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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Travel To Fifth-Ranked Texas
02.21.2011 | Men's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (14-13, 1-11) travels to No. 5 Texas (23-4, 11-1) to face its fourth-straight ranked opponent. It marks just the third time in school history where the Cyclones have had to battle four consecutive ranked teams (1994-95; 2002-03).
Who: Iowa State (14-13, 1-11) at No. 5 Texas (23-4, 11-1)
Where: Austin, Texas - Erwin Center (16,734)
When: Tuesday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m. CST
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (color)
Television: Big 12 Network/ESPN3
Talent: Mitch Holthus (PxP), Reid Gettys (color)
Affiliates: WOI (Ames/Des Moines), KCRG-9.2 (Cedar Rapids/Waterloo), WBQD (Quad Cities), KPTH (Sioux City), Mediacom (Ottumwa, Mason City)
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at texassports.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 (14-13, 1-11) travels to No. 5 Texas (23-4, 11-1) to face its fourth-straight ranked opponent...it marks just the third time in school history where the Cyclones have had to battle four consecutive ranked teams (1994-95; 2002-03).
- Senior Jamie Vanderbeken sprained his left ankle in the Kansas game and has missed the last two games (Texas A&M; Missouri)...he is listed as questionable for the Texas game.
- If Vanderbeken is unable to go, ISU will have just seven scholarship players available.
- Iowa State broke the school record for 3-pointers made in a season vs. Missouri on Saturday...Iowa State has 239 treys on the year, surpassing the old mark of 236 set in the 2008-09 season...ISU leads the Big 12 and ranks 12th nationally in 3FG per game (8.9).
- Diante Garrett, who leads the Big 12 in assists at 6.1 apg, is one of only two players in the nation to average 17.0 points and 6.0 assists (Nate Wolters, South Dakota State).
- ISU has attempted just 17 free-throws in its last three games (5.7 FTA pg).
Last Time Out
- Iowa State lost for the ninth time by six points or less, falling to No. 20 Missouri, 76-70 Saturday afternoon.
- Iowa State again dug itself a hole, falling behind by 12 points early at 21-9...ISU crawled back to two-point deficit at the half.
- After falling behind by eight points in the second half, ISU tied the game at 58-58 with 6:58 left in the game...MU then went on a 10-2 run to take control of the game.
u Iowa State played without senior Jamie Vanderbeken for the second consecutive game...Vanderbeken was still nursing a sprained ankle suffered in the Kansas game.
- The Cyclones had five players score in double figures for the fifth time this season, led by Jake Anderson's 17 points...Anderson, who made three treys in the game, has made 11 of his 29 3-pointers on the year in the last three games.
- Anderson is the reigning Big 12 Rookie of the Week (2/21) after averaging 17.5 points and making seven treys for the Cyclones last week.
- Scott Christopherson struggled from the field, making just 5-of-17 shots...Christopherson made a trio of 3-pointers to increase his school record streak of consecutive games with a trey to 29...he now has 75 3-pointers on the year, ranking seventh in school history.
- Diante Garrett, who had his 90-game consecutive start streak ended, posted his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 assists...it was the ninth double-digit assist game of Garrett's career.
- Garrett, who leads the Big 12 in assists at 6.1 apg, is averaging 7.4 assists in his last five games...he now has 580 assists in his career to rank fourth in ISU history.
- Calvin Godfrey posted the first double-double of his career, tallying a career-high 13 points and 10 boards.
- Melvin Ejim added 11 points and seven boards in the loss.
- The Cyclones had 19 assists to 14 turnovers, the 21st time this season where Iowa State had equal or more assists than turnovers.
- Iowa State was 6-of-22 from 3-point range vs. the Tigers...Iowa State now has 239 3-pointers on the season, breaking the school mark for 3-pointers made in a season (the old mark was 236 in 2008-09).
- Iowa State leads the Big 12 and ranks 12th nationally in 3-pointers per game (8.9).
- Iowa State shot 45.5 percent from the field, the third-best shooting percentage effort against a Big 12 opponent this year.
- For the third straight game, Iowa State shot less than 10 shots from the free-throw line (4-9 FT)...ISU is averaging just 5.7 free-throw attempts in its last three games.
Cyclone-Longhorn Quick Facts
- Texas leads the all-time series vs. Iowa State at 12-8.
