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Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Travels To Drake For In-State Showdown
11.16.2009 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (2-0) will travel to Drake (0-1) on Tuesday in an in-state showdown on Mediacom. Cyclone fans can also watch the game online through a Clone Zone subscription on cyclones.com. It will be the first of three games the Cyclones will play against their in-state rivals this season. ISU will play host to Northern Iowa (Dec. 2) and Iowa (Dec. 11).
Who: Iowa State (2-0, 0-0) at Drake (0-1, 0-0)
When: Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 ? 7 p.m.
Where: Des Moines, Iowa ? Drake Knapp Center (7,152)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (color)
Television: Mediacom
Talent: Larry Morgan (pxp); Al Lorenzen (color)
Live Stats: cyclones.com
Online Video: Clone Zone (video feed will be Knapp Center videoboard feed and audio will be Drake Radio Network play-by-play)
Online Audio: Clone Zone (Cyclone Radio Network)
Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State (2-0) will travel to Drake (0-1) on Tuesday in an in-state showdown on Mediacom...the game will also be available on Clone Zone.
- It will be the first of three games the Cyclones will play against their in-state rivals this season...ISU will play host to Northern Iowa (Dec. 2) and Iowa (Dec. 11).
- The Cyclones won their last mythical state championship in the 2005-06 season, sweeping Drake, Northern Iowa and Iowa.
- The Drake game will be ISU's third in five days.
- The Cyclones will try to end a three-game losing streak to the Bulldogs.
- ISU junior forward LaRon Dendy, who had 16 points and seven boards in his Cyclone debut vs. Idaho State, sprained a knee in practice Saturday morning...he did not play against Chicago State and is expected to be out for at least two weeks.
- ISU improved to 2-0 with a 72-50 win over Chicago State on Sunday...ISU's top-two scorers (Marquis Gilstrap; Craig Brackins) struggled offensively, making just 4-of-23 shots combined...however, ISU forced 20 turnovers and held CSU to 28.6 percent from the field, the first opponent to shoot below 30 percent vs. ISU since Oregon State (11-30-07).
Last Time Out
- Iowa State improved to 2-0 with a 72-50 win over Chicago State Sunday afternoon.
- The Cyclones struggled on offense, shooting 40.7 percent from the floor and committing 16 turnovers.
- However, ISU held the Cougars to 28.6 percent shooting from the floor, the first time ISU kept an opponent below 30 percent since Oregon State shot 28.2 percent against ISU on Nov. 30, 2007.
- ISU is now 24-2 in the Greg McDermott era when scoring more than 70 points and 27-2 when keeping an opponent below 60 points.
- The strong Cyclone defense also registered double digits in blocks for the first time since posting 11 last year vs. Houston Baptist.
- ISU preseason All-American Craig Brackins was the leader in the swat party, blocking a career-high six shots...Brackins, who scored seven points in the game, was held below double figures for the first time since scoring four against SIU-Edwardsville on Jan. 3, 2009, ending a 19-game double-figure scoring streak.
- Brackins' six blocks ties for 11th on ISU's single-game swat chart...it is the most by a Cyclone since Jared Homan tallied seven blocks vs. Minnesota on March 18, 2005.
- His seven points moved him to No. 24 on ISU's all-time scoring list with 1,035 pts.
- Marquis Gilstrap posted his first double-double in the Chicago State game with 11 points and 15 boards...his 15 rebounds is the most by a Cyclone since Brackins grabbed 16 vs. Houston Baptist last season.
- Diante Garrett, who is averaging 6.0 apg this year, handed out five assists, the 26th time in his career where he tallied five or more assists in a game.
- Garrett moved to the No. 13 spot on ISU's all-time assists list with 264.
- Scott Christopherson came off the bench to score in double figures for the second consecutive game with a team-high 12 points...Christopherson is 8-for-12 from the field (66.7 percent) and 4-of-6 from downtown (66.7 percent) on the season.
- Lucca Staiger hit two treys and Jamie Vanderbeken was 3-for-3 from downtown against Chicago State...Staiger has made two or more treys in a game 25 times in his career.
- ISU has been impressive from long-range, making 16-of-31 shots from beyond the arc (51.6 percent).
- ISU is averaging 7.5 blocks and forcing 17.0 turnovers in the first two games.
Cyclones Earn Preseason Big 12 Awards
- ISU junior Craig Brackins and senior Marquis Gilstrap (pronounced Mar-KWEZ) were honored in the 2009-10 Big 12 Preseason Coaches Awards...Brackins was a preseason All-Big 12 First-Team pick and Gilstrap, a junior college transfer from Gulf Coast C.C. [Fla.], was selected as the 2009 Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year.
- Gilstrap began his NCAA time clock in the 2005-06 season at Palm Beach C.C...after suffering a severe leg injury, he left school and worked during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 basketball seasons.
- He went back to school last year (2008-09) at Gulf Coast C.C., where he earned Panhandle Conference Player of the Year honors after averaging 22.6 points and 10.1 rebounds...he is listed as a senior because this is his fifth season of eligibility according to the NCAA “five years to play four” rule.
Cyclone-Bulldog Quick Facts
- The Iowa State-Drake series is one of the oldest annual rivalries west of the Mississippi...the two teams have met every season since 1908.
- ISU leads the all-time series at 104-64 and has the advantage in games played in Des Moines at 46-39.
- The Bulldogs have won the last three games in the series, including last season's 66-63 victory in Hilton Coliseum...Drake has not won four-straight in the series since 1973-77.
