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Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Travels To Colorado For Final Time
01.31.2011 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (14-8, 1-6) travels to Colorado (14-8, 3-4) for what could possibly be the final time. CU will join the Pac-10 Conference next season. Iowa State has been hot from the free-throw line as of late. The Cyclones have made 85.4 percent of their foul shots (88-103 FT) in their last six games.
Who: Iowa State (14-8, 1-6) at Colorado (14-8, 3-4)
Where: Boulder, Colo. - Coors Events Center (11,064)
When: Tuesday, Feb. 1, 8 p.m. CST
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (color)
Television: FSN Rocky Mountain
Talent: Drew Goodman (PxP), Ceal Barry (color)
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at cubuffs.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 (14-8, 1-6) travels to Colorado (14-8, 3-4) for what could possibly be the final time...CU will join the Pac-10 Conference next season.
- The Cyclones are 8-23 in the Coors Events Center and 16-47 vs. Colorado in Boulder.
- Iowa State has been hot from the free-throw line as of late...the Cyclones have made 85.4 percent of their foul shots (88-103 FT) in their last six games.
- The Cyclones lead the Big 12 in free-throw percentage in league games only at 83.6 percent (97-116 FT).
- The Cyclones dropped their fourth straight game on Saturday vs. Oklahoma, 82-76 in overtime...in five of Iowa State's eight losses, the Cyclones have had the lead or been tied with under one minute remaining in regulation.
- Jake Anderson and Melvin Ejim each recorded a double-double vs. Oklahoma...both are tied for the team lead in double-doubles with four.
- ISU is one of six teams in the nation with five players scoring in double figures.
Last Time Out
- Iowa State lost yet another close game on Saturday, falling to Oklahoma, 82-76 in overtime.
- The Cyclones held a six-point lead at 67-61 with 3:35 left in regulation, but failed to score the rest of the way.
- Steve Pledger, who poured in a career-high 38 points, made a 3-pointer to tie the game at 67-67 with :35 seconds left in regulation...ISU had two chances to win, but could not convert.
- Pledger then made two-straight 3-pointers in overtime to help OU come out with the win.
- Iowa State fell down by as many as 15 points in the first half before battling back.
- It was the fifth time this season where Iowa State lost a game where it had the lead or was tied with under a minute remaining.
- Melvin Ejim came off the bench to record his fourth double-double of the season with 19 points and 12 boards, which matches a career high on the glass.
- In the two games Ejim has not started for the Cyclones, he is averaging 20.5 points per game (he had a career-high 22 points vs. Creighton).
- Jake Anderson posted his fourth double-double of the season and his second in a row with 18 points and 10 boards...Anderson is averaging 17.5 points in his last four games and has seven games this year with 10 or more rebounds.
- Anderson has made 23-of-his-last-24 free-throw attempts.
- Diante Garrett had 18 points in the loss, moving up to 21st on Iowa State's all-time scoring list (1,203), passing Dedric Willoughby.
- Garrett, who made a pair of 3-pointers to give him 78 in his career to rank 18th all-time, started his 86th consecutive game on Saturday...he is now tied with Jake Sullivan (86 starts) in fourth place for the most consecutive starts in school history.
- Scott Christopherson scored 14 points and logged a career-high 44 minutes vs. Oklahoma...Christopherson made a 3-pointer in the game, his 24th-straight game with at least one 3-pointer made.
- His consecutive game streak with a made 3-pointer is the second-best streak in school history behind Mike Taylor, who made a trey in 27-straight games in 2006-07.
- Iowa State made 19-of-23 shots from the free-throw line (82.6 percent)...in Big 12 games only, the Cyclones lead the conference in free-throw percentage at 83.6 percent.
Cyclone-Buffalo Quick Facts
- Iowa State leads the all-time series vs. Colorado at 76-68.
- The series is extremely lopsided toward the home team...CU has a 47-16 record against ISU in Boulder.
- The Cyclones have lost five-straight games in Boulder...their last win against the Buffs in Boulder was in 2005.
- Diante Garrett is averaging 6.1 points and 3.3 assists in six games vs. the Buffs...he has scored in double digits in the last two outings vs. CU.
- ISU's top three returnees (Garrett, Scott Christopherson, Jamie Vanderbeken) are a combined 16-of-57 (28.1 percent) vs. CU in their careers.
- CU assistant coach Jean Prioleau was an assistant at Iowa State for two seasons (2007-08) under former head coach Greg McDermott.
- Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg (Iowa State) and Colorado head coach Tad Boyle (Kansas) are among five Big 12 coaches who competed in the former Big Eight Conference: KU's Bill Self (Oklahoma State), TAMU's Mark Turgeon (Kansas) and OSU's Travis Ford (Missouri).
- ISU head coach Fred Hoiberg was 6-2 vs. CU in his playing career with the Cyclones (1992-95)...Hoiberg averaged 18.9 points and 5.8 rebounds vs. the Buffaloes in his career.
- Hoiberg scored a career-high 41 points vs. CU on Feb. 18, 1995, a point total which is tied for the fifth-best single-game effort by a Cyclone in school history.
A Closer Look At Colorado
- Colorado (14-8, 3-4) suffered its fourth-straight defeat in the Big 12 after winning its first three games Saturday vs. Baylor, 70-66.
- The Buffs were led by Alec Burks, who had 20 points.
- Burks, a sophomore, is one of the best players in the Big 12, ranking second in the conference in scoring at 19.8 ppg.
- Burks has scored 20 or more points 13 times, including a career-high 36 points vs. Missouri in the conference opener.
- Senior Cory Higgins is capping off a fabulous career at CU by averaging 16.2 points and leading the team with 57 assists.
- Higgins is shooting 89.5 percent from the free-throw line to rank second in the Big 12.
- Levi Knutson is one of the best shooters in the league, making 50 percent (44-88 3FG) of his shots from downtown to rank first in the league.
- The Buffaloes rank third in the Big 12 and 13th nationally in scoring at 81.0 ppg.
- CU is connecting on 78.0 percent of its shots from free-throw line, ranking No. 1 in the Big 12 and fifth in the nation.
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