IOWA CITY, Iowa – Iowa travels to rival Iowa State on Thursday for a major test and a big opportunity. The unbeaten Cyclones are ranked second nationally.

ISU has won the last two meetings and five of the last six contests in the series. The Hawkeyes last won in Ames on March 21, 2033 in the NIT. Their last regular-season triumph at Hilton Coliseum came two years before that.

The Hawkeyes stand at 7-2 and look forward to the challenge that awaits them him hostile territory. Here’s what seniors Mike Gesell, Adam Woodbury and Jarrod Uthoff feel about the match-up: