Iowa State Prepares For Oklahoma

NOTES | SID's Remember Will Hancock

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (14-7, 1-5) remains at home to play host to Oklahoma (10-9, 2-3) Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum. ISU is 16-16 all-time vs. OU in games played in Hilton Coliseum. Saturday's game is a part of Coaches vs. Cancer weekend. Coaching staffs from all across the country will wear sneakers with their suits to help promote the American Cancer Society and awareness for cancer.

Who: Iowa State (14-7, 1-5) vs. Oklahoma (10-9, 2-3)
Where: Hilton Coliseum (14,356)
When: Saturday, Jan. 29, 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-DT1 (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 (14-7, 1-5) remains at home to play host Oklahoma (10-9, 2-3) Saturday night in Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 16-16 all-time vs. OU in games played in Hilton Coliseum.
- Saturday's game is a part of Coaches vs. Cancer weekend...coaching staffs from all across the country will wear sneakers with their suits to help promote the American Cancer Society and awareness for cancer.
- Iowa State has been hot from the free-throw line as of late...the Cyclones have made 86.5 percent of their foul shots (69-80 FT) in their last five games.
- The Cyclones lead the Big 12 in free-throw percentage in league games only at 83.9 percent (78-93 FT).
- Senior Darion Jake Anderson is averaging 17.3 points in his last three games and has made 18 consecutive free throws.
- Iowa State's 185 3-pointers on the season ties for seventh-most in the nation.

Last Time Out
- Iowa State lost to Texas Tech on Wednesday in Hilton Coliseum, 92-83.
- Iowa State played catch-up the entire game, falling behind 20-10 in the first half after Tech went on a 10-0 run.
- Iowa State trimmed the deficit to two points early in the second half, but Tech went on an 11-0 run to take control of the contest.
- Tech was led by Mike Singletary's 33 points, tying for the second-highest individual point total against ISU this season.
- Tech shot 62.5 percent in the second half and made 54.7 percent of its shots in the game, the highest opponent field goal percentage clip the Cyclones have given up this season.
- The 92 points was the most Iowa State has allowed in a regulation game since Kansas scored 95 points vs. Iowa State in 2006.
- Diante Garrett led Iowa State with 27 points, tying a career high with 11 field goals.
- It was Garrett's seventh 20-point game of the season and the ninth of his career.
- Garrett made two 3-pointers in the game to give him 76 in his career, moving into the No. 19 spot on Iowa State's career 3-pointers made list.
- Jake Anderson posted his third double-double of the season with 15 points and 12 boards...Anderson is averaging 17.3 points in his last three games and has six games this year with 10 or more rebounds.
- Anderson made all six of his free-throw attempts in the game, increasing his streak of consecutive free-throws made to 18.
- Anderson also had four steals.
- Scott Christopherson made one 3-pointer in the game, the 23rd-straight game he has made a shot from long distance, the second-best streak in Iowa State history (27-Mike Taylor, 2006-07).
- Jamie Vanderbeken recorded 13 points and three blocks in the loss...Vanderbeken has 71 blocks in his career to tie for 10th all-time in school history and has 41 blocks this season, ranking 11th on Iowa State's single-season chart.
- Calvin Godfrey came off the bench to score 10 points, his third double-digit scoring outing of the season.
- Iowa State made 23-of-25 shots from the free-throw line (92.0 percent)...in Big 12 games only, the Cyclones lead the conference in free-throw percentage at 83.9 percent.

Cyclone-Sooner Quick Facts
- Oklahoma leads the all-time series against Iowa State at 109-77.
- Iowa State has a 45-36 edge in games played in Ames and the series is tied in Hilton Coliseum at 16-16.
- OU has won four-straight games in the series, including last year's game in Norman, 89-84...Tommy Mason-Griffin poured in 38 points for OU, the 19th-best opponent scoring output in Iowa State history.
- Diante Garrett has scored 17 points in each of the last two meetings with the Sooners...he is averaging 14.6 points and 6.0 assists in three career games vs. OU.
- Scott Christopherson scored 14 points on 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range in his only game vs. OU last season.
- Jamie Vanderbeken was 5-of-7 from the field en route to 12 points against OU in a 78-68 loss to OU two years ago in Ames.
- ISU's Melvin Ejim and OU's Andrew Fitzgerald were teammates at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire in the 2008-09 season.
- ISU head coach Fred Hoiberg was 4-5 vs. OU in his playing career with the Cyclones (1992-95)...Hoiberg averaged 14.3 points and 5.8 rebounds vs. the Sooners and tallied 30 points at OU on Feb. 1, 1995 (OU, 79-78).

