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Iowa State University Athletics
No. 19 ISU Looks To Extend Win Streak At TCU Saturday
01.21.2016 | Men's Basketball
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AMES, Iowa - No. 19 Iowa State (14-4, 3-3 Big 12) faces TCU (9-9, 1-5) Saturday afternoon at the newly renovated Schollmaier Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m., on ESPNU.
Where: Fort Worth, Texas - Schollmaier Arena (6,700)
When: Saturday, Jan. 23, 3 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Jason Benetti (PxP), Reid Gettys (Color)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: 93/200 (TCU Broadcast)
Live Stats: Available at cyclonestats.com.
@CycloneMBB Notebook
- Iowa State looks to win its third consecutive game, and second on the road, when it travels to face TCU Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth...the Cyclones have won six in a row against the Horned Frogs...ISU is in the midst of a span of games that sees the Cyclones facing top-10 teams in four of five games...after TCU, ISU plays three in a row against top-10 teams.
- ISU is coming off one of the biggest wins in school history, an 82-77 win against top-ranked Oklahoma on Monday...it was just the second win against a No. 1 team in school history and it got the Cyclones back to .500 (3-3) in league play.
- ISU has won 20 games against ranked opponents in the last three seasons, tied for the most nationally in that time...ISU has 21 total losses in that span...six of ISU's final 13 games are against currently ranked teams.
- The Cyclones are ranked No. 19 in this week's Associated Press poll...the Cyclones have been ranked in a school-record 47 consecutive polls...ISU is No. 21 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
- Georges Niang, who is on the Wooden Award Midseason Top-25 list, is leading the Cyclones in scoring with 19.7 points per game, which is second among Big 12 players and 32nd nationally....he's been even better in Big 12 play, averaging 21.5 points and shooting 54.2 percent from the field...Niang is the leading active scorer in the Big 12 (1,865), which also ranks fifth in ISU history and 13th in Big 12 history...he needs 24 points to pass Sherron Collins (KU) on the Big 12 list... he has scored in double figures in 27 consecutive games, including 20 or more points in six of the last nine games....Niang is the winningest player in school history (89 wins).
- Iowa State has had six different players score 20 or more points in a game this season...the Cyclones are sixth nationally and lead the Big 12 shooting 50.1 percent from the field...three players (McKay, Morris, Niang) rank among the top-70 players nationally in field-goal percentage.
- The Cyclones are eighth nationally and second in the Big 12 averaging 85.0 points...ISU has slowed down its offense a bit in the last two games, but is still averaging 79 points in the two wins.
- Monté Morris is averaging 19.3 points in the last four games after dropping 20 against OU, including 12 in the second half...Morris has hit 62.5 percent of his FG attempts and 6-of-12 threes in that stretch...he continues to be a rock for the Cyclones, sitting second in the Big 12 in assists (6.9) and steals (2.2), and leading in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.4)...Morris is shooting 46.7 percent on 3-point attempts in Big 12 play.
- Jameel McKay is averaging just under a double-double with 13.5 points and 9.2 rebounds...he is third in the Big 12 in rebounding and has 17 and 19-rebound performances this season...McKay has five double-doubles this season.
- Matt Thomas has been solid since Naz Mitrou-Long was shut down for the season...since moving into the starting five, Thomas is averaging 11.8 points and shooting 39.7 percent from 3-point range...he's hit his last 11 free throws and is shooting 86.7 percent from the line (13-15).
- Abdel Nader recorded his fourth 20-point game of the season against Oklahoma (20 points on 5-10 shooting)...he has been in double figures in 13 of 18 games this season and is posting 12.9 points and 5.7 rebounds...in the last two games, Nader is averaging 17 points and shooting 57.9 percent from the field.
- Deonte Burton, who captured back-to-back Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors after becoming eligible, has been at his best on the road...Burton is averaging 12.3 points and shooting 60.6 percent from the field away from Hilton Coliseum, connecting on 5-of-9 threes in those games.
Iowa State Trends
- ISU has been to a school-record four consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
- The Cyclones have won back-to-back Big 12 Tournament titles, just the fourth school to win consecutive titles.
- ISU has bettered its preseason Big 12 prediction four consecutive seasons...ISU was picked third in this season's preseason poll.
- The Cyclones have won at least 11 league games in each of the last four seasons, which is a school record.
- ISU has won 34 regular season home games in a row against nonconference opponents...the Cyclones have won 31 of their last 33 games at home, including 17 of 19 league games...only Baylor has beat the Cyclones at home during this stretch.
- Morris (36.7) leads the Big 12 and is among the nation's top-25 in minutes played...in the 10 games without Naz Mitrou-Long, Thomas has seen the biggest increase in minutes played going from 24.6 minutes to 34.9 minutes...Mitrou-Long's minutes have laregely been picked up by Thomas, Nader and Burton.
- ISU has topped the 100-point plateau twice this season...it is the first time the Cyclones have done it twice in a season since the 2000-01 season...ISU had a streak earlier this season of seven games in a row with 83 or more points, the second-longest run in school history.
- The Cyclones have shot better than their opponent in 14 of 18 games...the Cyclones are 12-2 in those games...ISU has been at or above 50 percent in 10 games.
- ISU is 12-0 this season when holding opponents under 80 points.
