Cyclones Prepare For Baylor

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (13-14, 2-10) plays host to Baylor (16-10, 4-8) Tuesday night in Hilton Coliseum. Baylor is the only Big 12 school that has yet to win a game in Hilton Coliseum. ISU is 7-0 all-time vs. BU in games played in Ames.

When: Tue., Feb. 24, 2009 - 8 p.m.
Where: Ames, Iowa; Hilton Coliseum (14,356)
Live Stats: cyclones.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, 5.2 digital channel to begin game; regular 5.0 signal when State of the Union address is finished; Quad Cities (WBQD-LP)
Webcast: ESPN360

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Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State (13-14, 2-10) plays host to Baylor (16-10, 4-8) Tuesday night in Hilton Coliseum...WOI-TV (Ames/Des Moines) will carry the game in Central Iowa...because of President Obama's State of the Union Address, WOI will broadcast the start of the game on its Digital 5.2 signal (secondary digital channel) and will switch the broadcast to its main (5.0) signal once the State of the Union Address is finished.
- Baylor is one of two teams in the Big 12 the Cyclones own the series lead against (10-7)...ISU has the series lead over Colorado and is tied with Texas A&M and Texas Tech.
- Baylor is the only Big 12 school that has yet to win a game in Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 7-0 all-time vs. BU in games played in Ames.
- ISU has 198 3-pointers on the season to rank third in the Big 12...the Cyclones need six treys to break the school record of 3-pointers made in a season currently held by the 2006-07 squad with 203 treys...three of the top four 3-point shooting teams in school history have occurred in ISU head coach Greg McDermott's three seasons at ISU.
- ISU ranks second in the Big 12 and 23rd nationally in fewest turnovers (12.1 tpg).

Last Time Out
- Iowa State put forth a solid defensive effort against Kansas State on Saturday, but could not get its offense on track in a 50-46 loss.
- ISU held its 16th opponent to below 40 percent shooting (33.3 percent), but shot a season-low 30.2 percent in the loss.
- The Cyclones held a seven-point lead in the second half, but went over eight minutes without a field goal late in the second half.
- ISU's 46 points scored is the lowest home total since scoring 43 points vs. Oklahoma on Jan. 10, 1959...it was the lowest points ever scored by an ISU team in Hilton Coliseum.
- It was the 11th time this season where ISU held an opponent to below 60 points.
- Craig Brackins was ISU's lone scorer in double figures with 24 points, tallying his 15th 20-point game of the season...Brackins, who has scored 20 points or more in four consecutive games (24.3 ppg in that span), is now tied for the Big 12 lead in scoring (conference games only) at 21.9...he has scored 20 or more points in eight of 12 Big 12 games.
- Brackins has led ISU in scoring in 16 of the last 18 games and has been ISU's top rebounder in 13-straight games.
- Brackins needs five field goals, 17 points and eight rebounds to crack ISU's single-season top-20 in all three categories.
- Charles Boozer provided a defensive spark from off the bench, grabbing a career-high seven rebounds and registering a steal.
- Diante Garrett handed out two assists and scored nine points in the loss...Garrett, who ranks third in the Big 12 in assists (5.3 apg), needs three assists to rank on ISU's single-season assist top-20.
- Lucca Staiger hit one 3-pointer to give him 61 on the season...that total ties for ninth on ISU's single-season all-time list and he needs four treys to tie with Hurl Beechum at No. 8, who made 65 3-pointers in the 1994-95 season.
- Bryan Petersen has now made a 3-pointer in eight-straight games...Petersen has 88 treys in his career to tie for 10th all-time in school history.
- KSU had a better shooting percentage from the field than ISU, hitting 33.3 percent of its shots compared to ISU's 30.2 percent clip...ISU is now 0-13 this year when shooting worse than its opponent and 13-1 when shooting better than its opponent.
- ISU is 34-of-109 (31.2 percent) from the field in its last two games.
- The Cyclones are 43-of-55 (78.2 percent) from the free-throw line in their last four games.

