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Iowa State University Athletics
Oklahoma State Is ISU's Next Road Test
02.12.2009 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (13-11, 2-7) travels to Oklahoma State (14-9, 3-6) to face the Cowboys in Stillwater. The Cyclones have lost 14 consecutive games to the Cowboys in Stillwater. ISU's last win in Gallagher-Iba Arena was on March 2, 1988 (97-88).
When: Sat., Feb. 14, 2009 - 3 p.m.
Where: Stillwater, Okla.; Gallagher-Iba (13,611)
Live Stats: okstate.com
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network: John Walters (pxp) and Eric Heft (color)
Television: Big 12 Network: Dave Armstrong (pxp) and Bryndon Manzer (color)
Affiliates: Ames/Des Moines (WOI); Cedar Rapids/Waterloo (KFXA-DT2), Quad Cities (WBQD-LP), Sioux City (KPTH-DT2)
Webcast: ESPN360
Complete Pre-Event Coverage
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Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State (13-11, 2-7) travels to Oklahoma State (14-9, 3-6) to face the Cowboys in Stillwater...the Cyclones have lost 14 consecutive games to the Cowboys in Stillwater...their last win in Gallagher-Iba Arena was on March 2, 1988 (97-88).
- Only six Cyclones on the current 2008-09 roster were born the last time ISU defeated OSU in Stillwater (Bryan Petersen, Sean Haluska, Craig Brackins, Alex Thompson, Jamie Vanderbeken and Charles Boozer).
- ISU has lost 12-straight Big 12 road games.
- The Cyclones ended their six-game losing streak on Wednesday with a 70-42 victory over Colorado...ISU held a 37-9 lead at intermission, breaking the Big 12 and the ISU modern era (since 1950) record for least amount of points allowed in a half.
- The 28-point win is the seventh-best margin of victory vs. a league opponent.
- ISU ranks in the top-30 nationally in three statistical categories (personal fouls, 23rd; fewest turnovers, 26th; assist/turnover ratio, 28th).
- ISU is averaging 12.0 turnovers per game to rank second in the league.
Last Time Out
- Iowa State ended its six-game losing streak with a 70-42 win over Colorado on Wednesday...ISU set the Big 12 record and the ISU modern era mark (since 1950) for fewest points allowed in half with nine.
- ISU led 37-9 at the break, as Craig Brackins nearly doubled CU's total at intermission with 17 points...CU's Dwight Thorne II had all nine of CU's first-half points.
- ISU held CU to 17.4 percent shooting in the opening period and a season-low 31.0 percent clip for the game.
- The 28-point margin ties for the seventh-best margin of victory against a league opponent in school history.
- Brackins tallied his eighth 20-point/10-rebound game and his 10th double-double of the season with 26 points and 10 boards in the win, going 10-of-18 from the field and 2-of-2 from beyond the arc.
- Brackins, who is averaging 21.3 points in conference play, has recorded 10 or more field goals in a game six times this season...his 180 field goals on the year ranks 16th nationally.
- Diante Garrett handed out five assists in the game...Garrett, who ranks third in the league and 27th nationally in assists (5.6 apg), is averaging 8.0 assists in his last four games...he has led or tied for the team-high in assists in 17 of 24 games this year...he needs five dimes to crack ISU's career top-20 in assists.
- Jamie Vanderbeken continued his productive play from the bench for the Cyclones, scoring seven points...Vanderbeken, who has scored in double figures in three of his last four games, is averaging 11.7 points and shooting 16-of-28 from the field (57.1 percent) in the last four games...he is 9-of-19 from beyond the arc in that span, hitting two or more treys in all four games.
- Charles Boozer posted seven points (3-4 FG) and a career-high six boards in the win...Boozer is averaging 9.0 points in his last two games.
- ISU had more assists (15) than turnovers (9) for the 16th time this season...it marked the sixth time this season where ISU had less than 10 turnovers...ISU currently ranks second in the Big 12 and 26th nationally in fewest turnovers (12.0 tpg).
- ISU is now 13-1 on the season when shooting better than its opponent and 20-2 in the Greg McDermott era when scoring 70 points or more.
- ISU made 9-of-20 shots from 3-point range, tying for its highest total in Big 12 play...in ISU's two conference wins, the Cyclones are 18-of-40 (45.0 percent) from 3-point range...in its seven league losses, ISU is 41-of-151 (27.2 percent) from downtown.
Cyclone-Cowboy Quick Facts
- Oklahoma State leads the all-time series vs. Iowa State at 57-52.
