Iowa State Plays Host To Oklahoma State

AMES, Iowa- Iowa State (13-12, 2-8 Big 12) returns home to face Oklahoma State (17-7, 5-5 Big 12) in the first of a three-game homestand for the Cyclones. ISU defeated OSU the last two times in Hilton Coliseum.

Who: Iowa State (13-12, 2-8) vs. Oklahoma State (17-7, 5-5)
When: Saturday, Feb. 17, 2010 ? 7 p.m.
Where: Ames, Iowa ? Hilton Coliseum (14,356)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (color)
Television: Big 12 Network/ESPN360/ESPN Full Court
Talent: Doug Bell (pxp); Bryndon Manzer (color)
Affiliates: Ames/Des Moines (WOI); Davenport (WBQD); Sioux City (KPTH); Cedar Rapids/Waterloo/Dubuque/Iowa City (Mediacom)

Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State (13-12, 2-8 Big 12) returns home to face Oklahoma State (17-7, 5-5 Big 12) in the first of a three-game homestand for the Cyclones.
- ISU defeated OSU the last two times in Hilton Coliseum.
- Craig Brackins has 674 rebounds in his career and needs just four boards to move past Loren Meyer (677) and crack the top-10 on ISU's career rebounding list.
- Brackins recorded his 28th double-double of his career vs. Kansas on Saturday (18 points/10 rebounds)...he needs three more double-doubles to move into ISU's career top-five in that category.
- Three of the last four games the Cyclones have played have been against ranked teams (Baylor, Kansas State, Kansas)...ISU is 1-3 vs. Big 12 competition in Hilton Coliseum this season, but its three losses were to teams ranked in the top-10 at the time of tip.
- Brackins and Oklahoma State's James Anderson, the Big 12's leading scorer at 22.6 points, were teammates/roommates on USA's World University Games squad last summer...the USA team finished 6-1 and earned a Bronze Medal in the tournament.

Last Time Out
- Iowa State battled top-ranked Kansas tough until a late Jayhawk run sealed a 73-59 loss in Lawrence.
- A Craig Brackins 3-pointer cut the KU lead to just two points (40-38) with a little over 13 minutes left in the game.
- KU then rattled off 14 consecutive points to take control of the game, as the Cyclones fell for the 20th-straight time to a ranked opponent.
- ISU shot 33.9 percent from the floor and held KU to 42.4 percent from the field...ISU has allowed only one opponent (Baylor) to shoot above 50 percent from the floor this year.
- ISU has shot below 40 pct. from the floor in the last three games (67-195 FG, 34.4 pct.).
- The Cyclones were led by Craig Brackins, who tallied his fourth double-double in the last five games with 18 points and 10 boards...Brackins also had a team-high five assists.
- It was Brackins' 10th double-double of the season and the 28th of his career.
- Brackins is now tied for 11th on ISU's career rebounding chart with Vince Brewer with 674 career caroms.
- Justin Hamilton also posted a double-double, his second of the season, with 11 points and 12 boards...Hamilton's board total tied a career high and his eight offensive boards was a career best.
- Hamilton is averaging 10.0 rebounds in his last five games.
- Marquis Gilstrap added 11 points and nine rebounds in the loss...Gilstrap, who was 2-of-5 from downtown, has made a 3-pointer in 12 consecutive games.
- Diante Garrett tallied 10 points, four assists and two steals...Garrett now has 90 steals in his career to tie for 19th all-time in school history.
- The Cyclones shot their way out of a 3-point shooting funk by making 8-of-20 shots from downtown (40 percent).
- ISU tallied five steals and committed just nine turnovers in the game, tying a season-low for miscues in a game.
- ISU has had equal or more steals than its opponent in the last two games, averaging 6.0 steals in that stretch.
- KU was just 7-of-27 from 3-point range (25.9 percent)...ISU's opponents are 11-of-47 from 3-point range in the last two games (23.4 percent).

