Iowa State basketball is ready to begin its 2025-26 campaign, with its regular-season opener against visiting Fairleigh Dickinson on Monday, Nov. 3.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT from Hilton Coliseum. The game will be available on ESPN+.

Here are three things to watch in Monday night's game:

Will Iowa State point guard Tamin Lipsey be in the lineup?

Head coach T.J. Otzelberger noted that Tamin Lipsey returned to full practice for the first time on Thursday, Oct. 30, after missing approximately six weeks with an MCL injury. Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!

Will he make his return for the Cyclones' season-opener? It's unclear, but Iowa State is taking a one-day-at-a-time approach with him.

"We're not nervous," Otzelberger said of Li

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