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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Play Host To No. 18 Texas A&M
02.04.2008 | Men's Basketball
IOWA STATE (13-9, 3-4) VS NO. 18 TEXAS A&M (18-4, 4-3)
Feb. 5, 2008 ? 7 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: Dave Armstrong (pxp); Paul Splittorff (color)
The Iowa State-Texas A&M game will be broadcasted by ESPN Regional/Big 12 Network. You can view the game on the following outlets: WOI (Des Moines/Ames), KFXA (Cedar Rapids/Waterloo), Cable One/Spencer Utilities (Sioux City). Because Tuesday's Iowa State-Texas A&M basketball game directly conflicts with ABC network Super Tuesday primary election night coverage, WOI-TV channel 5 in Central Iowa will split its schedule to accommodate viewers who want to watch either the game or election coverage. The game will only be shown on the analog WOI signal. ABC's Super Tuesday coverage will air on WOI's digital/HD signal. All Central Iowa Mediacom cable subscribers will be able to watch the game on WOI channel 5. Other cable company subscribers who receive WOI's analog signal will also be able to see the ISU-Texas A&M on WOI Channel 5.
Dish Network and DirecTV subscribers will not be able to watch the game because WOI provides those networks with its digital/HD signal. Satellite dish subscribers would have to shut down their satellite or use a separate television with a “rabbit ears” antenna to watch the game on channel 5.
KFXA-Fox in Cedar Rapids/Waterloo will also carry the game and will be carried on both its analog and digital/HD channels. The game will also be offered on the ESPN Full Court package.
Cyclone Notebook
-Iowa State (13-9, 3-4) returns home to face No. 18 Texas A&M (18-4, 4-3) on Tuesday in Hilton Coliseum.
-Texas A&M has won the last three games in the series.
-The Aggies will be the second ranked team ISU has faced this season (Kansas)...ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 0-6 against ranked opponents in his two years at ISU.
-ISU has lost seven consecutive games to ranked opponents.
-The Cyclones have won nine consecutive games at home and is 3-0 against Big 12 opponents at home.
-ISU lost to Nebraska (64-56) on Saturday...ISU's leading scorer, Wesley Johnson, did not play in the game...he reinjured his ankle against Colorado on Jan. 29...his status has been upgraded to day-to-day...Johnson has missed five games this season with injuries.
-Rahshon Clark needs one 3-pointer to become the only player in Big 12 history to record 1,000 points, 100 steals, 100 blocks and 100 3-pointers.
-ISU head coach Greg McDermott is trying to record his 250th win as a head coach...McDermott has a 249-152 mark in 14 seasons as a head coach.
-ISU is 9-0 on the season when scoring 70 or more points.
-ISU has scored under 60 points in its last four games.
Last Time Out
-Iowa State fought hard on the road on Saturday but could not overcome 20 turnovers in a 64-56 loss at Nebraska.
-ISU committed 10 turnovers in each half, halting any chances for victory.
-ISU cut the lead to four points with under four minutes remaining, but NU answered with five-straight points to end ISU's chances.
-ISU outshot the Huskers (43.5%-42.6%), marking the first time this season where ISU lost a game when outshooting its opponent...the Cyclones are now 11-1 when shooting better than their opponent.
-Jiri Hubalek led all players with 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the floor...Hubalek scored 13 points in the first half, including nine of ISU's first 12 points to help ISU take an early lead.
-Hubalek, who is 9-of-15 from the field (60 percent) in his last two games, led ISU in rebounding with seven boards...Hubalek, who ranks seventh in the Big 12 in rebounding (7.2 rpg), has led the Cyclones on the boards in 13 of 22 games this year.
-Craig Brackins poured in 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor but committed six of ISU's 20 turnovers...the rookie has been in double figures in seven consecutive games (all Big 12 contests), averaging 15.6 points in conference games only to rank seventh in the league.
-Rahshon Clark scored seven points, grabbed six boards and had one blocked shot in the game...Clark has started in 100 games in his career to rank 10th all-time and he recorded his 100th block of his career to rank sixth all-time...Clark has 99 career 3-pointers...he needs one trey to become the first player in Big 12 history to record 1,000 points, 100 blocks, 100 steals and 100 3-pointers...Clark moved past Vince Brewer to No. 24 on ISU's all-time scoring list with 1,028 career points.
-ISU made 10-of-12 shots from the free-throw line in the game...the Cyclones rank fourth in the Big 12 in free-throw percentage at 70.6 percent.
-ISU lost the battle of the boards, 34-30...the Cyclones have outrebounded just two Big 12 opponents this season.
