ISU Closes Out Regular Season at No. 5 Kansas State

AMES, Iowa- Iowa State (14-16, 3-12 Big 12) finishes the regular season Saturday night traveling to No. 5 Kansas State (24-5, 11-4 Big 12). ISU is assured of the No. 11 seed at the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City next week. ISU will play Wednesday night (March 10) at 8:30 p.m. The Cyclones' opponent is still yet to be determined.

Who: Iowa State (14-16, 3-12) at No. 5 Kansas State (24-5, 11-4)
When: Saturday, March 6, 2010 ? 5 p.m.
Where: Manhattan, Kan. ? Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (color)
Television: Big 12 Network/ESPN360/ESPN Full Court
Talent: Dave Armstrong (pxp); Paul Splittorff (color)
Affiliates: Ames/Des Moines (WOI); Cedar Rapids (Mediacom); Davenport (WBQD), Sioux City (KPTH); Ottumwa(KYOU)

Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State (14-16, 3-12 Big 12) finishes the regular season Saturday night traveling to No. 5 Kansas State (24-5, 11-4 Big 12).
- ISU has lost eight-straight games to KSU overall and has dropped eight consecutive games to the Wildcats in Manhattan...ISU's last win against the Wildcats in Manhattan was on Feb. 21, 2001 (61-52).
- The Cyclones lost another heartbreaker in their home finale Tuesday night, falling to Missouri in overtime (69-67) on a last-second shot from Zaire Taylor...ISU has lost seven games vs. Big 12 competition by seven points or less.
- ISU is assured of the No. 11 seed at the Big 12 Championship in Kansas City next week...ISU will play Wednesday night (March 10) at 8:30 p.m...the Cyclones' opponent is still yet to be determined.
- KSU will be ISU's ninth ranked opponent, including its fifth top-five foe, it has faced this season...only Texas A&M has played more ranked opponents in the Big 12.
- The Cyclones have lost 21-straight games to ranked teams.

Last Time Out
- Iowa State lost yet another close game by falling to Missouri, 69-67 in overtime Tuesday night in the final home game of the season.
- Missouri's Zaire Taylor made a high-arcing running bank shot over the outstretched arms of Marquis Gilstrap at the buzzer to win the game...Taylor also made the basket to tie the game with 0:11 seconds left.
- ISU had the final possession in the closing seconds in regulation, but failed to get a shot off...the Cyclones also committed a costly turnover right before Taylor's game winner.
- The loss was ISU's seventh at home this season, the second-most losses at home in Hilton Coliseum history.
- ISU has lost seven games in Big 12 play by a total of seven points or less.
- ISU committed 20 turnovers, its second-highest total of the season, but also forced 19 Missouri miscues.
- Senior Marquis Gilstrap was honored before the game...there is an outside chance he could return for next season, as Iowa State is appealing the NCAA for another season under the medical hardship rule.
- Gilstrap was one of five players in double figures for the Cyclones, leading the way with 15 points and 13 rebounds to tally his 10th double-double of the season.
- Gilstrap is shooting 56.4 percent (22-39 FG) from the field and averaging 18.7 points in his last three games.
- Craig Brackins recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds to notch his 30th career double-double and 12th double-double of the season...his 30 double-doubles ranks eighth on ISU's career list and his 12 on the season ties for 14th on the school's single-season list.
- Brackins joined in an elite group of Cyclone superstars in the game...Brackins became the sixth player in school history to record 1,500 points and 700 rebounds in a career...he is just the third to do it (Zaid Abdul-Aziz; Marcus Fizer) in three seasons.
- His 1,505 career points ranks 13th all-time and his 718 career rebounds is the eighth-best total in school history.
- Diante Garrett handed out three assists to improve his season total to 148, the 20th-best single-season tally in school history...Garrett also had 14 points to score in double figures for the eighth time in the last 11 games.
- LaRon Dendy came off the bench to score 10 points, his fourth double-digit scoring effort this season.

