Cyclones Travel To No. 15 Kansas

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (13-12, 2-8) faces No. 15 Kansas (20-5, 9-1) in Lawrence on Wednesday. ISU has defeated KU three times in Lawrence since 2000.

When: Wed., Feb. 18, 2009 - 7 p.m.
Where: Lawrence, Kan.; Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Live Stats: kuathletics.com
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network: John Walters (pxp) and Eric Heft (color)
Television: Big 12 Network: Dave Armstrong (pxp) and Reid Gettys (color)
Affiliates: Ames/Des Moines (WOI); Quad Cities (WBQD-LP)
Webcast: ESPN360

Complete Pre-Event Coverage
Notes Webcast		Live Stats Newsconference (2-16-09)

Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State (13-12, 2-8) faces No. 15 Kansas (20-5, 9-1) in Lawrence on Wednesday...ISU has lost 12 consecutive games to ranked opponents.
- ISU is 7-101 all-time vs. ranked opponents on the road...three of its seven wins on the road vs. ranked teams have been at Kansas (2000, 2001, 2005).
- ISU has lost 13-straight Big 12 road games.
- Craig Brackins averaged 26.5 points in two games last week...Brackins, who has 859 points in his career, has at least seven games to play this season...he would need to average 20.2 ppg in those seven games to become just the fifth player in ISU history to score over 1,000 points in their first two seasons as a Cyclone (Zaid Abdul-Aziz, Jeff Grayer, Dedric Willoughby, Curtis Stinson).
- Brackins is averaging 21.9 points in conference play to rank second behind OU's Blake Griffin...he is one of three Big 12 players to record a 40-point game this season (44-Denis Clemente, KSU; 42-Craig Brackins, ISU; 40-Blake Griffin, OU).
- ISU leads the Big 12 and ranks 22nd nationally in fewest turnovers (12.0 tpg).

Last Time Out
- A poor start to the second half hurt Iowa State's chances on Saturday, falling 86-67 at Oklahoma State.
- The Cyclones were down by two points at the break, but the Cowboys scored the first 12 points of the second period to take control of the game.
- The closest ISU got the rest of the way was seven points.
- It was the 15-straight loss to the Cowboys in Stillwater and the 13th consecutive conference road defeat.
- ISU, which ranks second in the league in scoring defense (63.8), gave up a season-high 86 points in the loss.
- Craig Brackins was a bright spot for the Cyclones, scoring 19 of his 27 points in the second half...Brackins has scored 19 or more points in a half six times this season.
- It was Brackins' 13th 20-point of the season and he fell one rebound shy of a double-double with nine boards...Brackins is second in the Big 12 in scoring at 19.7 ppg...he has scored 20 or more points in six of 10 league games this season.
- Lucca Staiger added 14 points on 4-of-10 shooting from downtown...Staiger, who is sixth in the league in 3-pointers made per game (2.4), has tallied three or more treys in 11 games this season...he now has 60 3-pointers on the season to tie for 10th all-time on ISU's single-season 3-pointers made chart.
- Diante Garrett tallied 12 points (5-8 FG) and handed out two assists in the OSU game...Garrett currently has 227 assists in his career, needing three dimes to crack ISU's career top-20 in assists...he currently ranks third in the league and 34th nationally in assists per game (5.4 apg).
- ISU, which committed 13 turnovers in the game, leads the Big 12 in fewest turnovers at 12.0 tpg...ISU is on pace to have its best season in school history for fewest turnovers.
- The Cyclones were 8-of-24 from 3-point range in the game...ISU is averaging 7.4 3-pointers made per game to rank third in the league...ISU has 186 3-pointers this season...the school mark for treys in a season is 203 set by the 2006-07 squad.
- ISU was 15-of-18 from the charity stripe, making its last 14 free-throw attempts.
- OSU had a better shooting percentage from the field than ISU, hitting 48.2 percent of its shots compared to ISU's 43.1 percent clip...ISU is now 0-11 this year when shooting worse than its opponent and 13-1 when shooting better than its opponent.

