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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Host Oklahoma In Big 12 Showdown
01.14.2013 | Women's Basketball
AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State women's basketball team faces Oklahoma Tuesday evening at Hilton Coliseum in a battle of nationally ranked Big 12 foes. The Cyclones are No. 24 in the latest poll, while Oklahoma comes into the game ranked No. 16. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Who: Iowa State (12-2, 3-1 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma (14-2, 4-0 Big 12)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,376)
When: Tuesday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m.
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Molly Parrott (Color)
TV: Mediacom Connections 22/FCS Atlantic
Webcast: Cyclones.tv
Live Stats: Live stats will be available at cyclones.com.
Live Blog: Matt Shoultz, assistant 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.
Autographs: Cyclone senior Amanda Zimmerman will sign autographs in the north concourse following the game.
Cyclone Headlines
- Iowa State, which is ranked No. 24 in The Associated Press poll and was No. 24 in last week's USA Today Coaches' Poll, hosts No. 16/14 Oklahoma Tuesday evening. The game pits the Sooners, currently tied for first with Baylor in the Big 12, against the third-place Cyclones.
- A win Tuesday night would give ISU its best overall start (13-2) since the 2008-09 season. It would also be the best Big 12 start (4-1) for the Cyclones since 2004-05.
- The Cyclones have won eight-straight games at Hilton Coliseum. ISU has also won its last nine Big 12 home games. The last loss home Big 12 loss was on Jan. 14, 2012 to Texas A&M.
- After shooting just 29.3 percent from behind the arc as a team over the first eight games of the season, ISU has shot 34.7 percent from long range in the last six contests. The Cyclones have hit 8.7 threes per game starting with the Air Force game on Dec. 29.
- The Cyclones have been one of the top defensive teams in the nation this season. Iowa State ranks 11th nationally allowing opponents just 49.9 points per game behind the nation's third-ranked field goal percentage defense (31.4 percent). Behind the arc opponents are shooting just 25.8 percent.
- Chelsea Poppens had one of her best games of the season against TCU, finishing with 24 points and 15 rebounds. It was the fourth 20-point, 15-rebound performance of her career. The senior missed three games during nonconference play (concussion). She ranks third in the league grabbing 9.9 boards per game. She is also 12th in scoring (13.0), fourth in free-throw percentage (83.7) and fifth in field-goal percentage (56.4).
- Hallie Christofferson is 10th in the Big 12 averaging 13.8 points per game and in rebounding at 6.6 boards per game. The junior has scored in double digits in 12 of 14 games this season.
- Nikki Moody is second nationally dishing out 7.6 assists per game. She has posted double-digit assists in three games this season. The sophomore has recorded at least five assists in 12 of the 13 games she has played this season.
- Sophomore Brynn Williamson has taken on the defensive stopper role this season and is averaging a team-high 1.4 steals per game. Despite the increased defensive role, Williamson still ranks among the nation's top shooters, sitting 30th nationally and second in the Big 12 shooting 41.7 percent from behind the arc. She has hit 30 threes this season.
- The Cyclones are assisting on a Big 12 best 73.7 percent of their field goals. ISU has nine games this season with 17 or more assists after doing so just 10 times all last season. ISU is 16th nationally in assists per game.
Streaks and Trends
- The Cyclones have won eight-straight home games.
- ISU has won its last nine home games against Big 12 Conference opponents.
- The Cyclones have been out rebounded just once this season (Baylor).
- Iowa State is 11-0 when outshooting its opponent from the field.
- Nikki Moody has at least five assists in 12 of the 13 games she has played this season. She has five games with nine or more assists.
- The Cyclones have hit at least five threes in 29 of the last 30 games.
- Hallie Christofferson has scored in double figures in 12 of 14 games this season.
- Iowa State has hit a 3-pointer in 562 consecutive games. In that time (since Feb. 18, 1995), ISU has hit 4,334 threes. That is equal to 7.71 three-pointers per game for the last 18 years.
- ISU has had nine consecutive winning seasons.
- The Cyclones have finished in the upper half of the Big 12 the last four seasons.
- The Cyclones have made the last six NCAA Tournaments, one of just 16 teams nationally to do so.
- Iowa State has won 70-straight regular season nonconference games at Hilton Coliseum.
- Iowa State is the only Big 12 school to have a unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 first team in each of the last three seasons.
Series Notes (career stats vs. OU available on pg. 14 of notes packet)
- Oklahoma owns a 32-19 edge in the all-time series. The Cyclones are 12-9 against the Sooners in Ames, including wins in the last two home meetings.
- Head coach Bill Fennelly is 12-10 against Oklahoma.
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Iowa State has been the Big 12's top free-throw shooting team at 77.4 percent, which also ranks 10th nationally. Poppens is fourth in the Big 12 shooting 83.7 percent while Christofferson is just behind her in fifth at 80.9 percent.
For complete information on the game, click the Notes link in the box at the top of the story.
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