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Iowa State University Athletics
No. 14 Cyclones Host Southern Sunday
12.13.2014 | Men's Basketball
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AMES, Iowa - No. 14 Iowa State (7-1) returns home Sunday for its final on-court test prior to Finals Week. The Cyclones will host Southern at 5 p.m.
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14, 384)
When: Sunday, Dec. 14, 5 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: Cyclones.tv
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
Webcast: Cyclones.tv
Sirius/XM: NA/NA
Live Stats: Available at Cyclones.com.
Live Blog: Available at Cyclones.com.
@CycloneMBB Notebook
- Iowa State looks to stretch its winning streak to five games when it hosts Southern Sunday at 5 p.m. The Cyclones beat Iowa, 90-75, on the road less than 48 hours before tipoff with the Jaguars.
- The Cyclones are ranked No. 14 in the AP poll, their school-record 23rd week in a row in the top-25.
- Fred Hoiberg is looking for his 98th win as Iowa State's head coach. He's just three wins from becoming the fifth coach in school history with 100 wins.
- The Cyclones have averaged 88.5 points and shot 53.6 percent from the field since falling to Maryland on Nov. 25. ISU is averaging 21.3 assists in the four games since the season's only loss.
- Georges Niang is leading the Big 12 in scoring (17.8 ppg) and Bryce Dejean-Jones is fourth (17.6). As a team, ISU tops the Big 12 with 84.4 points per game. The Cyclones have scored 90+ points four times this season. The Cyclones' 49.9 field goal percentage also leads the Big 12.
- Dejean-Jones, who was suspended vs. Iowa, is averaging 20.3 points per game in his last three games. In ISU's wins against Arkansas and Kansas City, Dejean-Jones shot 85 percent from the field (17-20). He also hit 6-of-8 threes and 9-of-10 free throws in that stretch. Dejean-Jones was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday.
- Iowa State is the league's best free-throw shooting team and the 20th-best team nationally shooting 75.6 percent from the charity stripe. Niang (90.2 percent) and Dejean-Jones (89.7 percent) are second and third, respectively, in the conference.
- Dejean-Jones (56.8) also paces the Big 12 in field goal percentage. Dustin Hogue doesn't qualify for the conference rankings, but is shooting 61.3 percent from the field.
- Monté Morris continues his stellar play at the point guard. The Cousy Award watch list member is leading the Big 12 with 5.9 assists (21st nationally) and a 6.7 assist-to-turnover ratio (2nd). He's got 47 assists and just seven turnovers. Morris has 12 steals in the last four games.
- Naz Long drilled five threes against Iowa. Long and Abdel Nader (4-6) combined to go 9-for-15 from downtown against the Hawkeyes. Long (21) and Nader (19) both scored season highs in the win.
- Iowa State is averaging 10.5 made 3-pointers in the last four games. Naz Long has hit a team-high 24 threes.
- ISU has a Big 12-best team assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.8 (fourth nationally). The Cyclones are averaging 10.6 turnovers per game compared to 19.0 assists. ISU has assisted on 64.7 percent of its field goals. Since having just eight assists against Maryland, ISU has averaged 21.0 per game.
Iowa State Trends
- In the Fred Hoiberg era, the Cyclones have made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 63 times.
- ISU is 82-10 when leading at the half under Hoiberg...including 7-0 this season.
- Iowa State is 24-1 under Hoiberg when scoring 90+ points.
- Iowa State has won 25 regular season home games in a row against nonconference opponents.
- Monté Morris has 127 assists and 24 turnovers in 25 career starts.
- Naz Long has hit a three in 16 games in a row...Long has 10 career games with 4+ threes made.
- Dustin Hogue has made a team-high 44 consecutive starts.
- Georges Niang leads the Cyclones with 59 career double-figure scoring games.
- Iowa State has had at least 15 assists in all but one game this season.
- Iowa State is 11th nationally averaging 14.5 fouls per game.
- ISU has shot as many free throws as all eight opponents this season...the Cyclones own a 22.0-12.3 edge on free throw attempts per game.
- Niang has at least seven assists in the last three games...7.3 apg during that time.
- The trio of Dejean-Jones, Niang and Long is shooting 48.2 percent on threes since the loss to Maryland...they've connected on 27-of-56 during that time...Long is 14-for-31.
Last Time Out - ISU Earns Biggest Win In Iowa City
- The Cyclones led or were tied for all but 49 seconds en route to a 90-75 win against Iowa in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series...the win was the largest margin of victory for the Cyclones in Iowa City.
- Iowa State blitzed the Hawkeyes with a 26-2 run after Iowa had tied it at 33 late in the first half...Matt Thomas' only points of the game came on a three at the buzzer to send ISU into the lockerroom up by five...ISU extended its lead by making 10-of-its-first-11 field goals in the second half.
- The Cyclones shot 63.3 percent in the second half and 53.1 percent in the game.
- Five Cyclones reached double figures: Long (21), Nader (19), Niang (16), Morris (14) and Hogue (13).
- Long (5-9) and Nader (4-6) combined to shoot 9-15 from long distance...the Cyclones were 12-27 as a team.
- ISU had 22 assists in the game...Niang had seven and is averaging 7.3 assists in the last three games...Morris finished with six dimes and Long added five.
- Dustin Hogue recorded his first double-double this season and the eighth of his career with 13 points and 13 boards...in two career games vs. Iowa, Hogue averaged 14.5 rebounds.
- Nader entered the game 0-9 behind the arc and with just 22 points in the young season.
- ISU played without second-leading scorer Bryce Dejean-Jones, who was suspended for Friday's game due to a violation of team rules.
Series Notes vs. Southern
- Iowa State is 2-0 all-time vs. Southern and 20-0 all-time against SWAC opponents.
- The Cyclones and Jaguars last met in the 2012 season opener, the first game of Georges Niang and Naz Long's career...ISU won 82-59...Niang played 28 minutes and finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds...Long played 25 minutes and had seven points.
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