Cyclone-Jayhawk Quick Facts
- Kansas leads the all-time series against Iowa State at 165-58 and has an 84-15 advantage over the Cyclones in games played in Lawrence.
- KU has won seven-straight games in the series...the last Cyclone win in the series was a 63-61 overtime win at No. 2 Kansas on Feb. 19, 2005.
- ISU has won three times (2000, 2001, 2005) in Lawrence since the Big 12 was formed in 1996-97, more than any other school in the league.
- KU won the earlier meeting this year in Ames, 82-67...ISU's Craig Brackins tallied a career-high 42 points in the game (11-19 FG; 3-5 3FG; 17-21 FT), tying for the fifth-best scoring effort by a Big 12 player...it is the most points ever scored by an ISU player vs. a KU team...Brackins is averaging 20.3 points in three games vs. the Jayhawks.
- KU head coach Bill Self is 9-2 against Iowa State.
- ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 0-5 vs. Kansas and Bill Self-coached teams.
- ISU freshman Clinton Mann and KU rookie Travis Releford are both from the Kansas City area...Mann's St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park) squad defeated Releford's Bishop Miege team to advance to the 2008 Kansas state tournament.
- KU head coach Bill Self played against Iowa State numerous times when he competed at Oklahoma State.

A Closer Look At No. 15 Kansas (20-5, 9-1)
- No. 15 Kansas (20-5, 9-1), despite losing all five starters from last season's NCAA title team, is currently second in the Big 12 at 9-1...KU has won nine of its last 10 games.
- The Jayhawks won at Kansas State on Saturday, 85-74...Cole Aldrich led KU with 21 points and seven boards.
- Junior Sherron Collins is having a breakout year for the Jayhawks, ranking fifth in the league in scoring at 17.6 ppg...Collins is hitting 36.4 percent (51-140 3FG) from beyond the arc and his 82.1 percent clip from the free-throw line ranks sixth in the league.
- Collins had 26 points in KU's win over ISU earlier this season.
- Aldrich, a 6-11, 245-pound center from Bloomington, Minn., is one of the Big 12's best post players...Aldrich is averaging 14.6 ppg and ranks second in the league in rebounding (10.2 rpg) and first in blocked shots (2.6 bpg).
- Freshman guard Tyshawn Taylor is averaging 9.5 points and leads the team in steals with 30.
- Kansas ranks first in the Big 12 in field goal percentage defense at 38.3 percent.
- The Jayhawks are No. 1 in the league in rebounding margin, outrebounding their opponents by a +7.1 margin.
- KU ranks second in the league and 17th nationally in assists (16.4 apg).

Streaks and Trends
- Bryan Petersen has started every game the last two seasons (57-straight games).
- Craig Brackins has led ISU in scoring in 14 of the last 16 games for ISU.
- Brackins has led ISU in rebounding in 11-straight games.
- Brackins is tied for 15th in career blocks with 56.
- Brackins is 27-of-51 from the field (52.9 pct) in the last three games.
- Brackins is averaging 26.5 points in his last two games and has scored 20 or more points in six of 10 league games this year.
- Lucca Staiger already ranks in the top-20 on ISU's single-season 3-pointers made list with 60...he is tied for 10th on ISU's single-season list and needs one trey to tie Jake Sullivan at No. 9 (61 treys in the 2000-01 season).
- Petersen ranks 11th all-time on ISU's career 3-pointers made list with 84 treys.
- Petersen has made a 3-pointer in six-straight games.
- Diante Garrett is averaging 6.8 assists in his last five games, recording double-doubles in two of his last five games.
- Garrett needs three dimes to crack ISU's career top-20 in assists.
- Jamie Vanderbeken has scored in double figures in three of his last five games and is 9-of-20 from 3-point range (45.0 percent) in that span.
- Charles Boozer is averaging 7.3 points and is 6-of-9 from the field (66.7 percent) in his last three games.
- ISU is 18-of-40 from 3-point range (45.0 percent) in its two Big 12 wins...ISU is 50-of-175 from downtown (28.6 percent) in its eight league losses.
- ISU has 186 3-pointers on the season...the Cyclones are 17 treys short of the all-time single-season school record for 3-pointers made (203, 2006-07 team).
- ISU is 22-of-27 from the free-throw line in its last two games (81.5 percent).
- ISU has made its last 14 free-throws as a team.
- 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 0-11 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.

Players Mentioned

Charles Boozer

Charles Boozer

Charles Boozer

Craig Brackins

Craig Brackins

Craig Brackins

Diante Garrett

Diante Garrett

Diante Garrett

Clinton Mann

Bryan Petersen

Bryan Petersen

Lucca Staiger

Lucca Staiger

Lucca Staiger

Jamie Vanderbeken

Jamie Vanderbeken

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