Cyclone-Aggie Quick Facts
-Iowa State leads the all-time series vs. Texas A&M at 7-5.
-TAMU is one of four Big 12 schools that ISU has the series lead over (Colorado, Baylor and Texas Tech are the others).
-The Aggies have won the last three games in the series, including an 86-81 overtime victory in Ames two years ago.
-ISU has a 3-2 edge in the series in games played in Hilton Coliseum.
-ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 0-1 against Texas A&M.
-TAMU head coach Mark Turgeon played against ISU numerous times while competing at Kansas from 1983-87.
-Turgeon was the head coach at Wichita State from 2001-07, facing ISU head coach Greg McDermott a number of times when he was head coach at UNI (2002-06).
-McDermott is 7-4 all-time against Turgeon-coached teams.
-Turgeon is 0-1 as a head coach vs. ISU, as WSU lost to ISU, 76-65 in Hilton Coliseum in the first round of the 2003 NIT.
-ISU assistant coach Jean Prioleau was an assistant on Turgeon's WSU staff from 2001-05.
-ISU's Wesley Johnson and TAMU's Josh Carter were teammates in the summer on the Athletes in Action team that toured Australia...Carter led the team in scoring and Johnson was second on the team in scoring, averaging 14.3 points on the 7-game tour.
-Johnson was 7-of-11 from the field en route to 17 points in TAMU's 73-49 win against ISU last season in College Station.
A Closer Look At No. 18 Texas A&M (18-4, 4-3)
-No. 18 Texas A&M (18-4, 4-3) is on a three-game winning streak after a 60-52 win over Oklahoma on Saturday, rallying from a six-point halftime deficit.
-The Aggies were led by Joseph Jones, who had 18 points and six boards.
-The Aggies are an extremely balanced team, with six players averaging between 13.4-8.5 ppg.
-Senior Joseph Jones is one of the best big men in the Big 12, averaging 11.8 points and 5.4 rebounds.
-Junior Josh Carter is the team's top scorer at 13.4 ppg and has drilled 50 treys, the second-most in the Big 12 behind Texas' A.J. Abrams.
-Carter is a career 43.5 percent shooter from downtown, ranking second all-time on the Big 12's career 3-point shooting percentage list to ISU's Dedric Willoughby (1996-97, 45.1 percent).
-Senior guard Dominique Kirk, who averages 8.5 ppg., is sixth in the Big 12 in assists (3.9) and second in the league in assist/turnover ratio (2.83 a/t).
-The Aggies are one of the best rebounding teams in the nation, ranking fourth nationally and first in the Big 12 in rebounding margin at +9.2.
-TAMU ranks second in the Big 12 and eighth nationally in field goal percentage, connecting on 49.0 percent of its shots from the floor.
-The Aggies are the worst free-throw shooting team in the conference, making 62.1 percent from the charity stripe.
Recent ISU Trends
-ISU has failed to score 60 points or more in the last four games, averaging 57.3 ppg...in its 10 games prior, the Cyclones scored 67 or more points in each game.
-ISU is averaging 10.4 points from its bench in Big 12 play.
-ISU outshot Nebraska from the field, losing its first game this season when outshooting its opponent...ISU is 11-1 when outshooting its opponent.
-ISU has outrebounded two of seven Big 12 opponents.
-ISU has shot more free-throws than its opponents in four of seven league games...ISU has attempted 34 more free-throws than its opponents in conference play.
-ISU has had less or the same amount of fouls as its opponent in five of seven conference games.
-ISU averaged 5.2 steals per game in non-conference play...the Cyclones are averaging 6.6 steals in league action.
-ISU had three walk-ons (Bryan Petersen, Sean Haluska, Cameron Lee) play 76 minutes in the Colorado win.
ISU/McDermott Against Rated Opponents
-ISU is 69-197 all-time against ranked opponents (ranked at tip)...Texas A&M is ISU's second ranked opponent it has faced this season.
-ISU's last win against a ranked opponent was a 96-79 win over No. 25 Colorado on Feb. 5, 2006...25 of ISU's 69 wins vs. ranked opponents have occurred against top-10 teams.
-ISU is 7-99 vs. ranked opponents on the road and 46-58 vs. ranked opponents at home.
-ISU's last win against a ranked team on the road was a 63-61 overtime victory over No. 2 Kansas on Feb. 19, 2005.
-ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 0-6 vs. ranked opponents while at Iowa State...his all-time record vs. ranked opponents as a Division I head coach is 6-11.
-ISU has lost seven games in a row to ranked opponents.
