Iowa State Meets Iowa in Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (6-2, 0-0) travels to Iowa City to play Iowa (7-2, 0-0) on Friday in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series matchup. Iowa State has won three-straight games in the series vs. Iowa, tying for the longest winning streak in the series for the Cyclones (1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86; 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12).

Who: Iowa State (6-2) at Iowa (7-2)
Where: Iowa City, Iowa - Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
When: Friday, Dec. 7, 7 p.m. CST
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: B.J. Schaben (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: Big Ten Network
Talent: Wayne Larrivee (PxP), Dan Bonner (Color)
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at Hawkeyesports.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 (6-2, 0-0) travels to Iowa City to play Iowa (7-2, 0-0) on Friday in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series matchup. The Iowa game will be the first of two in-state contests ISU will play this year. ISU will play Drake on Dec. 15 in the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic in Des Moines.

-Iowa State has won three-straight games in the series vs. Iowa, tying for the longest winning streak in the series for the Cyclones (1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86; 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12).

-Iowa State leads the 2012-13 Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series at 9-4. Six points will be awarded this week with women's basketball (Dec. 6), men's basketball and women's swimming (Dec. 7).

-Iowa State head coach Fred Hoiberg is 5-1 vs. Iowa as a player (3-1) and head coach (2-0).
Korie Lucious recorded a career-high five 3-pointers, scored 17 points and handed out nine assists in Iowa State's 83-72 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Tuesday.

-Iowa State has outrebounded all eight opponents this season at a +11.6 margin, which ranks in the top-10 nationally. ISU is third in the nation in total rebounds per game (45.6).

-The top two spots on the Big 12 individual rebounding stats are owned by Cyclones. Melvin Ejim leads the league and ranks 41st nationally in rebounding (9.3) and Will Clyburn is tied for second in the Big 12 and tied for 75th nationally on the boards (8.4).

-Iowa State leads the Big 12 and ranks 13th nationally in scoring at 82.5 ppg. ISU has scored 70 points or more in all eight games, marking just the fourth time in school history where ISU has recorded at least 70 points in its first eight contests.

-ISU leads the Big 12 and ranks eighth nationally in 3-pointers per game (9.5). ISU made a season-high 13 treys in the FGCU win, its fourth 10+ 3-pointer game of the season.

-ISU is 6-0 this season when scoring 80 points or more and leading at halftime.

Players Mentioned

Will Clyburn

Will Clyburn

Melvin Ejim

Melvin Ejim

Korie Lucious

Korie Lucious

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