Iowa State Meets Drake at the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (7-3, 0-0) will face Drake (4-4, 0-0) in the inaugural Hy-Vee Big Four Classic at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday (4 p.m.). The game will be televised by Mediacom and their broadcast will be streamed on Cyclones.tv. The Iowa State-Drake game is the second contest of a doubleheader featuring the state's four Division I men's hoops schools. Iowa battles UNI in the first game at 1:30 p.m.

Where: Des Moines, Iowa - Wells Fargo Arena (14,606)
When: Saturday, Dec. 15, 4 p.m. CST
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: Mediacom
Webcast: Cyclones.tv
Talent: B.J. Schaben (PxP), Kevin Lehman (Color)
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.

- Iowa State (7-3, 0-0) will face Drake (4-4, 0-0) in the inaugural Hy-Vee Big Four Classic at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday (4 p.m.). The game will be televised by Mediacom.

- The Iowa State-Drake game is the second contest of a doubleheader featuring the state's four Division I men's hoops schools. Iowa battles UNI in the first game at 1:30 p.m.

- Iowa State is 1-2 all-time in games played at the Wells Fargo Arena and owns an 106-65 all-time record vs. Drake. The Iowa State-Drake series is one of the oldest annual rivalries west of the Mississippi. The two teams have met every season except one since 1908.

- Iowa State and Drake are two of the top 3-point shooting teams in the nation. Iowa State ranks fourth nationally in 3-pointers per game at 9.6, while Drake is sixth nationally in 3-pointers per game at 9.4.

- Iowa State defeated Omaha, 93-65 on Sunday. ISU had six players score in double figures for the first time in over a year and made 11 3-pointers, the fifth time this season ISU has made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game.

- Chris Babb and Tyrus McGee both moved into Iowa State's career 3-pointers made top-20 list. The pair are currently tied for 19th all-time in school history with 78 career 3-pointers.

- Iowa State has outrebounded nine of 10 opponents this season at a +11.2 margin, which is tops in the Big 12 and ranks 11th nationally.

- Melvin Ejim leads the Big 12 in rebounding at 9.1 rpg. Tyrus McGee is the Big 12's leader in both 3-pointers per game (2.8) and 3-point percentage (45.9 pct.).

- Iowa State leads the Big 12 and ranks ninth nationally in scoring at 81.2 ppg.

- ISU has scored 70 points or more in all 10 games, marking just the fourth time in school history where ISU has recorded at least 70 points in its first 10 contests.

Iowa State Meets Drake at the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic

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Chris Babb

Chris Babb

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Melvin Ejim

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Tyrus McGee

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Iowa State Meets Drake at the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic

Players Mentioned

Chris Babb

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Melvin Ejim

Melvin Ejim

Tyrus McGee

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