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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Set For Big 12 Showdown At Kansas Monday
02.01.2015 | Men's Basketball
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AMES, Iowa - No. 15 Iowa State (16-4, 6-2) travels to No. 9 Kansas (18-3, 7-1) for a showdown of two of the Big 12's top teams Monday.
Where: Lawrence, Kan. - Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
When: Monday, Feb. 2, 8 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: ESPN
Talent: Brent Musburger (PxP), Fran Fraschilla (Analyst), Holly Rowe (Reporter)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: 91/91 (KU Broadcast)
Live Stats: Available at Cyclones.com.
Live Blog: Available at Cyclones.com.
@CycloneMBB Notebook
- Iowa State looks to improve on its best start to conference play since the 2000-01 season. The Cyclones enter Monday night's contest with a 6-2 record in league play, having won their last two games. Three of ISU's next four games are against teams ranked in the top 25.
- The Cyclones are looking for their first regular season sweep of Kansas since the 2000-01 season.
- The Cyclones are ranked No. 15 in the AP poll, their school-record 30th week in a row in the top-25.
- Iowa State's seven conference games have been decided by 41 total points, an average of 5.9 points per game, following its 17-point win against TCU Saturday. In the last two seasons, ISU is 10-3 in conference games decided by six or fewer points or in overtime.
- Iowa State is one of the top offensive teams in the nation. The Cyclones are the Big 12's top scoring team and 14th nationally at 80.3 points per game. ISU's 49.1 percent field goal shooting also leads the conference and is 18th nationally. The 49.1 percent field-goal percentage is the best by a Cyclone team since the 1993-94 team shot 49.4 percent.
- Georges Niang (15.8) leads ISU and is fourth in the Big 12 in scoring. Bryce Dejean-Jones is eighth with 12.8 points per contest and another starter, Naz Long, is tied for 15th with 11.7 points, Dustin Hogue and Monté Morris, are also in the top-20 averaging 11.1 points per game. ISU is one of six teams nationally with five players averaging double figures.
- In Iowa State's eight conference games the team has had six different leading scorers. Only Long and Niang have led the Cyclones in scoring in multiple games in conference play. The Cyclones have had eight different players lead them in scoring this season.
- Long has been ISU's top 3-point threat connecting on 52 3-pointers. He is shooting 41.3 percent from long distance and is third in the Big 12 with 2.6 threes per game.
- Morris continues his stellar play at point guard. The Cousy Award watch list member is leading the Big 12 with 5.7 assists (25th nationally) and a 5.1 assist-to-turnover ratio (1st). He's got 113 assists and just 22 turnovers. Morris has also shown his defensive prowess with a team-high 33 steals. Morris is averaging 13.7 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.3 assists in the last six games.
- Jameel McKay has been a difference maker for the Cyclones, bringing energy on both ends of the floor. He's averaging 9.4 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. He's shooting 56.9 percent from the field and has 24 blocks in the last 10 games. His 2.4 blocks in conference games is third in the league.
- ISU is first nationally in assists (17.8 per game). The Cyclones have a Big 12-best team assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.6 (5th nationally). ISU, which is averaging just 11.3 turnovers per game, has assisted on 62.7 percent of its field goals.
Iowa State Trends
- In the Fred Hoiberg era, the Cyclones have made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 65 times.
- ISU is 90-10 when leading at the half under Hoiberg...including 15-0 this season.
- Iowa State is 24-1 under Hoiberg when scoring 90+ points.
- ISU has 19 wins in a row at home and a conference home winning streak of 12 games...ISU has won 27 regular season home games in a row against nonconference opponents.
- The Cyclones shot 55.6% in last week's wins against Texas & TCU, including 44%on threes.
- Morris has 193 assists and 39 turnovers in 37 career starts... ISU is 22-3 when Morris has at least five assists.
- ISU is 13-1 in the last two seasons when Morris and Niang combine for 10 or more assists.
- Long has 12 career games with 4+ threes made...ISU is 11-1 when Long makes four or more 3s.
- Hogue has made a team-high 56 consecutive starts...has hit 7-of-last-15 3-point attempts.
- Niang leads the Cyclones with 69 career double-figure scoring games...Niang averaged 21 points and shot 53.6% from the field and 4-of-6 behind the arc last week against Texas and TCU.
- Iowa State has had at least 15 assists in all but five games this season.
- Iowa State is 17th nationally averaging 15.3 fouls per game.
- ISU has shot as many or more free throws as all but three opponent this season (Drake, W. Virginia & Texas Tech)...the Cyclones own a 22.9-13.9 edge in free throw attempts per game...ISU has shot 20 free throws in a game 11 times this season...opponents have attempted 20 free throws just five times...ISU averaged 15.9 free throw makes, more than its opponents attempt in games.
- Eight different Cyclones have led the team in scoring this season...nine players have led the team in rebounding.
- Despite leading the Cyclones and Big 12 in assists per game, Morris has led ISU in assists just 11 times in 20 games.
- Iowa State is shooting 57.4 percent on 2-point field goals, which ranks third nationally.
- Morris has at least one steal in 16 games in a row...31 steals in those 16 games.
- Dejean-Jones averaged 17.0 points and shot 76.9% from the field in last week's wins against Texas and TCU.
- McKay has 24 blocks in the last 10 games...McKay is shooting 70% from the line the last four games...he's been in double figures three of the last five games.
- ISU's shooting has been better in the second half of games this season, both at the line and behind the arc: 1st half- 31.8 3FG%, 64.4 FT%. 2nd half- 38.6 3FG%, 73.0 FT%.
Last Time Out - Cyclones Cruise Past TCU
- Iowa State rode 23 points from Niang and 16 each from Dejean-Jones and Morris to defeat TCU, 83-66, and improve to 6-2 in conference play...Hogue was also in double figures with 12 points.
- Iowa State shot 56.4 percent from the field, including 63 percent in the second half...the Cyclones also shot 80 percent from the free-throw line (16-20), their best mark in conference play.
- The Cyclones held a 44-30 edge on the glass, with Niang leading the way with eight rebounds.
- Niang passed Loren Meyer for 19th on ISU's all-time scoring list...Niang has 1,293 points and needs 21 to pass former Cyclone Jeff Hornacek.
Series Notes vs. Kansas
- Kansas leads the all-time series against Iowa State at 176-61 and has a 90-15 lead in games played in Lawrence...the Cyclones are responsible for three of KU's nine home Big 12 losses since the league was formed in 1996-97.
- ISU beat Kansas, 86-81, on Jan. 17 at Hilton Coliseum...the Cyclones had six players in double figures, led by Naz Long's 20 points...ISU hit 9-of-20 threes...ISU had a 21-10 edge in fast break points...Morris had his first career double-double with 11 points and 10 assists to go along with seven boards and three steals.
- ISU head coach Fred Hoiberg's first win over a ranked opponent as the Cyclone mentor came against Kansas on Jan. 28, 2012 in Ames.
- Niang and KU's Wayne Selden, Jr. both attended Tilton School in New Hampshire.
- Hoiberg averaged 17.4 points and 6.1 rebounds in nine games vs. KU in his Cyclone career (1992-95), going 4-5 vs. KU as a player.
- Hoiberg is 3-8 vs. KU as head coach, owning a 7-9 overall record against the Jayhawks as a player and coach.
- One of Hoiberg's best games came against Kansas on Jan. 14, 1995. Hoiberg scored 32 points, including 17-straight Cyclone points in the second half, to help the Cyclones defeat No. 3 Kansas, 69-65. Hoiberg was 6-of-12 from 3-point range in the game.
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