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ISU Holiday Classic

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ISU Holiday Classic
SportCollege basketball
First season1995
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States
Venue(s)Hilton Coliseum
Most titlesIowa State (4)
TV partner(s)Cyclone Television Network

The ISU Holiday Classic was a four-team college basketball tournament typically held during the early part of NCAA Division I men's basketball season, with the inaugural tournament beginning in 1995 and lasting until 1999. Games were hosted at Iowa State University's Hilton Coliseum.

All-time brackets

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1995 ISU Holiday Classic

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Semifinals
December 21, 1995
Championship Round
December 22, 1995
      
Princeton 47
Iowa State 50
Samford  59
Iowa State  71
Samford 69
Nicholls State 53 3rd Place Game
Princeton  86
Nicholls State  51

1996 ISU Holiday Classic

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Semifinals
December 21, 1996
Championship Round
December 22, 1996
      
East Tennessee State 49
5 Iowa State 77
UTEP  48
5 Iowa State  59
UTEP 77
Nevada 65 3rd Place Game
Nevada  68
East Tennessee State  49

1997 ISU Holiday Classic

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Semifinals
December 20, 1997
Championship Round
December 21, 1997
      
Alaska-Anchorage 55
Iowa State 57
Detroit Mercy 67
Iowa State 56
Detroit Mercy 74
Grambling 56 3rd Place Game
Alaska-Anchorage  79 OT
Grambling  73

1998 The Tribune Holiday Classic

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Semifinals
December 22, 1998
Championship Round
December 23, 1998
      
New Orleans 51
Iowa State 61
Rice  45
Iowa State  50
Rice 81 OT
St. Mary's (CA) 70 3rd Place Game
New Orleans  72
St. Mary's (CA)  68

1999 The Tribune Holiday Classic

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Semifinals
December 21, 1999
Championship Round
December 22, 1999
      
Idaho State 49
Iowa State 89
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi  64
Iowa State  86
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 76
Samford 74 3rd Place Game
Samford  86
Idaho State  67

All-time results

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Team W L Pct. Outright Titles Last Appearance
Detroit Mercy 2 0 1.000 1 1997
Iowa State 9 1 .900 4 1999
Samford 2 2 .500 1999
Alaska-Anchorage 1 1 .500 1997
Nevada 1 1 .500 1996
New Orleans 1 1 .500 1998
Princeton 1 1 .500 1995
Rice 1 1 .500 1998
Texas-El Paso 1 1 .500 1996
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 1 1 .500 1996
East Tennessee State 0 2 .000 1996
Grambling 0 2 .000 1997
Idaho State 0 2 .000 1999
Nicholls State 0 2 .000 1995
St. Mary's (CA) 0 2 .00 1998

References

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