A Closer Look At Oklahoma
- Oklahoma (10-9, 2-3) won its last two Big 12 games before taking a week off.
- Oklahoma defeated Colorado last Saturday in Norman...the Sooners had five players score in double figures for the second-straight game, led by Cade Davis' 15 points.
- Sophomore Andrew Fitzgerald is the team's leading scorer (14.1 points) and rebounder (5.3 rebounds)...he has three 20-point games this season.
- Davis is averaging 13.3 points and is one of the Big 12's best 3-point shooters, drilling 41 shots from long range to rank seventh in the league (2.3 3-pointers made per game).
- Davis scored a season-high 25 points in the win over Texas Tech.
- Freshman guard Cameron Clark is averaging 9.6 points and 4.9 rebounds...Clark is averaging 13.7 points in his last seven games.
- Sophomore point guard Carl Blair leads the team and ranks fifth in the Big 12 in assists at 4.5 apg.
- The Sooners are fifth in the Big 12 in 3-pointers made per game at 6.5.
- OU is fifth in the league in free-throw percentage at 71.9 percent.
- The Sooners are shooting 46.6 percent from the field, ranking sixth in the league.

Iowa State Team Trends And Stats
- ISU ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 65th nationally in 3-point pct. (37.3 pct.).
- ISU has shot 40 percent or above from beyond the arc in eight games.
- At 8.8 3FG made per game, ISU leads the Big 12 and ranks 14th nationally in 3-pointers made per game.
- ISU is 69-of-80 from the free-throw line in its last five games (86.3 percent).
- The Cyclones lead the Big 12 in free-throw percentage in conference games only at 83.9 percent (78-93 FT).
- Averaging 76.3 ppg to rank fifth in the Big 12 and 43rd nationally.
- ISU ranks third in the Big 12 and 70th nationally in free-throw percentage at 72.3 percent.
- In four of ISU's seven losses, the Cyclones had the lead or were tied with under a minute to play in regulation.
- ISU has made 10 or more treys in nine games.
- ISU has outshot 15 of 21 opponents this season, going 13-2 in those games.
- ISU is 8-0 when outrebounding its opponent and 6-0 when shooting 50 percent.
- ISU is 9-0 when holding an opponent to under 60 points.
- The Cyclones have held 12 teams to below 40 percent shooting, including three below 30 percent (Alabama State, Drake, Dartmouth).
- All five starters are averaging over 11.0 points per game and have accounted for 85.8 percent of the scoring.
- ISU's five starters are averaging a combined 31.8 minutes per game.
- ISU has had at least three players score in double figures in 18 games and have had four players score in double figures in 11 games...ISU is 9-2 in those contests.
- Iowa State has posted equal or more assists than turnovers in 15 games this season...ISU ranks third in the Big 12 in a/t ratio (1.2) and third in assists (14.9 apg)...the Cyclones rank 55th in the nation in assists per game (14.9 apg).
- ISU has three players ranked in the top-10 in the league in minutes played (2nd- Diante Garrett, 35.6; 3rd-Scott Christopherson, 34.6; 9th-Jake Anderson, 32.7).
- Garrett (38.8) and Christopherson (37.8) rank No. 1 and 2 in the Big 12 (league games only) in minutes played.
- ISU has won three Big 12 Rookie of the Week Awards this year: Jake Anderson (11-15); Melvin Ejim (11-22, 12-13).

Players Mentioned

Scott Christopherson

Scott Christopherson

Scott Christopherson

Melvin Ejim

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Diante Garrett

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Jamie Vanderbeken

Jamie Vanderbeken

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