Cyclone-Cowboy Quick Facts
- Oklahoma State leads the all-time series vs. Iowa State at 59-52.
- ISU leads the series in games played in Ames at 33-13.
- OSU has won 10 of the last 12 games in the series...the Cyclones defeated the Cowboys the last time the two teams met in Ames, 73-66 in 2008...Craig Brackins tallied 15 points in the win.
- Brackins is averaging 21.7 points and 8.0 rebounds in three games vs. Oklahoma State...he posted 27 and 23 points in the last two meetings.
- ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 1-3 against Oklahoma State.
- OSU head coach Travis Ford is in his second 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.
- Craig Brackins and James Anderson were teammates/roommates on last summer's Bronze-winning USA World University Games squad...Brackins averaged 6.6 points and Anderson averaged 7.1 points in the seven-game tournament for the USA team.

A Closer Look At Oklahoma State
- Oklahoma State (17-7, 5-5 Big 12) ended a three-game losing streak on Saturday with a 97-76 victory over instate rival Oklahoma in the Bedlam series.
- The Cowboys were led by James Anderson, who scored 27 of his team-high 31 points in the first half.
- Anderson, a junior, has been one of the best players in the Big 12, leading the conference in scoring at 22.6 ppg.
- Anderson has scored in double figures in 38 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in OSU history...he has 1,618 career points, the second-best three-year total ever by a Cowboy player.
- Anderson leads all active Big 12 players in 30-point games with eight.
- Junior Marshall Moses is averaging 9.9 points and leads the team in rebounds at 9.5 rpg, ranking fourth in the Big 12 on the boards...Moses scored 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting in last year's 81-67 Cowboy victory over ISU at the Big 12 Championship.
- Senior Obi Muonelo is second on the team in scoring at 12.7 ppg, drilling a team-high 52 3-pointers for a 44.4 percentage from downtown...Muonelo ranks second in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage.
- Muonelo has made 217 treys in his career at OSU, ranking third all-time...Anderson is fifth with 200.
- OSU is 32-1 in the Travis Ford era when shooting better than its opponent.
- The Cowboys are third in the Big 12 in 3-pointers made per game at 7.7.

Gilstrap Joins Elite Company
- Senior forward Marquis Gilstrap, who is in his first season with the Cyclones, had a great start to his Big 12 career.
- The preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, Gilstrap recorded four-straight double-doubles to begin Big 12 competition...he is averaging 15.2 points and 10.4 rebounds in league games only.
- His 10.4 rpg average in conference play ranks second in the league and his nine double-doubles on the season ranks fifth in the Big 12.
- Only one other player in Big 12 history debuted with four double-doubles in their first four conference games of their career...former Texas national player of the year and current NBA star Kevin Durant is the other...Durant notched double-doubles in his first five games of his Big 12 career (2007).

