Iowa State @ Arizona State

Iowa State knocked off Arizona State 29-14 in Tempe on Jan. 6, 2026, taking advantage of multiple bonus-point wins to pull away at key moments. The Cyclones piled up tech falls and majors that proved decisive, while Arizona State grabbed a couple of big bonus outcomes of its own.

A two-match punch in the upper mids swung the dual in Iowa State’s favor: #4 Anthony Echemendia ran up a 24-8 technical fall at 141 and #7 Jacob Frost followed with a 16-1 technical fall at 149, generating five team points apiece and creating separation on the scoreboard. Those back-to-back techs were the clearest turning point, forcing Arizona State to chase the score the rest of the night.

Arizona State’s top moments included #5 Kyler Larkin pinning Adrian Meza at 133 for six team points and Nicco Ruiz pulling off an upset at 165, #18 Ruiz beating #13 Connor Euton by technical fall. Those bonus wins kept the Sun Devils in the match for stretches, but they could not overcome Iowa State’s run of bonus results.

Iowa State closed it out with a major decision from #1 Yonger Bastida at heavyweight, the 18-5 major adding important bonus points that put the dual out of reach. Between Echemendia’s and Frost’s technical falls and Bastida’s major, Iowa State’s bonus-point production made the difference in a 29-14 road victory in Tempe.