Cyclones Host Missouri On Barry Stevens Day

IOWA STATE (10-6, 0-1) VS. MISSOURI (11-5, 1-0)
Jan. 16, 2008 ? 7 p.m. ? Ames, Iowa ? Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (color)
Television: Cyclone Television Network
Talent: B.J. Schaben (pxp); Kevin Lehman (color)

The Iowa State-Missouri Game will be carried by the following outlets in Iowa: WOI (Ames/Des Moines), KCAU (Sioux City), Mediacom Connections (Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Dubuque, Mason City, Quad Cities), Cedar Falls Utilities (Cedar Falls). The game will also be available on the ESPN Fullcourt package.

Cyclone Notebook
-Iowa State (10-6, 0-1) opens its Big 12 Conference home schedule by playing host to Missouri (11-5, 1-0) Wednesday night.
-Since the Big 12 was formed in 1996-97, the Cyclones have won their conference home opener eight out of 11 seasons, including the last two seasons.
-Wednesday night will be a special evening for Cyclone fans with the retiring of Barry Stevens' jersey at halftime...Stevens, an All-Century team member and the school's second-leading scorer, will have his No. 35 hanging in the rafters with six other Cyclone greats...Stevens was a two-time first-team all-Big Eight performer from 1982-85.
-Stevens, who passed away at the age of 43 on Feb. 21, 2007, will have members of his family in attendance to accept the prestigious honor.
-ISU's Rahshon Clark is closing in on an historic feat...the senior has 980 career points, needing 20 points to become the 26th member of the elite 1,000-point club at ISU...he is currently tied with Martin Rancik at No. 26 on ISU's all-time scoring charts.
-True freshman Craig Brackins made an auspicious Big 12 debut on Saturday, breaking the school mark for most points (33) and 3-pointers (8) by a freshman...the 33 points betters the old mark of 32 formerly shared by Barry Stevens (1981-82) and Curtis Stinson (2003-04).

Last Time Out
-Iowa State lost its Big 12 opener on Saturday, 74-67 to Baylor in Waco.
-The Cyclones held a seven-point lead (44-37) with less than 15 minutes remaining in the game, but a 22-2 Baylor run gave the Bears a lead they never relinquished.
-12 second half turnovers, including seven on consecutive possessions in Baylor's big run, hurt ISU's chances.
-Despite the loss, there were bright spots...true freshman Craig Brackins was in the zone, pouring in an ISU-freshman-school-record 33 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the floor.
-Brackins was 8-of-10 from 3-point range, shattering the ISU freshman record for most treys in a game...Brackins had made just four 3-pointers on the season coming into the game.
-Brackins is 20-of-27 from the field in his last three games (74.1 percent).
-Brackins made all eight of ISU's 3-pointers in the game, as the Cyclones have tallied eight or more treys in three of its last four games.
-Despite its 10-6 mark, the Cyclones have been in almost every game they have played...ISU reached 40 points first for the 14th time in 16 games against Baylor...ISU is now 10-4 when reaching 40 points first.
-ISU won the battle of the boards, 44-37 led by Wesley Johnson's season-high seven caroms...ISU was outrebounded in three of its last four games prior to the Baylor matchup.
-Johnson added 11 points in the game, improving his streak of scoring in double figures to six consecutive games...Johnson also had four assists, two blocks and two steals in the game.
-Diante Garrett came off the bench to score seven points...Garrett also dished out a career-high seven assists.
-Rahshon Clark tallied a season-low five points and grabbed six boards...Clark needs 20 points to become the 26th member of ISU's 1,000-point club.
-Bryan Petersen had 0 turnovers for the seventh time in his last nine games...Petersen ranks fourth in the Big 12 in assist/turnover ratio at 2.26.
-ISU held Baylor to 30.6 percent shooting from the field in the first half to mount a 38-31 lead at the break...ISU has had the lead or been tied at the half in nine consecutive games.
-ISU is shooting 75.5 percent from the free-throw line in its last seven games.