70 Is The Magic Number
-Keeping the opposition from getting into a high-scoring game increases ISU's chances of winning...in the McDermott era, ISU is 26-10 when its opponents score under 70 points...ISU has given up 70 points 17 times to its opponents since McDermott took over, going 2-15.
-On the opposite end, Cyclones are 9-0 when reaching 70 points this season.
Don't Foul!
-Keeping fouls at a minimum has always been a staple of Greg McDermott-coached teams...ISU ranked 33rd nationally (16.5 fpg) in McDermott's first season at the helm a year ago.
-This season, the Cyclones have continued its strong track record of guarding opponents without fouling, ranking 23rd nationally in least fouls per game (15.8 fpg).
Congratulations Graduates!
-ISU has two members of its team who graduated in December and are currently enrolled in graduate classes in seniors Jiri Hubalek and Mark Currie.
-Hubalek earned a degree in liberal arts and sciences and Currie graduated in civil engineering.
Clark Closing In On Rare Big 12 Milestone
-ISU senior Rahshon Clark is wrapping up a solid career and is surpassing a number milestones in his final season.
-He is already the only player in ISU history to rank in the top-10 in career blocks, steals and 3-pointers.
-Clark has a chance to became the only player in Big 12 history to accomplish a rare feat...Clark currently has 1,027 career points, 136 career steals, 100 career blocks and 99 career 3-pointers...he needs one trey to become the only player in the Big 12 era (1996-97) to achieve 1,000 points, 100 steals, 100 3-pointers and 100 blocks in a career.
-Texas' Kris Clack (1996-99) accomplished the feat, but he played one season in the Southwest Conference.
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.
Turnovers Are Down
-ISU ranks 39th nationally and is tied for fourth in the Big 12 in fewest amount of turnovers (13.3 tpg).
-ISU has had five games with under 10 turnovers this season.
Free-Throw Shooting
-ISU has been a solid free-throw shooting team all season, making 70.6 percent of its shots from the charity stripe to rank fourth in the Big 12.
-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 318 foul shots in its last 15 games.
Tough Defense
-ISU has been successful at limiting its opponents from successful shooting nights...the Cyclones are holding their opponents to 40.6 percent shooting from the floor to rank seventh in the league in field goal percentage defense...only seven teams this season (Bradley, Drake, Bethune-Cookman, Purdue, Alabama, Missouri, Kansas) 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.
-ISU has held four teams to below 50 points, including a season-low 41 by Colorado...the 41 points is the lowest tally by a conference opponent since Kansas State scored 40 points in 1983.
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 22 teams to below 40 percent shooting, including eight this season.
-ISU has held its opponents to under 60 points 16 times in the Mac era.
Scoring In Bunches
-ISU has many players who have the ability to record a lot of points in a short period of time.
-Seven times this season, a Cyclone has recorded 14 or more points in a half...Craig Brackins had 18 points in the second half vs. Baylor en route to an ISU freshmen record 33 points.
Top ISU Individual Half Scoring Totals
18 Craig Brackins, 2nd half vs. Baylor
17 Craig Brackins, 1st half vs. Minnesota
17 Wesley Johnson, 2nd half vs. Albany
15 Craig Brackins, 1st half vs. Baylor
16 Jiri Hubalek, 2nd half vs. Purdue
15 Jiri Hubalek, 1st half vs. Texas Southern
14 Wesley Johnson, 2nd half vs. Missouri
-In the Albany game, Johnson scored 15 consecutive ISU points on five-straight possessions in a three-minute span...Johnson scored 13 points in the first 8:23 minutes of the first half vs. North Dakota.
-Against Purdue, Hubalek recorded ISU's first 16 points of the second half in a five-minute span.
-Against Baylor, Brackins scored 15 points in the final 5:36 of the first half to help ISU forge a 38-31 halftime lead.
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 100 career games and in 54 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 71 career dunks.
-Clark is averaging 9.6 points and 5.4 rebounds...he is shooting 53.1 percent from the floor (78-147 FG)...he has been above 50 percent from the field in 13 of 22 games this season.
-Clark is the only player in school history to rank in the career top-10 in steals (10th-137), blocks (6th-100) and 3-pointers (9th-99)...he also ranks in the top-20 in career rebounds (19th-596)...he needs three rebounds to pass Jackson Vroman (598 rebounds) at No. 18 on the all-time list.
-Clark earned all-tournament honors at the Las Vegas Classic.
-Clark became the 26th player in ISU history to join the 1,000-point club after scoring 10 points vs. Oklahoma State...Clark ranks 24th all-time in ISU's career scoring chart with 1,028 points...he needs five points to pass Terry Woods at No. 23 (1,032 points) on the all-time list.