- ISU is 13-2 when leading at halftime.
- ISU has made 28 of its last 31 free-throw attempts in the last two games.
- ISU has done a great job in the first half of league games, allowing opponents to shoot just 40.4 percent from the field, 28.2 percent on threes and averaging just 34.7 points...but the second half has been the opposite: 48.7 percent from field, 48.4 percent on threes and 44.8 points...however, the last two opponents have been under marks on FG% and points.
- Iowa State's 50.1 field goal percentage is the fourth-best in school history.
- ISU has had less turnovers than its opponent in all but four games (Oklahoma (2x), Texas, K-State)...the Cyclones have a 1.6 assist-to-turnover ratio...the Cyclones are averaging just 9.7 turnovers per game in conference play.
- The Cyclones have outrebounded their opponents by an average of 2.4 boards per game...Niang ranks ninth in the Big 12 in rebounding this season (6.4 rpg)...he had only ranked among the Big 12's top-20 rebounders his junior season (17th).
- ISU is shooting 57.5 percent on 2-point field goals, which is sixth nationally.
- ISU is first nationally averaging just 14.6 personal fouls per game.
- Morris has 380 assists and 78 turnovers in 69 career starts... ISU is 40-8 when Morris has at least five assists...Baylor has been four of those eight losses.
- ISU is 21-4 in the last three seasons when Morris and Niang combine for 10 or more assists.
- Niang leads the Cyclones with 98 career double-figure scoring games...Niang has career-best 27 consecutive games with 10 or more points...his last game with fewer than 10 points was Feb. 18, 2015 against Oklahoma State (9 points).
- Niang has made 51-of-61 free throws this season...since the start of his junior season, Niang has been an 81.7 percent free-throw shooter...he's a career 76.2 percent shooter.
- Niang has hit a three in 17 games in a row after not attempting one in the season opener...a three against TCU would tie him with Chris Babb for the seventh longest streak in school history.
- Niang is the only player in the Big 12 to rank in the top-15 in scoring, rebounding and assists.
- In 12 games against Power-5 schools, UNI and Cincinnati, Niang is averaging 21.1 points and shooting 53.5 percent from the field.
- Burton has hit as many threes this season (8) as he hit his freshman (4) and sophomore (4) seasons combined at Marquette.
- Morris has at least one steal in 45 of the last 47 games, including 17 of 18 this season...he's second in the Big 12 this season with 2.2 steals per game.
- Morris has scored in double figures in 23 of the last 24 games dating back to last season.
- Morris has eight career games with 10 or more assists...his assist-to-turnover ratio in those games is 9.5 (86 assists/nine turnovers).
- McKay has 88 blocks in 43 career games, which includes 26 games with at least two blocks.
- McKay has grabbed double-digit rebounds in nine games this season.
- McKay has shot 50 percent or better from the field in 33 of 43 career games...he is a 58.4 percent field goal shooter in his career, which would rank second in ISU history if he meets the minimum attempts mark (400 FGA)...last season McKay averaged 6.7 field goal attempts per game...this season he is averaging 9.5 FGA per game.
- McKay has hit 36-of-53 free throws (67.9 percent) in the last 10 games after starting the season 7-of-22 (31.8 percent).
- ISU shot just 58.2 percent from the line in the first four games this season...in the last 14 games, ISU has shot 73.9 percent as a team.
- Thomas has six or more rebounds in seven games this season after having six or more boards just three times in his first two seasons.
- Thomas has hit 33-of-77 3-pointers in the last 11 games, a 42.9 percent clip...he's got three or more 3-pointers in seven of those 11 games...he's fourth on the team in scoring since the Iowa game with 12.5 points.
- Thomas has made his last 11 free-throw attempts.
- Nader is averaging 6.7 rebounds in conference play, which is second on team behind McKay.
- ISU is 6-1 when Nader scores 15 or more points.
- In the last four games, Niang is averaging 21.5 points...Morris is averaging 19.3 points during that stretch.
Last Time Out - Cyclones Dethrone Top-Ranked Oklahoma
- Iowa State knocked off top-ranked Oklahoma, 82-77, Monday night at Hilton Coliseum, leading for more than 26 minutes...the Cyclones held Oklahoma to 42.4 percent shooting, despite a barrage of threes (17-32) from the Sooners.
- Three Cyclones scored 20 or more points, led by Niang's 22 points (0 points in first 10 minutes of the game)...Nader and Morris added 20 points, while Thomas also reached double figures with 12 points.
- McKay's energy dominated the paint, finishing with 13 rebounds and four blocks...McKay had 18 deflections in the game, according to the coaching staff's count.
- Morris hit the go-ahead jumper with about 21 seconds left and ISU was able to hold off the Sooners down the stretch.
Series Notes vs. TCU...
- Iowa State and TCU meet for the 13th time with the Cyclones owning a 7-5 edge in the all-time series...ISU is 3-2 in games played in Fort Worth...the Cyclones are 6-0 against the Horned Frogs since TCU joined the Big 12.
- This is Steve Prohm's first game against TCU and first time coaching against Trent Johnson.
- In six career meetings with TCU, Niang is averaging 16.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists.
- ISU is 347-541 all-time against current Big 12 teams.
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