Cyclone-Tiger Quick Facts
-Missouri leads the all-time series against Iowa State at 140-83.
-The Cyclones have the advantage in Ames at 57-44...ISU had its seven-game home winning streak against the Tigers snapped last season in Ames with a 77-55 MU victory, the largest margin of victory for the Tigers against ISU in Hilton Coliseum.
-The teams split last season with the Cyclones winning in Columbia, 66-65 on a last-second tip-in from Wesley Johnson...it was ISU head coach Greg McDermott's first Big 12 win and first league road win.
-Wesley Johnson is averaging a double-double in two games played against Missouri (15.5 points, 10.0 rebounds)...Johnson tallied 17 points in the loss vs. Missouri last year, tying a career high with five 3-pointers.
-ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 1-1 against Missouri.
-MU head coach Mike Anderson is 1-1 all-time vs. Iowa State.
-Both McDermott and Anderson went to three-straight NCAA Tournaments (2004-06) at their previous head coaching stops; McDermott, Northern Iowa, Anderson, Alabama-Birmingham
-ISU assistant coach T.J. Otzelberger was an assistant at Chipola JC in Florida in 2004-05...he coached Missouri star Stefhon Hannah during the season, helping Chipola advance to the NJCAA national tournament with a 33-4 record.

A Closer Look At Missouri (11-5, 1-0)
-Missouri arrives in Ames with a 11-5 overall record and a 1-0 mark in the Big 12 after a 97-84 defeat of No. 12 Texas on Saturday.
-The Tigers had six players in double figures, led by Keon Lawrence's 18 points...MU scored 59 points and shot 70.4 percent from the field in the second half.
-MU is 0-3 on the road this year, losing to Arkansas (94-91), California (86-72) and Mississippi State (97-75).
-DeMarre Carroll, who is in his first season with the Tigers after transferring from Vanderbilt, is the team leader in scoring at 14.6 ppg...the 6-8 forward ranks third in the Big 12 in field goal percentage, hitting 91-of-155 of his shots (58.7 pct.) from the field.
-Senior Stefhon Hannah is one of the top returners in the Big 12...Hannah is averaging 14.0 points and ranks sixth in the Big 12 in steals...Hannah has also drilled 37 3-pointers and is second in the Big 12 in assists 5.5 apg.
-Junior Leo Lyons, a 6-9 forward from Kansas City, Kan., is averaging 12.1 ppg...Lyons is connecting on an amazing 63.6 percent of his shots from the floor this season.
-The Tigers are one of the top scoring offenses in the nation, ranking 19th nationally and second in the Big 12 at 83.0 ppg.
-MU's traps and full-court pressure have been a staple of head coach Mike Anderson's style...the Tigers rank eighth nationally and second in the Big 12 in steals (10.2 spg).
-The Tigers rank second in the league and seventh nationally in assists per game at 19.0...MU has three players with 40 or more assists this season.

Brackins' Big Night
-Craig Brackins made an immediate splash in his Big 12 debut vs. Baylor...the true freshman set ISU rookie single-game standards in points (33) and 3-pointers (8), going 12-of-17 from the field and 8-of-10 from downtown in the 74-67 loss.
-Brackins' 33 points was one point better than the old mark formerly held by Curtis Stinson (32 vs. Rutgers, 2003-04) and Barry Stevens (32 vs. Northern Iowa, 1981-82).
-His eight treys was one shy off ISU's single-game school mark (9 by Dedric Willoughby vs. Kansas in 1996-97) and it shattered the previous freshman standard formerly held by Jake Sullivan (6 vs. Kansas, 2000-01).
-Brackins' 12 field goals against the Bears ranks second to Ron Harris for most field goals made in a game by a rookie...Harris tallied 13 field goals against Drake in 1980-81.
-He is one of five Big 12 freshmen to score 33 or more points in a game (Kevin Durant, Texas; Michael Beasley, Kansas State; Bernard King, Texas A&M; Aaron Bruce, Baylor) since the league formed in the 1996-97 season.