-The senior needs one 3-pointer to become the only player in Big 12 history to record 1,000 points, 100 steals, 100 blocks and 100 3-pointers in a career.
-He is tied for eighth in the Big 12 in blocks (1.23 bpg).
-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 12.4 ppg and has two double-doubles and three games with 20 or more points.
-Brackins has scored in double figures in 13 of 20 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).
-Brackins is averaging 15.6 ppg in conference play, reaching double figures in all seven Big 12 games.
-In league games only, Brackins is 14-of-34 (41.2 percent) from 3-point range after making 4-of-18 (22.3 percent) in non-conference play.
-Brackins has 27 blocks this year, which ties for the fourth-best total for an ISU rookie...he is tied for eighth in the Big 12 in blocks at 1.23 bpg.
Hubalek's Improvement
-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 13.9 points (209) and is shooting 51.1 percent (71-139 FG) in his last 15 games.
-Hubalek has led ISU in rebounding in 13 of 22 games this season and is currently seventh in the Big 12 on the boards with a 7.2 rpg average.
-Hubalek is 9-of-15 from the field (60 percent) in his last two games.
-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.
-Hubalek has added 35 pounds of muscle since joining the Cyclones in the 2005-06 season.
Wesley Johnson Leads The Team
-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.
-Unfortunately, Johnson reinjured his foot in the Colorado game (Jan. 29) and missed the Nebraska...his status is listed as day-to-day.
-Johnson is averaging a team-high 13.9 points and has 31 3-pointers in 17 games.
-He had a streak of 10 consecutive games with double figures until playing just eight minutes in the Colorado game.
-He had scored 20 points or more in the four games prior to the CU game, the longest 20-point streak for a Cyclones since Curtis Stinson scored 20 or more points in six-straight games in the 2005-06 season.
-Johnson tied his career high with five treys against Albany, scoring 15 points on five-straight possessions in a 3-minute span.
-Johnson has 13 double figure scoring games, six 20-point games and has led ISU in scoring nine of 17 games played this year, including four in a row.
-Johnson had back-to-back 20-point games, including a career-high 24 vs. Oklahoma State, to help him earn Big 12 Player of the Week honors (Jan. 14-20).
-Johnson is averaging 16.3 points in Big 12 play to rank sixth.
-Johnson has 63 career 3-pointers to rank 17th all-time on ISU's list.
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 (3.3) and ranks seventh in the Big 12 and 56th nationally in assist/turnover ratio at 2.00 a/t.
-Petersen has put together an amazing streak of ball protection and efficiency...the recruited walk-on who is now on scholarship has 54 assists and just 18 turnovers in his last 15 games (3.0 a/t ratio)...in eight of the last 15 games he has had 0 turnovers.
-Petersen, who averages 5.1 ppg, has hit 28 3-pointers to boot...77 of his 91 field goals attempted 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 11-1 when shooting better than its opponent and 2-8 when shoots worse than its opponent.
-ISU is 9-1 when outrebounding its opponents and 4-8 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 16 of 22 games this season, going 12-4 in those games.
-ISU recorded the 400th win in Hilton Coliseum on Dec. 8 against Iowa (56-47).
-ISU has held four teams to under 50 points (Winston-Salem State, Iowa, USC Upstate, Colorado).
-ISU is 11-1 when making more free-throws than its opponent.
-ISU is 9-0 when scoring over 70 points.
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 74.6 percent winning mark, compiling a 408-139 record.
-ISU has won nine consecutive games at home.
-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 ranks third in the Big 12 in attendance, averaging 13,193 per game.
-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.
-In a recent Chicago Tribune article, Hilton Coliseum was ranked as one of the top-seven “College Basketball Heavens”...the article states, “Whenever in-state rival Iowa, Texas, Kansas or Missouri come to town, the noise and tension level goes to another level.”
Cyclones Sign Four
-Iowa State head coach Greg McDermott picked up four players who signed letters of intent to play basketball at Iowa State next season:
Dominique Buckley, G, 6-2, 190, Fr., Detroit, Mich. (Romulus)
Wes Eikmeier, G, 6-3, 175, Fr., Fremont, Neb. (Bergan)
Justin Hamilton, C, 6-11, 220, Fr., Alpine, Utah (Lone Peak)
Clinton Mann, F, 6-7, 220, Fr., Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Cyclones Retire Barry Stevens' No. 35
-Barry Stevens, who is ISU's second-leading scorer in school history (2,190 points), had 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.
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