Cyclones Head To Lubbock

Iowa State (14-12, 4-7) At Texas Tech (14-11, 5-6)
Feb. 23, 2008 ? 12:45 p.m.
Lubbock, Texas ? United Spirit Arena (15,098)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (color)
Television: ESPN Regional/Big 12 Network
Talent: Fred White (pxp); Paul Splittorff (color)

The Iowa State-Texas Tech game will be broadcasted by ESPN Region/Big 12 Network. You can view the game on the following outlets in Iowa: WOI (Des Moines/Ames), KXVO (Omaha), KFXA (Cedar Rapids/Waterloo), KQEG (LaCrosse), KYOU (Ottumwa), Spencer Utilites/Cable One (Sioux City). The game will be available on the ESPN Full Court package.

Cyclone Notebook
-Iowa State (14-12, 4-7) travels to Lubbock, Texas to face Texas Tech (14-11, 5-6) on Saturday...TTU is tied for sixth in the Big 12 standings at 5-6 and the Cyclones are among four teams tied for eighth in the league with 4-7 marks.
-TTU has won six of the last seven meetings in the series.
-The Cyclones have a week off since their last game, a 60-52 comeback win against Nebraska last Saturday...the game was held during ISU's Centennial Celebration, where ISU celebrated 100 years of men's basketball by inviting back all of its alumni and honoring its 15-member All-Century team at halftime.
-The win ended a four-game losing streak for the Cyclones and gave ISU head coach Greg McDermott his 250th victory of his career.
-The Cyclones won the game despite scoring the lowest half total (11) in Big 12 history in the first half...down 24-11 at the break, the Cyclones outscored the Huskers 49-28 in the second half to win the game.
-It marked the second time this season where ISU scored 15 points or less in a half and came back to score 40 or more points in the second half for a comeback win.
-ISU was down 22-15 against Colorado earlier in the year, but outscored the Buffs, 42-19 in the second half to came away with a 57-41 victory on Jan. 29.

Last Time Out
-In one of the most bizarre twists of two halves, Iowa State rallied from a 24-11 halftime deficit and outscored Nebraska 49-28 in the second half en route to a 60-52 comeback win over the Huskers on Saturday.
-ISU's 11 first half points was the lowest half total for ISU in the modern era and the lowest in Big 12 history.
-On the flip side, the 49 points scored in the second half by ISU was a season high.
-The Cyclones made just 4-of-21 shots from the floor (19.0 percent) and committed 15 turnovers in the opening period...they countered by going 14-of-24 from the floor (58.3 percent) and registering 0 turnovers in the second half.
-Reserve Sean Haluska was the main reason for ISU's resurgence, tallying career highs in points (12) and three-pointers made (3), all in the second half.
-Haluska, who began the year 0-for-26 from 3-point range, is now 8-of-13 from downtown and averaging 6.3 ppg in his last seven games.
-Senior center Jiri Hubalek also came alive in the second half, scoring all 12 of his points in the second period...Hubalek has led or tied for the team lead in scoring in the last six games...Hubalek is averaging 19.0 points and shooting 50 percent from the floor (33-66) in his last five games.
-Hubalek tallied one block to give him 46 in his career, ranking 20th on ISU's all-time blocked shots list.
-Senior forward Rahshon Clark continued his dominating play on the boards, registering a team-high 13 caroms to go along with his 10 points...it was Clark's second double-double of the season and the sixth of his career.
-Clark is averaging 12.0 rpg in his last three games and his effort vs. NU moves him to No. 16 on ISU's career rebounding list (637).
-Bryan Petersen scored all nine of his points in the second half, including two big treys in the opening minutes of the second half to jumpstart the comeback...Petersen is 5-of-8 from 3-point range (62.5 percent) in his last two games.
-ISU outrebounded NU, 32-31, ending its four-game streak of being outboarded.

Cyclone-Red Raider Quick Facts
-Iowa State leads the all-time series vs. Texas Tech at 8-7.
-The Red Raiders have a 4-2 advantage in games played in Lubbock.
-TTU has won six of the last seven meetings in the series and won three-straight games in Lubbock.
-The last two games in the series have been extremely close...the Cyclones lost 63-61 in Ames last season after Rahshon Clark missed a free-throw to tie the game with just :11 seconds left...in the 2006 game in Lubbock, ISU fell 76-73...ISU had two chances to win or tie, but ISU turned the ball over on back-to-back possessions to end its chances.
-ISU will not have to face former TTU head coach Bobby Knight, who resigned three weeks ago...Knight's son, Pat, has taken over head coaching duties...Bobby Knight was 10-1 all-time against Iowa State.
-ISU senior Jiri Hubalek has had success against the Red Raiders in his career, averaging 19.0 points and 5.5 rebounds in two games...Hubalek tallied 25 points and eight rebounds vs. the Red Raiders in last season's game.
-Wesley Johnson scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in his only meeting vs. Tech last season.
-ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 0-1 all-time vs. Texas Tech...in McDermott's first year at UNI (2001-02), he brought his Panther team to Lubbock to play in the Ford Red Raider Classic...UNI did not play Texas Tech in the tournament, however.

A Closer Look At Texas Tech (14-11, 5-6)
-Texas Tech (14-11, 5-6) is fresh off an 87-69 thumping of Colorado in Boulder on Wednesday...TTU shot 61.8 percent from the floor in the win
-Alan Voskuil and John Roberson both scored 20 points to pace the Red Raiders.
-TTU is 2-3 since Pat Knight took over head coaching duties from his his father, Bob, on Feb. 4, 2007.
-Senior Martin Zeno is one of the Big 12's best guards, averaging 16.0 ppg to rank seventh in the Big 12 in scoring.
-Zeno is the second-best active scorer among Big 12 players with 1,817 points, ranking sixth on the school's all-time scoring chart.
-Junior guard Alan Voskuil is one of the best long-distance marksman in the league, making 54-of-100 3-point attempts for a league-high 54.0 percent clip.
-Voskuil, who averages 13.1 ppg, ranks third in the league free-throw percentage, making 64-of-79 of his free-throw attempts (81.0 percent).
-Guard John Roberson is among the Big 12's top rookies, averaging 12.5 ppg...Roberson is hitting 40.5 percent of his shots from downtown (43-106 3FG).
-Roberson ranks eighth in the Big 12 in assists, dishing out six or more assists in three of the last five games.
-The Red Raiders rank third in the league in field goal percentage, hitting 47.3 percent of their shots from the floor.
-TTU ranks 10th in the league in rebounding margin (-2.3).

Players Mentioned

Rahshon Clark

Rahshon Clark

Sean Haluska

Sean Haluska

Jiri Hubalek

Jiri Hubalek

Wesley Johnson

Wesley Johnson

Bryan Petersen

Bryan Petersen

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