Iowa State Team Trends And Facts
- ISU has used three different lineups this season.
- ISU has played seven ranked opponents this season, tying for the most in the league with Texas A&M.
- The Cyclones ended their 16-game Big 12 road losing streak with a 56-53 victory over Nebraska in Lincoln on Jan. 16.
- In ISU's last four wins (Houston, North Dakota State, Nebraska, Colorado) the opposing team had the final shot at the end of regulation or an overtime period to win or tie the game.
- Nine of ISU's wins have been by 10 or more points, the most 10+ wins in a season since 2004-05 (12).
- ISU has scored 70 points or more in 14 of 25 games this season, averaging 73.0 ppg...ISU is 32-6 in the Greg McDermott era when scoring 70 points or more.
- ISU's scoring offense is currently at a 8.1 ppg increase from last season...ISU averaged 64.9 ppg last year (73.0-64.9).
- ISU has scored 80 or more points in 10 games...the Cyclones only reached 80 points once last season.
- ISU scored 80 points or more in four-straight games (Iowa, Bradley, North Dakota, Houston) for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
- The Cyclones scored 90 points or more in consecutive games (at Drake; vs. Mississippi Valley State) for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
- ISU defeated Mississippi Valley State, 96-55...the 96 points is the most in the Greg McDermott era...the most points scored by a Greg McDermott-coached team vs. a Division I opponent was 99 against Iowa State when he was head coach at UNI (2004).
- ISU won five consecutive games by 20+ points for just the third time in school history and for the first time since 2000.
- ISU ranks 18th nationally in least amount of personal fouls (15.4 fpg)...ISU has had equal or less fouls than its opponent in 21 of 25 games this year.
- ISU has allowed just one team to shoot above 50 percent this season (Baylor) and has held opponents to below 40 percent 11 times this year...ISU opponents are shooting 41.5 percent from the field.
- ISU has shot 50 percent or above in eight games for a 45.2 percent season tally...ISU is 15-1 when shooting 50 percent or above in the McDermott era.
- In the first three seasons of the Greg McDermott era, ISU only shot above 50 percent eight times...ISU has done it eight times this season after only achieving the mark just once a year ago.
- ISU has outshot 15 of 25 opponents this year.
- ISU is 20th nationally and ranks second in the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage at 39.2 percent (170-434 3FG).
- ISU ranks fifth in the Big 12 in assists at 15.0 apg.
- The Cyclones have had equal or more assists than turnovers in a game 15 times this season.
- ISU ranks fifth in the Big 12 and 36th nationally in blocks at 5.1 bpg.
- ISU is 32-2 in the McDermott era when its opponents score under 60 points.
- ISU has recorded more or equal amount of steals than its opponents in the last two games, averaging 6.0 spg.
- ISU's opponents are 11-of-47 from 3-point range in the last two games (23.4 percent).
- In conference play, ISU has three of the top-10 rebounders: 2. Marquis Gilstrap (10.4 rpg), 4. Craig Brackins (9.0 rpg), 10. Justin Hamilton (7.1 rpg).

Limited Bench
- At the beginning of the season, it looked like Iowa State would have its deepest bench in years...however, injuries, departures and dismissals have depleted the Cyclone bench to just three scholarship players.
- The bench got even smaller at Missouri (Feb. 10) when LaRon Dendy missed the game while attending his great grandmother's funeral...ISU played that game with just seven scholarship players and eight total players available.
- Antwon Oliver, a scholarship player, and Bubu Palo, a walk-on, were slated as redshirts at the beginning of the season...senior Jamie Vanderbeken joined the pair as redshirts after battling numerous injuries in the preseason...Vanderbeken was expected to be a strong contributor in the post for ISU this season, but he we will now seek a medical redshirt.
- Charles Boozer became the next casualty when he was lost for the season after suffering an ACL tear in his right knee in the Texas game (Jan. 13)...he was coming off a career-high 19-point performance vs. North Dakota State.
- On Jan. 19, Lucca Staiger, who started the first 17 games of the season and made 48 3-pointers, abruptly quit the team and decided to pursue a professional basketball career in his native country of Germany.
- L.A. Pomlee was dismissed from the team on Jan. 8 and Chris Colvin was suspended for violating team rules and missed three games...Colvin has been reinstated.
- ISU was down to just seven scholarship players for road games at Missouri and No. Kansas because LaRon Dendy was at a funeral for a family member.
- ISU is now dressing nine players and just eight scholarship players.

Gilstrap And Brackins Strong On The Boards
- The rebounding tandem of Marquis Gilstrap and Craig Brackins has helped ISU rank seventh in the league in rebounding margin (+1.7).
- This is a significant improvement for the Cyclones, which finished ninth in the league in rebounding margin last year at -1.6.
- Gilstrap averages 9.2 rebounds and Brackins is at 8.4 rpg, ranking fifth and sixth, respectively, in the Big 12 Conference.
- ISU is one of the few teams nationally with two players ranked in the top-100 in rebounding...Gilstrap ranks 42nd and Brackins ranks 77th.

Iowa State Plays Host To Oklahoma State

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