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Iowa State University Athletics
Cyclones Close Regular Season At TCU
03.05.2015 | Men's Basketball
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AMES, Iowa - No. 17 Iowa State (21-8, 11-6) faces TCU (17-13, 4-13) in its regular season finale Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.
Where: Fort Worth, Texas - Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (4,750)
When: Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: ESPNews
Talent: Jason Benetti (PxP), Bryndon Manzer (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: 137/199 (TCU Broadcast)
Live Stats: Available at Cyclones.com.
Live Blog: Available at Cyclones.com.
@CycloneMBB Notebook
- Iowa State posted a historic comeback Monday night against Oklahoma, rallying from 21 points down to defeat the Sooners in dramatic fashion. The win matched ISU's largest comeback in school history and was the biggest comeback by a team in one of the major five conferences this season. ISU used a 22-0 run midway through the second half that spanned just 5:26.
- The Cyclones have won 20 games and 10 conference games for the fourth consecutive season for the first time in school history. ISU has won at least 11 conference games in four consecutive seasons.
- The Cyclones are ranked No. 17 in the AP poll, their school-record 35th consecutive week in the top-25. ISU's 16 wins against top-25 teams in the last two seasons are the most in the nation.
- Iowa State is the only team in the nation with six players scoring in double figures. The Cyclones are trying to become the first team in Big 12 history to achieve the feat.
- ISU is pacing the Big 12 with 79.0 points per game, five points more than the second-best scoring team in the league. Iowa State's field goal percentage of 48.2 percent also leads the Big 12.
- Iowa State is shooting 39.7 percent from behind the arc the last seven games. Monté Morris has hit 55.6 percent of his tries during that stretch, connecting on 10-of-18 attempts. Georges Niang drilled a career-high five 3-pointers on seven attempts against Kansas State and has hit 7-of-10 in the last two games.
- Jameel McKay has been a difference maker for the Cyclones, bringing energy on both ends of the floor. He's leading the team with 14.1 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in eight games as a starter. Before McKay (48 blocks) entered the lineup, ISU had 26 blocks as a team in nine games.
- Thanks in large part to McKay, ISU has more blocks this season (111) through 29 games than it did last season in 36 games (106). ISU has its most blocks in a season since Hoiberg's first season (2010-11, 118).
- Niang (15.1) leads ISU and is fourth in the Big 12 in scoring. In the last two games, Niang is averaging 22 points, while shooting 53.3 percent from the field and 70 percent (7-10) behind the arc. He is also eighth in the Big 12 with 3.3 assists per game and his 5.4 rebounds are a career high.
- Niang is one of 16 players nationally, and just five non-guards, averaging 15 points, five rebounds and three assists this season.
- Morris, a Cousy Award finalist, is leading the Big 12 with 5.3 assists (32nd nationally) and a 4.4 assist-to-turnover ratio (1st). He's dished out 155 assists and just 35 turnovers. Since the start of last season, Morris has 95 steals. He is the only Big 12 player with more than 90 steals the last two seasons.
- Naz Long has been the top 3-point threat connecting for the Cyclones, who are averaging 8.9 made threes the last seven games. Long has hit 69 3-pointers, the 11th-most in a single season for Iowa State. He is shooting 41.1 percent from long distance and is second in the Big 12 with 2.4 threes per game. Long has 138 career threes, 133 of which have come the last two seasons.
Iowa State Trends
- ISU is 11-6 in the Big 12...the Cyclones have won at least 11 league games in each of the last four seasons, which is a school record.
- In the Fred Hoiberg era, the Cyclones have made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 68 times.
- ISU is 93-11 when leading at the half under Hoiberg...including 18-1 this season. (at Kansas State)
- Iowa State is 24-1 under Hoiberg when scoring 90+ points...ISU has scored 45 points in a half 17 times this season.
- ISU has won 27 regular season home games in a row against nonconference opponents...the Cyclones have won 22 of their last 23 games at home, including 15 of 16 league games.
- The Cyclones shot 51.1 percent from the field at home...ISU shot 50 percent or better from the field in five of nine Big 12 home games.
- Morris has 235 assists and 52 turnovers in 45 career starts... ISU is 27-5 when Morris has at least five assists.
- ISU is 13-2 in the last two seasons when Morris and Niang combine for 10 or more assists.
- Long has 13 career games with 4+ threes made...ISU is 11-2 when Long makes four or more 3s.
- Hogue has made a team-high 65 consecutive starts... has shot 50 percent or better from the field in 22 games this season.
- Niang leads the Cyclones with 75 career double-figure scoring games...he has hit 28 of his last 56 threes.
- After shooting 34.2 percent from 3-point range in non-conference play, Niang is shooting 45.9 percent since conference play started.
- Iowa State has had at least 15 assists in all but 10 games this season.
- Iowa State is 23rd nationally averaging 15.6 fouls per game.
- ISU has shot as many or more free throws as all but five opponents this season...the Cyclones own a 22.0-14.4 edge in free throw attempts per game...ISU has shot 20 free throws in a game 15 times this season...opponents have attempted 20 free throws just eight times...ISU averages 15.2 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.
- Iowa State is shooting 55.9 percent on 2-point field goals, which ranks ninth nationally.
- Morris has at least one steal in 24 of the last 25 games.
- McKay has 48 blocks in the last 19 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- 34.5 3FG%, 64.8 FT%. 2nd half- 38.0 3FG%, 72.1 FT%.
- Morris has played 35 minutes or more 17 times this season.
- Iowa State has outrebounded eight of its last 10 opponents (+4.1 rebounding margin).
Last Time Out - Second-Half Rally Lifts Cyclones Past Sooners
- Iowa State came back from 21 points down in the second half to beat Oklahoma Monday night (77-70)...the comeback matched the largest in school history (vs. Western Illinois, 1999) and is the largest by a major conference team this season.
- The Cyclones were led by Niang's 23 points and Morris' 19...the duo scored 37 of their 42 points after halftime and were a combined 14-for-22 from the field in the second half...the Cyclones shot 58.3 percent in the second half.
- Iowa State owned a 44-38 edge on the glass, including 28-16 in the second half.
Series Notes vs. TCU
- Iowa State leads the all-time series, 6-5...the series is tied 2-2 in games played in Fort Worth.
- The Cyclones are 5-0 since TCU joined the Big 12.
- Iowa State led the majority of the game in the first meeting in Ames on Jan. 31...ISU went on to an 83-66 win, led by 23 points from Niang...Morris and Dejean-Jones scored 16 points...the Cyclones shot 56.4 percent from the field that game, hitting 5-of-11 threes...the 11 threes attempted were a season-low for the Cyclones.
- Niang averages 16.4 points and 6.0 rebounds in five career meetings with TCU...
TCU beat ISU, 53-52 in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Nov. 29, 1991. ISU head coach Fred Hoiberg was a freshman in that game, scoring 13 points for the Cyclones.
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