Cyclone-Wildcat Quick Facts
- Kansas State owns the all-time series lead vs. Iowa State at 132-76 and has a 76-20 lead in games played in Manhattan, including a 16-5 advantage in Bramlage Coliseum.
- KSU has won eight consecutive games in Bramlage Coliseum...ISU's last win in Manhattan was a 62-51 victory on Feb. 21, 2001.
- KSU has won eight consecutive games in the series...the last Cyclone win vs. KSU was on Jan. 7, 2006 (72-70).
- ISU head coach Greg McDermott is 0-7 against KSU and 0-5 vs. Frank Martin-coached teams.
u The Cyclones fell to KSU, 79-75 earlier this season in Ames...KSU's Denis Clemente poured in 30 points in the earlier meeting...Craig Brackins tallied a season-high 29 points on 11-of-22 shooting from the field.
- Brackins is averaging 20.2 points in five games vs. KSU...he is shooting 88.5 percent (23-26 FT) from the free-throw line in his career vs. the Wildcats.
- Marquis Gilstrap scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds against Kansas State in the game in Ames.

A Closer Look At No. 5 Kansas State
- No. 5 Kansas State (24-5, 11-4 Big 12) is having on outstanding season, garnering the most wins in the Big 12 in school history and achieving a top-five national ranking.
- A win vs. ISU would assure the Wildcats a No. 2 seed in the Big 12 Championship.
- KSU fell to instate rival and No. 2-ranked Kansas in Lawrence on Wednesday, 82-65, ending a seven-game winnings streak...the Wildcats were led by Denis Clemente, who had 21 points.
- The Wildcat guard court is one of the best in the league with Jacob Pullen and Clemente...Pullen is tied for third in the Big 12 in scoring at 18.6 ppg and his 2.8 3-pointers made per game clip ranks second in the league.
- Clemente, a senior from Bayamon, Puerto Rico, is averaging 16.0 points and leads the team in assists at 4.0 apg, ranking seventh in the league...Clemente is one four Big 12 players to score 30 points or more vs. ISU this season, netting 30 points vs. the Cyclones in KSU's 79-75 win in Ames.
- Sophomore Jamar Samuels is having a terrific year, averaging 11.6 points and 5.1 rebounds...Samuels is shooting 57.6 percent from the field.
- Kansas State is averaging 79.8 ppg to rank third in the Big 12.
- The Wildcats have been strong on the boards all season, ranking fourth in the league in rebounding margin at +5.4...KSU's 39.1 rpg average also ranks fourth in the league.
- Defensively, KSU is one of the best in the league, forcing 17.1 turnovers per game to rank second in the Big 12.

Gilstrap Averaging A Double-Double In League Play
- 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 15.4 points and 10.1 rebounds in league games only.
- 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).
- His 10.1 rpg average in conference play leads the Big 12 and his 10 double-doubles on the season ranks fifth in the Big 12.
- He is one of just two players in the Big 12 to average a double-double in conference play (UT's Damion James is the other)...he needs to grab nine boards on Saturday to average a double-double for the season in conference action...Craig Brackins is the only Cyclone to achieve the feat since the Big 12 began in 1996-97...Brackins averaged 21.8 points and 10.3 rebounds last season.

Brackins Joins 1,500 Point/700 Rebound Club
- Iowa State junior Craig Brackins joined an elite group of superstars in Iowa State history against Missouri (3-2-10) when he surpassed 1,500 points in his career.
- He became the sixth player in school history to record 1,500 points and 700 rebounds in a career, ranking 13th in career scoring (1,505) and eighth in career rebounding (718).
- The five other Cyclones to achieve the milestone are regarded as some of the best players in school history: Zaid Abdul-Aziz (1966-68), Jeff Grayer (1985-88), Victor Alexander (1988-91), Fred Hoiberg (1992-95) and Marcus Fizer (1998-2000).
- The other five former Cyclones to achieve the feat enjoyed NBA careers, combining 40 years of service in the Association, and were named to ISU's All-Century team in 2008.
- Brackins became just the third to do it in three seasons (Abdul-Aziz; Fizer).

ISU Closes Out Regular Season at No. 5 Kansas State

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ISU Closes Out Regular Season at No. 5 Kansas State

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