Quite possibly the greatest Iowa State basketball team in school history played in what many call a pseudo-national championship game. It was 2000, #2 seeded Iowa State versus #1 seed Michigan State, with the winner playing for a final four bid, and as it turned out an easy ride to the championship.
You all remember it well – Iowa State held a late lead, only to lose it in the waning moments. Michigan State ran away, and then our main man Larry Eustachy ran onto the floor, got ejected, and Iowa State’s dreams were swept away like a fart in the wind.