Becht hitting him in stride. The turnover gets turned into seven for the Cyclones. 

Key fourth-down conversion! Instead of taking the field goal try, the Cyclones go for it on fourth-and-1 with Rocco Becht picking up the first down to keep the drive alive.

Fumble Kansas State! On the very first play from scrimmage, Avery Johnson fumbles the ball away on an option pitch and Iowa State recovers. The Cyclones have the ball on the KSU 29 as Myles Purchase makes the recovery.

Pregame Updates

Weather conditions in Ames, Iowa call for highs in the low 20s with slight wind and no chance of rain or snow. With the wind, though, the real feel will be in the low teens by kickoff. Iowa State will be honoring its seniors, who are playing for the final time at Jack Trice Stadium.

More Iowa State & Big 12 Analysis

* Travis Hunter states his Heisman case on Black Friday

* Just what is 'Farmageddon' between Iowa State, KSU?

* Roundup of former Cyclones in the NFL

* Understanding the Big 12 tiebreakers for title game

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Dana Becker
DANA BECKER

Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in north-central Iowa.

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