Offensive Resurgence
-To say the Iowa State offense has been on its mark in its last eight games is an understatement...the Cyclones struggled in the early part of the season primarily because three of its top scorers were battling injuries.
-With the Cyclones finally getting through their injury bug, the ISU lineup has been running on all cylinders.
-In its last eight games, the Cyclones are averaging 75.2 points, shooting 48.4 percent from the field (215-444 FG), hitting 73.9 percent (116-157 FT) of its free-throws and making 37.8 percent (56-148 3FG) of its shots from downtown.
-Through eight games this season, the Cyclones were averaging 57.2 ppg, which ranked 318 of 328 Division I teams in scoring average...ISU has now moved its scoring average total to 66.2 ppg this season.
-Below is a comparison between ISU's offensive numbers through its first eight games and its last seven games.
First Eight Games:
Record Scoring Avg. FG-FGA (%) FT-FTA (%) 3FG-FGA (%)
4-4 57.2 170-415 (41.0) 84-127 (66.1) 34-131 (26.0)
Last Eight Games:
Record Scoring Avg. FG-FGA (%) FT-FTA (%) 3FG-FGA (%)
6-2 75.2 215-444 (48.4) 116-157 (73.9) 56-148 (37.8)

Assists Are Up; Turnovers Are Down
-ISU has done a remarkable job in fixing its early season distribution and turnover problems...in its first three games, ISU dished out only 38 assists (12.6 apg) and committed 56 turnovers (18.7 tpg).
-Since then, the Cyclones have handed out 192 assists (14.7 apg) and committed just 154 turnovers (11.8 tpg) in their last 13 games...ISU has committed 10 or less turnovers in seven of its last 13 games.
-ISU has recorded 18 or more assists in five of its last eight games, averaging 16.2 assists per game in that span.
-ISU ranked 26th nationally in fewest turnovers (12.7 tpg) in the last NCAA statistics (1-10-08).

Free-Throw Shooting
-ISU has been a solid free-throw shooting team all season, making 70.4 percent of its shots from the charity stripe to rank fourth in the Big 12.
-The Cyclones have improved dramatically in recent games, connecting on 75.5 percent (105-139 FT) of their shots at the foul line in the last seven games.
-ISU's starting five (Bryan Petersen, Wesley Johnson, Rahshon Clark, Craig Brackins, Jiri Hubalek) are all hitting at 72.7 percent or above on the season for a combined 76.9 percentage (147-191 FT) at the charity stripe.
-Senior Jiri Hubalek ranks fifth in the Big 12 in free-throw percentage at 78.0 percent...Hubalek has made 32-of-38 free-throws (84.2 percent) in his last eight games.
-Not only is ISU connecting on its shots from the line, it is getting there more often...through ISU's first seven games, the Cyclones shot 100 free-throws...ISU has shot 184 foul shots in its last nine games.

Tough Defense
-ISU has been successful at limiting its opponents from successful shooting nights...the Cyclones are holding their opponents to 39.8 percent shooting from the floor to rank seventh in the league in field goal percentage defense...only five teams this season (Bradley, Drake, Bethune-Cookman, Purdue, Alabama) have shot above 43.0 percent against the Cyclones.
-The Cyclones have held two teams (Winston-Salem State; Oregon State) to below 30 percent shooting from the field.

Defense In The Mac Era
-ISU head coach Greg McDermott has always been a proponent of sound defense and his teams have responded to his coaching...in his second year at the helm, ISU has held 21 teams to below 40 percent shooting, including seven this season.
-ISU has held its opponents to under 60 points 15 times in the Mac era.

Clark Finishing Up Outstanding Career
-Senior Rahshon Clark is in his fourth season as a starter for the Cyclones and is no question one of the team leaders...Clark has started 94 career games and in 48 consecutive games.
-Clark is the only four-year player left on the ISU roster and stuck with Coach McDermott when most of his teammates left after former coach Wayne Morgan was relieved of his duties.
-Clark is one of the most athletic and dynamic players in the Big 12...possessing a 39-inch vertical step jump, Clark's high-flying dunks have excited the Hilton crowd since 2004-05...Clark has 69 career dunks.
-Clark has jumped out to a fantastic start to 2007-08, averaging 10.2 points and 5.5 rebounds...he is shooting 54.5 percent from the floor (60-110 FG)...he has been above 50 percent from the field in 11 of 16 games this season.
-Clark is closing in on an unique mark in Cyclone history...he needs four steals to become the first player in school history to rank in the career top-10 in steals (13th-130), blocks (6th-94) and 3-pointers (9th-94)...he also ranks in the top-20 in career rebounds (20th-565).
-Clark earned all-tournament honors at the Las Vegas Classic.
-Clark needs 20 points (980) to become the 26th member of the 1,000-point club.
-Clark has established himself as one of the top shot blockers in the Big 12 this season (T-8th-1.3 bpg)...Clark is tied for the team lead with 21 swats.
-Clark has excelled at being ISU's go-to defensive stopper, always drawing the assignment of guarding the opposing team's top offensive perimeter player.

