Iowa State Travels To No. 2 Kansas

NOTES

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (14-10, 1-8) travels to No. 2 Kansas (23-1, 8-1) on Saturday. Iowa State senior point guard Diante Garrett leads the Big 12 in assists (6.0) and ranks fifth in the league in scoring at 17.9 ppg. Garrett is one of two players in the nation averaging over 17.0 points and 6.0 assists per game (D.J. Cooper, Ohio).

Who: Iowa State (14-10, 1-8) at No. 2 Kansas (23-1, 8-1)
Where: Lawrence, Kan. - Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
When: Saturday, Feb. 12, 3 p.m. CST
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (color)
Television: Big 12 Network/ESPN3
Talent: Mitch Holthus (PxP), Stephen Howard (color)
Affiliates: WOI (Ames/Des Moines), KFXA (Cedar Rapids/Waterloo), WBQD (Davenport), KPTH (Sioux City), Mediacom (Mason City)
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at kuathletics.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 (14-10, 1-8) travels to No. 2 Kansas (23-1, 8-1) on Saturday.
- The Cyclones will be without the services of freshman forward Calvin Godfrey, who will sit out the final game of his three-game suspension vs. KU on Saturday.
- Iowa State senior point guard Diante Garrett leads the Big 12 in assists (6.0) and ranks fifth in the league in scoring at 17.9 ppg.
- Garrett is one of two players in the nation averaging over 17.0 points and 6.0 assists per game (D.J. Cooper, Ohio).
- Junior Scott Christopherson has made a 3-pointer in 26 consecutive games he has played in...a 3-pointer in the Kansas game would allow him to tie the school record for consecutive games with a 3-pointer at 27 set by Mike Taylor during the 2006-07 season.
- Iowa State leads the Big 12 and ranks 16th nationally in 3-pointers made per game at 8.7...ISU has 208 3-pointers on the year, the third-best season total in school history.

Last Time Out
- Iowa State lost yet another heartbreaker last Saturday, falling to Kansas State at home, 86-85.
- The Cyclones held a four-point lead with under a minute to play, but KSU's Jacob Pullen scored the final five points, including the game-winner with :02 seconds left.
- Iowa State had one last chance, but Jamie Vanderbeken's 40-foot shot was off the mark.
- The loss was Iowa State's sixth this season where it held a lead or was tied with less than a minute remaining in the game.
- In four of ISU's eight Big 12 losses, Iowa State had the lead or was tied with less than a minute in regulation.
- Diante Garrett led Iowa State with 23 points, his eighth 20-point game of the season and the 10th of his career.
- Garrett also handed out eight assists, his 18th game of the season with five or more dimes...he has 559 assists in his career to rank fifth all-time in Big 12 history.
- Scott Christopherson chipped in with 22 points, his second consecutive 20-point game and the fifth of the season.
- Christopherson was 2-of-4 from 3-point range in the loss, giving him 65 on the season to tie for ninth on Iowa State's single-season chart.
- Christopherson has made a 3-pointer in 26-straight games, one shy from tying the school mark of 27 consecutive games with a made 3-pointer held by Mike Taylor in the 2006-07 season.
- Jamie Vanderbeken ended his scoring slump with 18 points behind 3-of-4 shooting from 3-point range...Vanderbeken had scored just 25 points combined in his previous four games.
- Vanderbeken now has 58 3-pointers on the season, the 15th-best total in ISU history...his 101 career 3-pointers ranks 11th in school history.
- Bubu Palo came off the bench to score 10 points, his fourth double-digit effort of the season.
- Iowa State was 22-of-24 (91.7 percent) from the free-throw line, its fourth conference game with a 90 percent or higher mark at the charity stripe.
- Iowa State shot a season-high 56.0 percent from the field in the KSU loss.
- KSU made 50.8 percent of its shots from the field, the third time in the last four games an ISU opponent made over half of its shots from the field.

Cyclone-Jayhawk Quick Facts
- Kansas leads the all-time series against Iowa State at 169-58 and has an 86-15 advantage over the Cyclones in games played in Lawrence.
- KU has won 11-straight games in the series...the last Cyclone win in the series was a 63-61 overtime victory at No. 2 Kansas on Feb. 19, 2005.
- ISU is 3-11 vs. KU in Allen Fieldhouse since the Big 12 formed in 1996-97...the rest of the league is 5-97.
- Kansas won the first meeting between the two schools this year, 84-79 in Ames...the Morris twins both had double-doubles, led by Marcus' 33-point, 13-rebound night.
- Diante Garrett led Iowa State with 27 points, one point shy of his career high.
- Cyclone senior Jamie Vanderbeken is averaging 14.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and shooting 40.7 percent from 3-point range (11-27 3FG) in three games vs. the Jayhawks.
- Iowa State freshman Melvin Ejim and Kansas sophomore Thomas Robinson were teammates at Brewster Academy in New Hampshire.
- Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg averaged 17.4 points and 6.1 rebounds in nine games against KU in his Cyclone career, going 4-5 vs. KU.
- One of his best games of Hoiberg's career came against Kansas on Jan. 14, 1995...Hoiberg scored 32 points, including 17-straight points in the second half, to help the Cyclones defeat No. 3 Kansas, 69-65...Hoiberg was 6-of-12 from 3-point range in the game.

A Closer Look At Kansas
- No. 2 Kansas is second in the Big 12 with an 8-1 record and 23-1 overall mark.
- The Jayhawks defeated No. 20 Missouri on Monday, 103-86...KU was led by Marcus Morris, who had 22 points and eight boards.
- Morris, a junior forward, leads the team in scoring at 16.9 ppg...Morris, who made the mid-season top-30 watch list for the Wooden Award, is leading the Big 12 in field goal percentage at 61.0 pct.
- Freshman guard Josh Selby became eligible on Dec. 18 and has averaged 12.0 points...Selby is making 43.5 percent (27-62 3FG) of his shots from 3-point range.
- Markieff Morris, Marcus' twin brother, is averaging 13.2 points and leads the Big 12 in rebounding at 8.4 rpg.
- Tyshawn Taylor is third in the Big 12 in assists (4.8 apg) and averages 8.6 ppg.
- Kansas is the top shooting team in the country, ranking No. 1 nationally in field goal percentage at 52.4 percent.
- The Jayhawks lead the Big 12 in 3-point field goal percentage (39.4).
- KU leads the Big 12 in assists at 18.2.

Players Mentioned

Scott Christopherson

Scott Christopherson

Scott Christopherson

Melvin Ejim

Melvin Ejim

Diante Garrett

Diante Garrett

Calvin Godfrey

Bubu Palo

Bubu Palo

Bubu Palo

Jamie Vanderbeken

Jamie Vanderbeken

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