Cyclones Open AdvoCare Invitational Against Indiana State

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AMES, Iowa - No. 21 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) heads to Orlando, Florida to take part in the AdvoCare Invitational Thursday-Sunday. The Cyclones open the tournament facing Indiana State (2-1, 0-0 Missouri Valley) Thursday at 11:30 a.m. (CST).

Where: Orlando, Fla. - HP Field House (5,000)
When: Thursday, Nov. 24, 11:30 a.m. (CST)/12:30 p.m. (EST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio App
Talent: Brent Blum (PxP), Chris Williams (Color)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Roy Philpott (PxP), Tim Welsh (Color)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: 137/199/954 (internet)
Live Stats: Available at AdvoCare.StatBroadcast.com

Game #4-Indiana State
• Iowa State travels to the AdvoCare Invitational in Orlando for its holiday tournament...the Cyclones face Indiana State in the tournament's first game...the other teams participating are Stanford, Miami, Gonzaga, Quinnipiac, Seton Hall and Florida.
• The Cyclones will look to start 4-0 for the second consecutive season.
• ISU has had great success in holiday tournaments recently, winning two of the last three tournaments they've played in...ISU finished first last season at the Emerald Coast Classic and in 2013 at the Diamond Head Classic...in 2014, ISU was second in the CBE Hall of Fame Classic.

#CycloneNotes
• Iowa State is ranked No. 21 in the Associated Press preseason poll...the Cyclones have been ranked in a school-record 59 consecutive AP polls, the third-longest streak nationally (Kansas, Arizona)...ISU is No. 22 in the coaches poll.
• ISU is 3-0 following one of the biggest routs in school history, a 67-point win against The Citadel on Sunday... Monté Morris recorded just the fifth triple-double in school history and the 15th in Big 12 history, finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists...he was honored Monday as the Big 12 Player of the Week for his efforts.
• The Cyclones are averaging 105.3 points per game, having topped 100 in two of three games...ISU is shooting 54.2 percent from the field as a team and holding its opponents to just 29.0 percent shooting, both of which lead the Big 12 and rank among the top-10 nationally...ISU is shooting 62.6 percent on 2-point field goals (sixth nationally), while its opponents are shooting just 26.0 percent inside the arc (2nd)...the Cyclones are one of nine teams to hold three opponents under 35 percent shooting this season...last season, ISU only held three opponents under 35 percent in 35 games.
• The Cyclones' starting five is shooting a combined 54.7 percent from the field...Morris is shooting 68.6 percent from the field.
• Morris, who will make his 90th consecutive start when ISU faces Indiana State, is accounting for 35.8 percent of the Cyclones' scoring this season via assists and points scored.
• Nazareth Mitrou-Long matched his career high with 26 points against the Bulldogs...he is second on the team averaging 17.3 points.
• Morris, Mitrou-Long and Matt Thomas have combined for 44 assists and just 10 turnovers this season, including 17 dimes and no miscues against The Citadel.
• ISU has had four different players record a double-double in the first three games this season...the most recent was Darrell Bowie, who had 13 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, against the Bulldogs.
• Iowa State got to the free-throw line 26 times against The Citadel after going there just 34 times total the first two games.
• ISU has dominated the paint the first three games, outscoring opponents 190-48 in the lane...it also holds a 68-12 edge on second-chance points.
• Morris is the active career leader in the Big 12 in assists (575) and steals (178)...nationally he is second among active players in assists and steals.
• ISU has won 79 games the last four seasons...the school record for wins in a four-year period is 99 wins (2013-16)...Morris has played in all 79 wins, just 20 shy of Georges Niang's record of 98 wins played in.