- The Longhorns have won six-straight games in the series.
- The last time Iowa State won a road game vs. a Big 12 South school was at Texas in 2005.
- UT is 7-1 against the Cyclones in Austin.
- Diante Garrett is averaging 11.3 points and 6.0 assists in four career games vs. the Longhorns...Garrett had 14 points and eight assists vs. UT in last year's first round Big 12 Tournament game.
- Scott Christopherson is averaging 5.0 points in two games vs. UT...Christopherson scored 10 points vs. UT in the Big 12 Tournament.
- Iowa State freshman Melvin Ejim, who hails from Toronto, Canada, grew up competing with and against Longhorns Tristan Thompson and Cory Joseph, who are both from the Toronto area.
- Thompson and Ejim played on the same AAU team briefly.
A Closer Look At Texas
- Without question, No. 5 Texas is one of the hottest teams in the nation, winning 18 of its last 20 games...UT is currently in first place in the Big 12 race at 11-1.
- The Longhorns suffered their first loss in the conference season on Saturday, falling at Nebraska, 70-67...UT was led by Jordan Hamilton, who had 18 points.
- In UT's 11 conference wins, the Longhorns have won all but one by less than double digits.
- Hamilton, a sophomore, has had a breakout season, ranking fourth in the Big 12 in scoring at 18.7 and fourth in the league in rebounding (7.5 rpg).
- Hamilton is also the team leader in 3-pointers made, drilling 71-of-178 shots from beyond the arc to rank third in the Big 12 in 3-pointers made per game (2.6).
- Freshman Tristan Thompson is averaging 12.6 points and 7.2 rebounds as one of the Big 12's top rookies...Thompson leads the league in blocked shots at 2.2.
- Senior Gary Johnson is posting solid numbers at 11.8 points and 6.7 rebounds.
- The Longhorns lead the Big 12 and rank second nationally field goal percentage defense at 36.8 pct.
- UT's +15.5 scoring margin ranks second in the Big 12.
Iowa State Team Trends And Stats
- ISU ranks fourth in the Big 12 and 52nd nationally in 3-point pct. (37.6 pct.).
- ISU has shot 40 pct. or above from beyond the arc in 12 games.
- At 8.9 3FG made per game, ISU leads the Big 12 and ranks 12th nationally in 3-pointers made per game.
- ISU broke the school record for 3-pointers made in a season with 239.
- ISU is 125-of-154 from the free-throw line in its last 11 games (81.2 percent).
- The Cyclones are second in the Big 12 in free-throw percentage in conference games only at 80.2 percent (134-167 FT).
- ISU is averaging 75.3 ppg to rank fifth in the Big 12 and 39th nationally...on pace to be the highest scoring average for ISU since averaging 77.3 ppg in 2005-06.
- ISU ranks third in the Big 12 and 67th nationally in free-throw pct. at 72.8 pct.
- In six of ISU's 13 losses, the Cyclones had the lead or were tied with under a minute to play in regulation, including in four Big 12 losses.
- In the losses vs. Oklahoma State (six-point lead), Kansas State (four-point lead) and Oklahoma (three-point lead) the Cyclones had the lead with under a minute remaining.
- ISU has made 10 or more treys in 12 games.
- ISU has outshot 16 of 27 opponents this season, going 13-3 in those games.
- ISU is 8-2 when outrebounding its opponent and 6-1 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 10.9 points per game and have accounted for 85.6 percent of the scoring...ISU is one of five teams in the nation to have five players scoring in double figures (Missouri, Long Beach State, Detroit, UCLA).
- ISU has had at least three players score in double figures in 24 games and have had four players score in double figures in 16 games.
- ISU has three players ranked in the top-10 in the league in minutes played (1st- Diante Garrett, 36.0; 2nd-Scott Christopherson, 35.5; 9th-Jake Anderson, 33.2).
- Garrett (38.2) and Christopherson (38.2) are tied for first in the Big 12 (league games only) in minutes played.
- ISU has had equal or more assists than turnovers in 21 games this season, ranking third in the Big 12 in assist/turnover ratio at 1.2 a/t.
- ISU ranks 41st nationally in assists (15.2 apg) and 47th nationally in a/t ratio (1.2).
- ISU has won four Big 12 Rookie of the Week Awards this year: Jake Anderson (11-15, 2-21); Melvin Ejim (11-22, 12-13).
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