Brackins Making Solid Debut
-Heralded rookie sensation Craig Brackins, a 6-10 freshman from Palmdale, Calif., has been impressive in his inaugural season...Brackins, who has started every game so far, was outstanding in his first career game, recording a double-double vs. Winston-Salem State, the first Cyclone freshman to record double-digits in both points (13) and rebounds (10) in their first game.
-Brackins is second on the team in scoring at 12.3 ppg and has two double-doubles and three games with 20 or more points.
-Brackins has scored in double figures in nine of 16 games this season...he posted 23 points vs. Minnesota and Oregon State.
-Brackins was almost unstoppable in his Big 12 debut, breaking the school freshman scoring mark with 33 points on 12-of-17 shooting from the floor and an 8-of-10 effort from beyond the arc...the eight treys also broke the single-game freshman standard for 3-pointers in a game.
-Brackins is one of five Big 12 freshmen to score 33 points or more in a game.
-Brackins is trying to become just the third rookie in ISU history to start every game of their first season: Ron Harris (27, 1980-81) and Adam Haluska (31, 2002-03).
-He is T-8th in the Big 12 in blocks (1.3 bpg)...he is tied for the team lead in blocks with 21 and has a block in 14 of 16 games.
-For post player, Brackins is a great passer, ranking third on the team in assists at 1.8 apg.
-He is 20-of-27 from the field (74.1 percent) from the floor in his last three games.

Hubalek's Improvement
-Jiri Hubalek, a senior center from Prague, Czech Republic, has been a man on a mission in his last nine games.
-Hubalek had been slowed all season by a broken foot that occurred in the preseason and is now just hitting his stride.
-Hubalek always has been a slow starter...he averaged 7.3 points and 4.8 rebounds in his first six games last year, but responded by averaging 12.4 points and 7.4 rebounds in his last 19 games a year ago.
-This year, Hubalek averaged 7.8 points and shot 40 percent (22-55 FG) in his first seven games...however, Hubalek is averaging 15.0 points (135) and is shooting 54.6 percent (47-86 FG) in his last nine games.
-Hubalek ranks fifth in the Big 12 in free-throw percentage (78.0) and has made 84.2 percent (32-38 FT) of his foul shots in the last eight games.
-Hubalek has led ISU in rebounding in 10 of 16 games this season and currently ranks fifth in the Big 12 on the boards with a 7.5 rpg average...his rebounding numbers are even more significant when you take into consideration he is averaging just 22.5 minutes per game.
-Hubalek opened the second half vs. Purdue by scoring ISU's first 16 points in just over a five-minute span...he ended the game with 18 points to help him earn all-tournament honors at the Las Vegas Classic.
-Has has two 20-point games, two double-doubles and a team-high four double-digit rebounding efforts.

Wesley Johnson On The Mend
-ISU's top returning scorer from last season Wesley Johnson got off to a slow start because of injuries...Johnson missed the first four games of the season while nursing a bone bruise in his left foot.
-Although not at 100 percent, Johnson's progress is a positive sign for the Cyclones...Johnson is averaging a team-high 12.5 points and has 21 3-pointers in 12 games.
-In his last six games, Johnson is averaging 15.5 points...he has been in double figures in the last six games.
-Johnson tied his career high with five treys against Albany, scoring 15 points on five-straight possessions in a 3-minute span.
-Johnson is 12-for-29 (41.3 percent) from downtown in his last five games.
-Johnson has nine double figure scoring games and has led ISU in scoring five of 12 games played this year.