Cyclone-Bear Quick Facts
- Iowa State leads the all-time series against Baylor at 10-7.
- ISU has never lost a game to Baylor in Ames, owning a 7-0 record vs. the Bears in Hilton Coliseum...Baylor is the only Big 12 school yet to win a game in Hilton Coliseum
- Baylor is one of two Big 12 opponents ISU owns the series lead over (Colorado).
- Baylor head coach Scott Drew, who is now in his sixth season at BU, is 3-3 all-time against Iowa State.
- ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 1-1 against Baylor.
- When McDermott was the head coach at Northern Iowa, his Panther squad defeated Valparaiso, who was coached by Drew's father, Homer, 67-49 in the 2004-05 season.
- Baylor won the only meeting last season, 74-67 in Waco...ISU was led by Craig Brackins, who scored an ISU-freshman-record 33 points in the game...Brackins was 8-for-10 from 3-point range, breaking the freshman mark for 3-pointers made in a game...it ties as the second-best single-game 3-pointers made effort in school history.
- Diante Garrett had seven points and seven assists in the game.

A Closer Look At Baylor (16-10, 4-8)
- Baylor (16-10, 4-8) suffered an 84-74 loss at Oklahoma State on Saturday...the Bears were led by Tweety Carter, who tallied 30 points on 7-of-11 shooting from downtown.
- The Bears are led by a trio of seniors who have been the cornerstone of their turnaround in Curtis Jerrells, Kevin Rogers and Henry Dugat.
- Jerrells leads the team and ranks eighth in the Big 12 in scoring at 16.1 ppg...Jerrells also ranks fourth in the league in assists at 5.2 apg.
- Rogers is BU's top post player, averaging 12.7 ppg...Rogers ranks fourth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage (54.4), hitting 131-of-241 of his shots from the field.
- Dugat, who is averaging 11.3 ppg, ranks fifth in the Big 12 in steals (1.7).
- LaceDarius Dunn is arguably the top sixth man in the Big 12, coming off the bench to average 15.4 ppg...Dunn has incredible range and accuracy with his shooting stroke, ranking second in the Big 12 in 3-pointers made per game (2.8), connecting on 74-of-190 shots from beyond the arc for a 38.9 percent clip.
- The Bears are one of the top scoring teams in the Big 12, averaging 79.5 ppg to rank fourth in the league...BU has five players averaging double figures in points per game.
- Baylor is second the in the Big 12 in 3-pointers made per game at 8.7.

Streaks and Trends
- Bryan Petersen has started every game the last two seasons (59-straight games).
- Craig Brackins has led ISU in scoring in 16 of the last 18 games for ISU.
- Brackins has led ISU in rebounding in 13-straight games.
- Brackins ranks 13th in career blocks with 58.
- Brackins has scored 20 or more points in four consecutive games, averaging 24.3 points in that span.
- Brackins has scored 20 or more points in eight of 12 league games this year.
- Brackins is in a heated race for the Big 12 scoring title (league games only)...Brackins and OU's Blake Griffin are tied for first at 21.9 ppg.
- Brackins has scored 263 of ISU's 718 points in Big 12 play, 36.6 percent of ISU's scoring.
- Brackins needs five field goals, 17 points and eight rebounds to crack ISU's single-season top-20 in all three categories.
- Lucca Staiger already ranks in the top-20 on ISU's single-season 3-pointers made list with 61...he is tied for ninth on ISU's single-season list and needs four treys to tie Hurl Beechum at No. 8 (65 treys in the 1994-95 season).
- Petersen is tied for 10th all-time on ISU's career 3-pointers made list with 88 treys.
- Petersen has made a 3-pointer in eight-straight games.
- Diante Garrett ranks 20th on ISU's career assist chart with 234 dimes.
- Garrett, who is averaging 5.5 assists in league games to rank second in the Big 12, has 143 assists this season...he needs three dimes to enter ISU's season top-20.
- Jamie Vanderbeken has scored in double figures in four of his last seven games and is 14-of-31 from 3-point range (45.2 percent) in that span.
- Charles Boozer is averaging 5.4 points and is 7-of-11 from the field (63.6 percent) in his last five games.
- ISU is 18-of-40 from 3-point range (45.0 percent) in its two Big 12 wins...ISU is 62-of-218 from downtown (28.4 percent) in its 10 league losses.
- ISU has 198 3-pointers on the season...the Cyclones are five treys short of the all-time single-season school record for 3-pointers made (203, 2006-07 team).
- ISU is 43-of-55 from the free-throw line (78.2 percent) in its last four games.
- ISU is 34-of-109 (31.2 percent) from the field in its last two games.
- 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 0-13 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 9-2 this season and 26-2 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

Bryan Petersen

Bryan Petersen

Lucca Staiger

Lucca Staiger

Lucca Staiger

Jamie Vanderbeken

Jamie Vanderbeken

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