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Iowa State University Athletics
Iowa State Meets Drake In Hy-Vee Big Four Classic
12.17.2014 | Men's Basketball
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AMES, Iowa - No. 13 Iowa State (8-1) is set for another intrastate rival when it faces Drake (2-8) Saturday at the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic at Wells Fargo Arena.
Where: Des Moines, Iowa - Wells Fargo Arena (15, 124)
When: Saturday, Dec. 20, 4 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: Mediacom Connections (Mediacom channel 822 or 22)
Talent: BJ Schaben (PxP), Kevin Lehman (Color)
Webcast: Cyclones.tv
Sirius/XM: 138/199
Live Stats: Available at statbroadcast.com
Live Blog: Available at Cyclones.com.
@CycloneMBB Notebook
- Iowa State enters Saturday's game riding the momentum of a five-game winning streak. The Cyclones have won four in a row against in-state foes and are 2-0 playing in the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic.
- The Cyclones are ranked No. 13 in the AP poll, their school-record 24th week in a row in the top-25.
- Fred Hoiberg is looking for his 99th win as Iowa State's head coach. He's just two wins from becoming the fifth coach in school history with 100 wins.
- Iowa State will have the services of Jameel McKay starting with Saturday's game. McKay, who transferred to ISU from Marquette and was a teammate of Dustin Hogue at Indian Hills Community College, will be playing his first basketball game Feb. 23, 2013 (665 days ago).
- During Iowa State's recent win streak, the Cyclones have shot 53.4 percent from the field.
- Iowa State is averaging more threes on the road (9.0) than at Hilton Coliseum (8.0). Naz Long is averaging 2.7 3-pointers a game on the road while shooting 40 percent behind the arc this season. Last season, Long averaged just 1.3 3-pointers a game and shot 30.5 percent away from Hilton Coliseum.
- Iowa State, which leads the Big 12 in scoring with 84.8 points per game, has two of the top three scorers in the Big 12. Georges Niang (17.8) leads the league and Bryce Dejean-Jones is third with 17.3 points per contest. Dejean-Jones is the league's top shooter, connecting on 57.1 percent of his shots, while Niang is second shooting 50.5 percent from the field.
- Dejean-Jones is averaging 19.8 points in his last four games. He's made 68.3 percent of his shots and is also averaging 6.3 boards and 3.5 assists during that stretch.
- Iowa State continues to lead the Big 12 and rank third nationally at the charity stripe. The Cyclones are shooting 77.5 percent as a team, led by Niang (89.4 percent) and Dejean-Jones (88.9 percent). Niang and Dejean-Jones are second and third, respectively, in the conference.
- Long has hit a team-high 26 3-pointers. Long is shooting 40 percent from long distance and has hit a three in 17 games in a row dating back to last season.
- Monté Morris continues his stellar play at point guard. The Cousy Award watch list member is leading the Big 12 with 5.8 assists (24th nationally) and a 6.5 assist-to-turnover ratio (2nd). He's got 52 assists and just eight turnovers. Morris has also shown his defensive prowess with 14 steals in the last five games.
- Hogue is averaging 10.0 rebounds in the last two contests, including 13 at Iowa.
- ISU has a Big 12-best team assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.7 (3rd nationally). The Cyclones are averaging 10.9 turnovers per game compared to 18.8 assists. ISU has assisted on 64.2 percent of its field goals. Since having just eight assists against Maryland, ISU has averaged 20.4 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 83-10 when leading at the half under Hoiberg...including 8-0 this season.
- Iowa State is 24-1 under Hoiberg when scoring 90+ points.
- Iowa State has won 26 regular season home games in a row against nonconference opponents.
- Morris has 132 assists and 25 turnovers in 26 career starts.
- Long has hit a three in 17 games in a row...Long has 10 career games with 4+ threes made.
- Hogue has made a team-high 45 consecutive starts...is averaging 8.7 rpg last three games after grabbing one rebound in three games prior to that.
- Niang leads the Cyclones with 60 career double-figure scoring games.
- Iowa State has had at least 15 assists in all but one game this season.
- Iowa State is 12th nationally averaging 14.3 fouls per game.
- ISU has shot as many free throws as all eight opponents this season...the Cyclones own a 23.2-12.3 edge on free throw attempts per game.
- Niang has at least seven assists in three of the last four games...6.5 apg during that time.
- The trio of Dejean-Jones, Niang and Long is shooting 46.9 percent on threes since the loss to Maryland...they've connected on 30-of-64 during that time...Long is 16-for-36.
- Iowa State is shooting 60.3 percent on 2-point field goals.
- Morris has at least one steal in five games in a row...14 steals in those five games.
- Abdel Nader has two blocks in each of the last three games.
Last Time Out - Five In Double Figures As Cyclones Beat Southern
- The Cyclones trailed by as many as eight in the first half before a large run allowed them to move to 8-1 this season.
- After the score was tied at 33 with 3:58 left in the first half, ISU went on an 18-2 run to break open the game on its way to a 88-78 win at Hilton Coliseum.
- ISU had five players in double figures for the sixth time this season...Dejean-Jones and Niang paced ISU with 18 points...Morris had 15, while Long (13) and Hogue (10) were also in double figures.
- ISU scored a season-high 48 points in the paint.
- ISU made 29-of-33 free throws...the 87.9 percent shooting was its best performance of the season.
- ISU was a season-low 17.6 percent (3-17) from behind the arc.
Series Notes vs. Drake
- Iowa State is 107-65 all-time against Drake, including 1-0 on neutral floors...with this being the 173rd meeting in the series, the Cyclones have faced the Bulldogs more than any non-conference opponent that wasn't at once a member of the Big 6/7/8/12...when ISU and Drake didn't play last season it was the first time since 1937-38 in which they hadn't met.
- Iowa State is 156-88 all-time against teams currently in the Missouri Valley Conference.
- ISU head coach Fred Hoiberg was 4-0 against Drake in his career with the Cyclones, averaging 21.5 points. He scored 32 points against Drake on Dec. 6, 1994.
- Hoiberg is now 6-1 vs. Drake as a player and head coach.
ISU At Wells Fargo Arena
- Iowa State is 3-2 all-time at Wells Fargo Arena...the Cyclones have won their last three games on the floor after starting 0-2 in Des Moines.
- The Cyclones average 80.2 points per game at Wells Fargo Arena.
- Georges Niang and Naz Long have played twice at Wells Fargo Arena...Niang is averaging 17.5 points and shooting 61.9 percent in those games.
- The Cyclones trailed UNI by 18 points with 16:46 left last year before winning 91-82 in OT.
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