Iowa State Returns Home To Face Texas Tech

NOTES

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (14-6, 1-4) plays host to Texas Tech (9-11, 1-4) on Wednesday after a two-game Big 12 road swing. The Cyclone-Red Raider all-time series is tied at 9-9.

Who: Iowa State (14-6, 1-4) vs. Texas Tech (9-11, 1-4)
Where: Hilton Coliseum (14,356)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 26, 8 p.m. CDT
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (color)
Television: CTN/ESPN3/ESPN Full Court
Talent: B.J. Schaben (PxP), Kevin Lehman (color)
Affiliates: WOI-DT1 (Des Moines/Ames), KCRG-DT2 (Cedar Rapids/Waterloo), KCAU-DT2 (Sioux City), WHBF-DT2 (Quad Cities), Mediacom (Mason City, Ottumwa, Keokuk)
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at cyclones.com
Live Blog: Mike Green, associate director of athletics communications, will be holding a live blog during the game at cyclones.com. Fans are encouraged to participate in the blog by asking questions.

Cyclone Notebook
- Iowa State (14-6, 1-4) plays host to Texas Tech (9-11, 1-4) on Wednesday after a two-game Big 12 road swing.
- The Cyclone-Red Raider all-time series is tied at 9-9.
- Iowa State lost at No. 13 Missouri on Saturday, 87-54...it was the first time all season the Cyclones lost a game by over double figures.
- With ISU's five starters averaging 10 or more points per game, the Cyclones are one of five teams in the nation with five players in double-digit averages in scoring (Iowa State, Missouri, VMI, Long Island, Florida International).
- With 111 combined 3-pointers, Scott Christopherson (57) and Jamie Vanderbeken (54) form the nation's best 3-point shooting tandem.
- Diante Garrett is one of four players in the nation averaging over 17.0 points and 6.0 assists (D.J. Cooper, Ohio; Chris De La Rosa, UMBC; Nate Wolters, South Dakota State).

Last Time Out
- Iowa State lost its second consecutive road game at No. 13 Missouri, falling 87-54 in Columbia.
- Missouri went on a 25-10 run to end the half to help mount a 48-26 lead at the break.
- Iowa State couldn't get anything going offensively, shooting just 27.1 percent from the field, its lowest offensive percentage output since making 27.4 percent of its shots vs. Texas A&M in 2008.
- The Cyclones also committed a season-high 19 turnovers and shot 19.0 percent from 3-point range, making just 4-of-22 shots from long-range.
- The 54 points scored by ISU was also tied a season low.
- Missouri had five players score in double figures, led by Michael Dixon's 15 points.
- The Cyclones were led by Jake Anderson with 20 points...Anderson was 7-of-17 from the field and 2-of-3 from 3-point range.
- It was Anderson's first 20-point game of his Cyclone career...he now has 99 3-pointers in his four-year career.
- Diante Garrett had six points and five assists in the loss...it was 16th time this season and the 59th time in his career he had five or more assists in a game.
- Garrett has started 84-straight games and has 88 starts in his career, ranking 16th in school history.
- Vanderbeken scored five points and made one 3-pointer to increase his streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 13...Vanderbeken now has 97 career 3-pointers to tie for 12th all-time with Bryan Petersen.
- Scott Christopherson made one 3-pointer in the game, the 22nd-straight game he has made a shot from long distance, the second-best streak in Iowa State history (27-Mike Taylor, 2006-07).
u Christopherson has 102 career 3-pointers to tie for ninth all-time in Iowa State history with Rahshon Clark.
- Bubu Palo came off the bench to register four points and two steals, matching a career high in thefts.
- Palo was 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, improving his streak of consecutive free-throws made to 15 dating back to the Virginia game.
- Jordan Railey tallied a career-high six points.
- Calvin Godfrey led Iowa State on the boards with seven and blocked two shots, tying a career high.
- The Cyclones recorded nine steals in the game.

Cyclone-Red Raider Quick Facts
- The Iowa State-Texas Tech series is tied at 9-9.
- Iowa State owns a 6-2 record vs. Texas Tech in Ames and a 5-2 mark vs. the Red Raiders in Hilton Coliseum.
- TTU has won five of the last six games in the series, including last season's 78-71 victory in Lubbock, Texas.
- Iowa State won the last meeting between the two teams in Ames (2009), 78-76...ISU graduate assistant Bryan Petersen scored a career-high 20 points on Senior Night.
- Diante Garrett is averaging 9.3 points and 3.6 assists in three games vs. the Red Raiders.
- Scott Christopherson scored nine points behind three 3-pointers at Texas Tech last season...it was the first start of his career.
- TTU senior Brad Reese was teammates with former Cyclone Marquis Gilstrap at Gulf Coast Community College.

A Closer Look At Texas Tech
- Texas Tech (11-9, 1-4) travels to Ames on Wednesday.
- The Red Raiders notched their first conference win over Nebraska on Saturday, 72-71...the Red Raiders were led by John Roberson, who had 25 points (8-11 FG; 7-10 3FG, 2-3 FT).
- TTU is led by its three seniors Mike Singletary, Roberson and Brad Reese, who are all averaging over 12.0 points per game.
- Roberson is the Big 12's active leader in assists (571), ranking fourth all-time in Big 12 history...Roberson, who is averaging 12.8 points and ranks eighth in the Big 12 in assists at 3.8, is TTU's 12th-best all-time scorer in school history (1,581 points).
- Roberson leads the team in 3-pointers (43), making 40.2 percent of his shots from 3-point range.
- Singletary is second on the team in scoring at 12.8...the senior forward from Humble, Texas has 1,398 points in his career to rank 19th all-time in Red Raider history.
- Reese is hitting 41.7 percent of his shots from 3-point range and is averaging 12.0 ppg...Reese was teammates with former Cyclone Marquis Gilstrap at Gulf Coast C.C.
- Forward Robert Lewandowski leads the team in field goal percentage (59.1 pct.) and free-throw percentage (81.8 pct.)...Lewandowski was 9-for-9 from the field vs. Stephen F. Austin earlier this season.
- TTU is third in the Big 12 in free-throw percentage at 72.0 pct.

Iowa State Returns Home To Face Texas Tech

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Iowa State Returns Home To Face Texas Tech

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