- In last year's game in Hilton Coliseum, ISU's Lucca Staiger fell one shy of the school mark for 3-pointers made in a game by going 8-of-11 from downtown...he finished with a career-high 24 points.
- ISU's preseason All-American Craig Brackins is averaging 8.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in his two games against the Bulldogs...he holds a 15.7-point and 7.2-rebound average in his career.
- The Cyclones would certainly like to forget the last time they played at the Knapp Center...ISU lost 79-44...the 35-point win was the largest margin of victory for Drake in the series.
- To say that senior Josh Young has been instrumental in Drake's three-game winning streak would be an understatement...Young has dominated the Cyclones in his first three meetings, scoring 18, 23 and 19 points, respectively...he is averaging 20.0 points, shooting 52.7 percent from the floor (19-36 FG), 64.7 percent from 3-point range (11-17 3FG) and 91.7 percent from the free-throw line (11-12 FT).
- ISU head coach Greg McDermott has faced Drake a number of times in his career...he is 8-5 all-time vs. Drake, going 8-2 vs. the Bulldogs as head coach at UNI...he is 0-3 against Drake as the Cyclone mentor...he is 1-7 against Missouri Valley teams since taking over the head coaching duties at Iowa State.
- ISU junior Lucca Staiger and Drake sophomore Frank Wiseler were roommates and teammates at the Urspring Academy in Germany.
- Many of the Drake and Iowa State players competed together as teammates in the summer Capital City League in Des Moines.
A Closer Look At Drake
- Drake (0-1) has one game under its belt, falling at home to IUPUI, 88-82...IUPUI shot 67.3 percent from the field and shot a scorching 76.2 percent from the floor in the second half.
- The Bulldogs shot well also, making 50.9 percent of their shots, including a 13-of-26 showing (50 percent) from downtown.
- Ryan Wedel, who was playing in his first game after transferring from Arkansas State, led the Bulldogs with 23 points behind a 4-of-6 effort from 3-point range.
- Drake was playing without its star Josh Young, who sat out with a hip pointer...Young was a 2008 First-Team All-MVC pick after leading the league in scoring...he averaged 15.4 points last season and enters his senior year tied for seventh on the school career scoring list (1,328).
- Wedel, Ben Simons, Seth VanDeest and Frank Wiseler all started in their first game for the Bulldogs...Simons, a freshman forward from Cadillac, Mich., scored 12 points and made 4-of-8 from downtown vs. IUPUI.
- Wiseler, a 6-2 guard who redshirted last year, had nine points and dished out seven assists against IUPUI.
Iowa State Team Quick Facts
- ISU's opponents are averaging 21.5 points in the opening half.
- ISU has lost eight-straight road games.
- ISU has scored 70 points or more in both games this season, averaging 80.0 ppg...ISU is 24-2 in the Greg McDermott era when scoring 70 points or more.
- ISU is 9-0 when shooting 50 percent or above in the McDermott era.
- ISU is 27-2 in the McDermott era when its opponents score under 60 points.
Iowa State Player Quick Facts
- Diante Garrett has the team's best current starting streak at 34-straight games.
- Garrett has handed out five or more assists 26 times in his career and in both games this season...Garrett ranks 13th on ISU's all-time career assist chart with 264.
- Garrett has a 6.0 assist/turnover ratio so far this season (12/2).
- Lucca Staiger has made two or more treys in a game 25 times in his career.
- Staiger is tied for 14th on ISU's career 3-pointers made list with 79...he needs two 3-pointers to move to 12th.
- Staiger's career 38.5 percentage from 3-point range ranks eighth all-time in school history.
- Justin Hamilton leads the team in field goal percentage at 77.8 percent (7-9 FG)...he made his first six shots to start the season.
- Marquis Gilstrap is currently averaging a double-double at 12.0 points and 10.5 rebounds...his 15 boards against Chicago State was the most by a Cyclone since Brackins grabbed 16 vs. Houston Baptist last season.
- Jamie Vanderbeken went 3-for-3 from 3-point range vs. Chicago State...he is a career 42.7 percent shooter from beyond the arc (38-89 3FG)...he needs 11 treys to meet the school's minimum for career 3-point percentage.
- Scott Christopherson has recorded double figures in scoring from off the bench in his first two games (10 pts vs. Idaho State; 12 pts vs. Chicago State).
- Christopherson is shooting 66.7 percent (8-12 FG) from the field and 3-point range (4-6 3FG).
Brackins One Of The Nation's Best
- When Iowa State junior Craig Brackins announced in April of 2009 he would return to school and put off the NBA for at least one more season, he immediately became one of the best players in college basketball for 2009-10.
- The Cyclone big man made the preseason Wooden Award and Naismith Award watch lists, respectively, and has been listed as a preseason All-American by a slew of magazines and college basketball journals and websites.
- Brackins burst onto the national basketball radar last season when he ranked in the top-30 nationally in both scoring (20.2 ppg) and rebounding (9.5 rpg), just one of three players nationally to do so.
- He entered his junior season as just the fifth player in ISU history to score over 1,000 points in their first two seasons and as the fourth-best returning scorer in the nation.
- Has 24 20-point games and four 30-point games in his career.
- Has 14 20-point/10-rebound games and 18 double-doubles in his career.
- On ISU's all-time career record charts, he ranks 10th in multiple 30-point games (4), 11th in blocks (68) and 24th in scoring (1,035).
- Brackins needs 41 points to move past Rahshon Clark to No. 23 on the all-time scoring list.
- Brackins swatted six shots vs. Chicago State, tying for 11th on ISU's single-game chart...he needs four blocks to move to No. 9 on ISU's career blocked shot chart (68).
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