- OSU leads the series in games played in Stillwater at 33-13.
- OSU has won eight of the last 10 games in the series...the Cyclones defeated the Cowboys in their only meeting last season, 73-66 in Ames...Craig Brackins tallied 15 points and Bryan Petersen had six assists in the win.
- ISU has struggled against the Cowboys in Stillwater, losing 14 consecutive games in Gallagher-Iba Arena...the last Cyclone win in Stillwater was on March 2, 1988...the Cyclones won 97-88.
- ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 1-1 against Oklahoma State.
- OSU head coach Travis Ford is in his first year with the program...Ford played against ISU for two different teams in his collegiate career...as a freshman at Missouri in 1989-90, Ford scored 10 and nine points, respectively, in his two games vs. ISU...he later transferred to Kentucky, where he played against ISU in the 1992 NCAA Tournament...he played four minutes in the game, but did not score.
- OSU assistant coach Steve Middleton played collegiately at Southern Illinois from 1985-88...ISU director of basketball operations Ron Smith was an assistant coach for Middleton at SIU.
A Closer Look At Oklahoma State (14-9, 3-6)
- Oklahoma State (14-9, 3-6) lost at Texas on Tuesday, 99-74...the Cowboys were led by James Anderson, who netted a career-high 35 points (12-16 FG, 4-7 3FG).
- OSU has four players averaging over 14.0 ppg in Anderson, Obi Muonelo, Byron Eaton and Terrel Harris.
- Anderson, a sophomore, is pacing the team on offense, ranking sixth in the Big 12 in scoring at 17.3 ppg...Anderson is shooting 42.4 percent from 3-point range to rank sixth in the league.
- Muonelo, a junior, is having an outstanding season, averaging 14.6 points and 8.5 rebounds to rank fifth in the league in rebounding...Muonelo is shooting 40.9 percent from 3-point range, making 67-of-164 shots from beyond the arc.
- Senior Byron Eaton is putting an exclamation point on his outstanding career this season...Eaton, who is averaging 14.5 points, ranks second in the Big 12 and 18th nationally in assists at 6.0 apg.
- Eaton also leads the Big 12 and ranks 21st nationally in steals (2.4).
- OSU is the best free-throw shooting team in the Big 12 at 74.1 percent...the Cowboys' top five scorers are shooting 70 percent or above from the charity stripe.
- The Cowboys lead the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (39.4), making a Big 12-high 224 3-pointers.
- OSU ranks third in the league in steals (8.1).
Streaks and Trends
- Bryan Petersen has started every game the last two seasons (56-straight games).
- Craig Brackins has led ISU in scoring in 13 of the last 15 games for ISU.
- Brackins has led ISU in rebounding in 10-straight games.
- Brackins ranks 16th in school history in career blocks with 55.
- Brackins is 18-of-31 from the field (58.1 pct) in the last two games.
- Lucca Staiger already ranks in the top-20 on ISU's single-season 3-pointers made list with 56...he ranks 14th and needs one trey to tie with Tim Barnes, who made 57 treys in the 2002-03 season, at No. 13.
- Petersen ranks 11th all-time on ISU's career 3-pointers made list with 83 treys.
- Petersen is 8-of-18 from 3-point range (44.4 pct.) in his last five games.
- Diante Garrett is averaging 8.0 assists in his last four games, recording double-doubles in two of his last four games.
- Garrett needs five dimes to crack ISU's career top-20 in assists.
- Jamie Vanderbeken is averaging 11.7 points and shooting 57.1 pct. (16-28 FG) from the field and 47.4 pct. from 3-point range (9-19 3FG) in his last four games.
- Vanderbeken has scored in double figures in three of his last four games and has made two or more treys in four-straight games.
- Charles Boozer is averaging 9.0 points and is 6-of-9 from the field (66.7 percent) in his last two games.
- ISU is 18-of-40 from 3-point range (45.0 percent) in its two Big 12 wins...ISU is 41-of-151 from downtown (27.2 percent) in its seven league losses.
- ISU has seven players on the team with 10 or more 3-pointers made this year.
- ISU is 13-1 this season when shooting better than its opponent and 0-10 when getting outshot by its opponent.
- ISU has outrebounded nine opponents this season, going 8-1 in those games.
- ISU is 6-0 this year and 20-2 in the McDermott era when scoring 70 points.
- ISU is 9-1 this season and 26-1 in the McDermott era when holding its opponent to under 60 points.
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