AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team will travel to DePaul in the 2023 BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle on Friday, Dec. 1 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

Iowa State is 3-0 in the BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle, defeating St. John’s 71-60 last season, Creighton 64-58 in 2021 and No. 16 Seton Hall 76-66 in 2019 at Hilton Coliseum. The 2020 meeting with DePaul was canceled due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols just hours before tipoff.

The Cyclones and Blue Demons will be meeting for just the second time. DePaul defeated Iowa State 67-63 on Dec. 20, 1967 in Chicago. The Blue Demons went 10-23 last season, advancing to the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals.

With each conference adding member schools since the start of the original agreement, the Battle will increase from 10 to 11 matchups for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. The Big 12 will host six games in 2023-24 while the BIG EAST will host six the following season.

The Battle matchups are jointly determined by the two conferences, with the home team choosing the venue of its game. Broadcast arrangements for the contests will be determined by the national television rights holder of the home team, which is ESPN for the Big 12 and FOX Sports for the BIG EAST.

Game times and television networks will be announced when available.

2023 BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Schedule
November 30          Texas Tech at Butler
November 30          Creighton at Oklahoma State
December 1             Iowa State at DePaul
December 1             Houston at Xavier
December 1             Connecticut at Kansas
December 1             St John’s at West Virginia
December 2             TCU at Georgetown
December 5             Texas at Marquette
December 5             Providence at Oklahoma
December 5             Villanova at Kansas State
December 5             Seton Hall at Baylor