A Special Weekend For Iowa State Basketball

Iowa State (13-12, 3-7) vs. Nebraska (14-8, 3-6)
Feb. 16, 2008 ? 3 p.m.? Ames, Iowa ? Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (color)
Television: ESPN Regional/Big 12 Network
Talent: Brad Sham (pxp); Stephen Howard (color)

The Iowa State-Nebraska game will be broadcasted by ESPN Regional/Big 12 Network. You can view the game on the following outlets in Iowa: WOI (Des Moines/Ames), KXVO (Omaha/Council Bluffs), KFXA (Cedar Rapids/Waterloo), KQEG (LaCrosse), KYOU (Ottumwa), KXLT (Mason City/Rochester), Spencer Utilities/Cable One (Sioux City). The game will NOT be available on the ESPN Full Court package.

Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State (13-12, 3-7) plays host to Nebraska (14-8, 3-6), winners of three of its last five games, on Saturday hoping to avenge a 64-56 loss to NU in Lincoln earlier this year.
-It will be a special afternoon for Iowa State men's basketball, as ISU will honor 100 years of Cyclone men's basketball with its Centennial Celebration.
-An autograph session for the members of the All-Century team will take place from 9:30-11:15 a.m. in the Hilton concourse.
-Seven players of ISU's 15-member All-Century team will be in attendance: Gary Thompson (1955-57), Zaid Abdul-Aziz (1966-68), Hercle Ivy (1973-76), Jeff Grayer (1985-88), Fred Hoiberg (1992-95), Kelvin Cato (1996-97) and Jake Sullivan (2001-04)...all seven will be honored in a special halftime ceremony.
-An alumni game will also be held from Noon-1:30 p.m...50 former Cyclone stars have signed up to play in the game.
-All alumni in attendance, plus video tributes from former coaches, will be honored after the game has ended...fans are encouraged to stick around after the game.
-The first 10,000 fans in attendance will receive a special commemorative 100 years of ISU basketball poster...the definitive DVD, Iowa State Basketball...A Century of Memories, Moments, and Magic will also be for sale in the concourse of Hilton for $19.99.

Last Time Out
-Iowa State lost its fourth-straight game and sixth of its last seven with a 76-64 defeat to Oklahoma in Norman on Wednesday.
-OU went on a 7-0 run late in the second half to break open a close game.
-The Sooners made 25-of-29 shots from the free-throw line, while the Cyclones attempted just 11 shots from the charity stripe, connecting on 10.
-ISU again struggled from the field, hitting below 40 percent (39.7 pct.) for the third game in a row and the 6th time in 10 league games.
-ISU is now 1-7 when its opponent score 70 points or more...ISU is 9-0 when scoring 70 or more points.
-ISU made 8-of-19 from 3-point range (42.1 pct.), including a 6-of-11 effort in the first half...Bryan Petersen was 3-of-4 from beyond the arc to lead ISU's 3-point attack.
-Jiri Hubalek led ISU in scoring for the fifth-straight game with 23 points, his sixth 20-point scoring outing of his career and second in a row.
-Hubalek is averaging 20.7 ppg and shooting 53.7 percent (29-54 FG) from the floor in his last four games...Hubalek is seventh in the league in rebounding at 7.1 rpg.
-Rahshon Clark was ISU's leader on the boards for the second-straight game with nine caroms...Clark has 23 boards (11.5 rpg) in his last two games.
-Clark needs 11 boards to move past Robert Estes to No. 16 on the school's all-time rebounding list.
-Clark has started 103 games in his career, tying for ninth all-time in school history with Justus Thigpen.
-Diante Garrett came off the bench to tally 10 points and one steal...Garrett, who leads ISU in steals with 24, has scored in double figures in his last two games, averaging 10.0 points and shooting 50 percent from the field (7-14 FG).
-The Cyclones made 10-of-11 shots from the foul line to improve their season percentage to 71.2 percent to rank fourth in the Big 12...ISU has not shot above 70 percent from the free-throw line in a season since hitting 74.8 percent in the 2001-02 season.
-Hubalek has made 14-of-16 (87.5 pct.) from the free-throw line in his last two games and Wesley Johnson has made 12 consecutive free-throws.

