Iowa State Cyclones

How the Cyclones play under each referee

Every Cyclones game grouped by individual referee. Over this sample the Cyclones are 126-74 (63.0%); each ref win rate below is compared to that team average.

Updated Aug 22, 2026, 9:10 p.m.·2020-2026 (2020-11-29 – 2026-03-28)

Cyclones record: 126-74 (63.0%)

Officials with enough games overlap across crews; combined team-official games (382) exceed 200 unique team matches. Table lists refs with 8+ games.

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Chris Pacsi
+37.0 pts vs team-2.3
Tony Padilla
+15.9 pts vs team-1.9
Kelly Self
+9.7 pts vs team-2.2
Marques Pettigrew
+8.4 pts vs team+0.0
Doug Sirmons
+5.8 pts vs team-0.1
Brooks Wells
+5.4 pts vs team+0.2
Amy Bonner
+1.7 pts vs team+0.4
Kipp Kissinger
-0.5 pts vs team-0.1
Antinio Petty
-1.9 pts vs team+1.3
Bret Smith
-2.1 pts vs team-1.8
Keith Kimble
-5.9 pts vs team+0.7
James Breeding
-7.4 pts vs team+2.3
Rick Crawford
-8.5 pts vs team+1.2
Gary Maxwell
-9.7 pts vs team+1.5
Chance Moore
-10.4 pts vs team+0.8
Ray Natili
-10.4 pts vs team+0.3
Gerry Pollard
-13.0 pts vs team+1.8
Darron George
-13.0 pts vs team+1.9
John Higgins
-18.6 pts vs team+1.8
Jeb Hartness
-20.1 pts vs team+0.6

Tight-game proxy

How Iowa State Cyclones compares in tight final-margin games vs the full sample. Based on official box scores, not last-two-minute reports.

Close games (≤5 pt margin)

44 of 200 games match this window

Avg combined points
Tight-game avg
141.5
Season avg
138.9
Pressure impact
+2.6
Avg fouls
Tight-game avg
37
Season avg
34.4
Pressure impact
+2.6
Over rate
Tight-game avg
43.2%
Season avg
34.5%
Pressure impact
+8.7 pp

Over benchmark: 145.3 combined points · Seasons: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 200 total games in sample

Pregame toss-ups (spread ≤5.5)

What am I looking at?

Individual refs: stats for one official across all Cyclones games they worked, even with different partners.
Team baseline: the Cyclones went 126-74 (63.0%) across this sample. Ref win rates show how they compare to that team average.
Whistle differential: who gets called more. A positive number means opponents are whistled more often than the Cyclones.

Scores, fouls, and referee crews from ESPN (9885 games across 80 tracked programs, 6047 with sportsbook totals). Coverage: 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26. Matrix: 4078/8349 ref×team pairs with 3+ games. 69 games skipped (no officials listed). 0 games skipped (outside live conference gate). Ref game counts rebuilt from DISTINCT game_id in game logs.