Garrett Fitting In
-ISU's improved play has a direct correlation with freshman reserve point guard Diante Garrett's emergence as a leader on the team.
-Garrett is ISU's best dribble penetrator and his ability to get into the paint in recent games as made ISU a much more potent offense.
-Garrett averages 6.6 ppg, 2.7 apg and leads the team with 19 steals.

You're In Good Hands With Petersen
-ISU starting point guard Bryan Petersen may not be the flashiest player, but he has done a tremendous job of starting ISU's offense and taking care of the ball.
-Petersen leads ISU in assists (3.2) and ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 52nd nationally in assist/turnover ratio at 2.26 a/t.
-Petersen has put together an amazing streak of ball protection and efficiency...the recruited walk-on who is now on scholarship has 34 assists and just five turnovers in his last nine games (6.8 a/t ratio)...in seven of the last nine games he has had 0 turnovers.
-Petersen, who averages 5.8 ppg, has hit a team-high 24 3-pointers to boot...24 of his 26 field goals this season have come from long distance.

Iowa State Team Quick Facts
-Iowa State is celebrating 100 years of men's hoops this season...ISU announced a 15-player All-Century team in the summer and will play host to a centennial celebration on Feb. 15-16, inviting back all former letterwinners and coaches for a two-day celebration.
-Iowa State failed to make a 3-pointer in its opening game vs. Winston-Salem State (0-for-12), ending a 63-game streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer.
-ISU held Winston-Salem State to a 25.4 percentage from the floor in the first game...that total ranks 12th on ISU's opponent field goal percentage game lows chart.
-ISU is 9-0 when shooting better than its opponent and 1-6 when shoots worse than its opponent.
-ISU is 7-1 when outrebounding its opponents and 3-5 when getting outrebounded or tying with its opponent on the boards.
-Usually in a basketball game the team that reaches 40 points first is in the drivers seat to win...ISU has reached 40 points first in 14 of 16 games this season, going 10-4 in those games.
-ISU recorded the 400th win in Hilton Coliseum on Dec. 8 against Iowa (56-47).
-ISU has held three teams to under 50 points (Winston-Salem State, Iowa, USC Upstate).

Hilton Magic
-Hilton Coliseum has long been considered one of the toughest places to play in college basketball...built in 1971 and playing in its 37th season, ISU has recorded a 74.4 percent winning mark, compiling a 405-139 record.
-ISU has recorded four undefeated seasons at home since Hilton was erected (1985-86, 1992-93, 1999-00, 2000-01).
-ISU ranked 25th nationally in attendance in 2006-07 (12,489).
-ISU broke the record for most season tickets sold this year with over 10,000 season tickets purchased.
-Fans voted Iowa State and Hilton Coliseum as the nation's No. 1 team in regards to school spirit in a poll during ESPN's “student spirit” week in 2006-07.

Cyclones To Retire Barry Stevens' No. 35
-Barry Stevens, who is ISU's second-leading scorer in school history (2,190 points), will have his jersey retired on Jan. 16 against Missouri...Stevens, who was a two-time first-team all-Big Eight choice in 1984 and 1985, died of a heart attack at the age of 43 on Feb. 21, 2007.
-Stevens is one of seven players in ISU history to have his jersey retired: Waldo Wegner (#14), Gary Thompson (#20) Zaid Abdul-Aziz (#35), Jeff Hornacek (#14), Jeff Grayer (#44) and Fred Hoiberg (#32).

Barry Stevens - 1982-85
Barry Stevens' uncanny long-range shooting and outstanding athletic ability was a perfect fit in Johnny Orr's up-tempo style that helped resurrect the ISU program in the 1980s. The smooth-shooting forward ended his career as ISU's all-time leading scorer - he now ranks second - with 2,190 points. A two-time first-team all-Big Eight selection (1984, 1985), Stevens averaged 21.7 ppg as a senior in 1985 to pace ISU to its first NCAA appearance since 1944. He has the school's second-best single game scoring mark with 47 points.

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