Cyclone-Cornhusker Quick Facts
-Nebraska leads the all-time series at 129-96.
-ISU leads the series against Nebraska in games played in Ames at 58-48.
-ISU ended a two-game losing streak to Nebraska in Hilton Coliseum last season, defeating the Huskers, 71-62 on Jan. 10, 2007.
-ISU fell to the Huskers earlier this season in Lincoln, 64-56...the Cyclones played the game without their top scorer Wesley Johnson, who sat out the game after reinjuring his ankle.
-Jiri Hubalek had 18 points in the game to pace the Cyclones, but ISU could not overcome their 20 turnovers, the highest total vs. a Big 12 opponent this year.
-Aleks Maric had 14 points and 13 boards to help the Huskers...he earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors after his performance.
-Wesley Johnson is averaging 16.0 points and 8.5 rebounds in two games vs. the Huskers...he tallied his first 20-point game of his career at Lincoln (22 points) in ISU's 69-63 win.
-Rahshon Clark is 14-of-15 (93.3 percent) from the free-throw line in seven games played against Nebraska.
-NU's senior Aleks Maric has been a thorn in ISU's side throughout his career...the center is averaging 24.0 points and 11.6 rebounds in his last five games vs. ISU.
-Maric scored 37 points and grabbed 16 boards at ISU in 2006 and he had 36 points and 12 boards against the Cyclones in Lincoln last year.
-Maric is the only player to score over 36 points vs. ISU in the last four years.

A Closer Look At Nebraska (14-8, 3-6)
-Nebraska (14-8, 3-6), winners of three of its last five games, is fresh off a heartbreaking overtime loss to Missouri at home on Wednesday (86-78).
-The Cornhuskers were led by Aleks Maric, who had 32 points and 16 rebounds.
-Maric is once again NU's go-to player, leading the team in scoring (16.5) and rebounding (9.6)...Maric's rebounding average ranks third in the Big 12.
-Maric, who has scored 36 or more points vs. ISU twice in his career, ranks 10th on NU's career scoring list with 1,473 points.
-Maric ranks second in the Big 12 and in the top-50 nationally in field goal percentage, connecting on 131-of-234 of his shots from the floor (56.0 pct.).
-Sophomore Ryan Anderson is averaging 9.5 points and has a team-high 38 treys for the Huskers...Anderson is shooting 78.8 percent from the free-throw line.
-The Huskers have a slew of newcomers in the lineup, led by junior Ade Dagunduro, who averages 8.9 points and 4.0 rebounds.
-Freshman Cookie Miller, a quick, 5-7 guard, leads the team with 90 assists.
-The Huskers rank first in the Big 12 and 10th nationally in scoring defense, holding their opponents to 60.2 points per game.
-NU has held five opponents to under 50 points this season.
-NU ranks third in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally in FG pct. defense (39.5 pct.).
-NU leads the Big 12 and ISU ranks second in the league in least amount of personal fouls per game...the Huskers average just 15.7 fpg and the Cyclones average 15.9 fpg.

Iowa State Team/Player Quickies
-Cory Johnson suffered a sprained left knee in the Oklahoma game and is doubtful for Saturday's game.
-Jiri Hubalek has led ISU in scoring in five-straight games and is averaging 20.7 points and shooting 53.7 percent (29-54 FG) from the floor in his last four games...he has reached 20 or more points and made 14-of-16 shots (87.5 pct.) at the free-throw line in the last two games.
-Hubalek has been in double figures in the first half in his last four games (Oklahoma-12, Texas-10, Texas A&M-11, Nebraska-13), averaging 11.3 first-half points in the last 4 games.
-Rahshon Clark is averaging 11.5 rebounds in his last two games...he needs 11 boards to pass Robert Estes and move into No. 16 on ISU's career rebounding list...he has 624 career rebounds.
-Clark needs two blocks to crack ISU's single-season blocked shots chart...Clark has 29 blocks on the season to rank 11th in the Big 12.
-Diante Garrett has been in double figures in two straight games, averaging 10.0 points and shooting 50 percent (7-14 FG) from the field in that span.
-Wesley Johnson needs four 3-pointers to move past Julius Michalik to No. 16 on ISU's career 3-pointers made list...Johnson has 68 career treys.
-Johnson has made 12 consecutive free-throws.
-ISU is fourth in the Big 12 in free-throw shooting at 71.2 percent...the Cyclones have made 23-of-27 shots (85.2 percent) from the charity stripe in their last two games.
-ISU has shot below 40 percent from the floor in its last three games, averaging 37.2 percent (67-180 FG) in that span.
-ISU has held its opponents to 38.2 percent shooting (47-123 FG) from the floor in its last two games.

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