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 21 of the last 23 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 17-2 at Hilton Coliseum under Prohm.
• ISU has been to a school-record five consecutive NCAA Tournaments...the Cyclones have made two Sweet 16 appearance in the last three seasons...ISU seeks to become the first school from the state of Iowa to reach six consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
• The Cyclones have won two of the last three Big 12 Tournament titles.
• ISU has won 20 games the last five seasons...Steve Prohm has won at least 20 games in each of his five seasons as a head coach...among current Big 12 coaches, only he, Texas coach Shaka Smart and TCU's Jamie Dixon accomplished that in their first five years as a head coach.
• Iowa State is one of 29 schools to win 20+ games the last five seasons...only 13 teams in the nation's top-six conferences (Big East, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC) have won 20+ games five consecutive seasons.
• The Cyclones have won at least 10 league games in each of the last five seasons, which is a school record.
• ISU has won 37 regular season home games in a row against nonconference opponents...the Cyclones have won 35 of their last 38 games at home, including 18 of 21 league games.
• ISU has led the Big 12 in scoring the last four seasons, joining Kansas (2000-03) as the only teams to lead the league four consecutive seasons.
• Morris has 575 assists and 125 turnovers in 108 career games...ISU is 49-13 when Morris has at least five assists.
• Morris has 13 career games with 10 or more assists...his assist-to-turnover ratio in those games is 8.7 (139 assists/16 turnovers)...his 13 games with double-digit assists are three times more than the rest of the Big 12 combined.
• Thomas has hit a three in 28 consecutive games...Thomas has made 37 of his last 39 free-throw attempts, including seven straight.
• Thomas has scored in double figures in seven consecutive games, the longest streak of his career.
• Nick Weiler-Babb is playing 21.7 minutes per game, which leads all Cyclone bench players...he averaged 4.8 minutes per game as a freshman at Arkansas...he is shooting 63.2 percent from the field.
• Bowie is one of two players nationally that is averaging at least 9.0 points and 8.0 rebounds while playing 18.0 minutes per game or less (Kevin McKay, Central Michigan).
• The Cyclone bench is averaging 38.0 points per game...last season, ISU's bench averaged 10.5 ppg.
• Iowa State has had 50+ rebounds in three consecutive games...their +22.7 rebound margin is first nationally.
• Iowa State has two of the six NCAA games this season with a team dishing out 30+ assists...the Cyclones lead the nation in assists per game (25.3) and are eighth in assist/turnover ratio (1.95).
• Morris and Lonzo Ball (UCLA) lead the nation with two games with at least 17 points and 10 assists.

Iowa State-Indiana State Series Notes
• Iowa State and Indiana State are meeting for the second time in series history...the Cyclones own a 1-0 edge in the series, winning a November home game in 1992, 84-69.
• Indiana State is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference...the Cyclones are 157-89 all-time against the MVC.
• Steve Prohm is facing Indiana State for the first time in his six years as a head coach...he has never coached against Indiana State's Greg Lansing, an Iowa native.
• Matt Thomas (Division 2) and Indiana State's Matt Van Scyoc (Division 5) were both Wisconsin All-State in 2012.

Last Time Out - Morris Gets Triple-Double In Cyclones' Record Night
• Iowa State scored a school-record 130 points in a 67-point rout of The Citadel (130-63) Sunday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum...it was the third-largest margin of victory in school history...the 130 points broke the previous record of 129 vs. Northeastern Illinois in 1978.
• ISU's 62 first-half points were its most in an opening stanza since Nov. 26, 1999 (63 at Hawaii-Hilo)...the Cyclones scored 60 points in each half of a game for the second time in school history.
• Morris posted the fifth triple-double in school history and 15th in Big 12 history, finishing with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists...he had zero turnovers, becoming just the fifth Division I player since 2010-11 to accomplish the feat via assists without a miscue.
• Eight Cyclones scored in double figures for the Cyclones...Mitrou-Long led the way matching a career high with 26 points...Thomas scored 18 points, including 14 in the first 5:09 of the game.
• Darrell Bowie recorded his first double-double as a Cyclone, scoring 13 points and grabbing 10 rebounds.
• The Cyclones shot 60.5 percent from the field and held The Citadel to 27.3 percent shooting.
• Iowa State got to the free-throw line 26 times, connecting on 18 free throws.
• The Cyclones had 31 assists, topping the 30-mark for the second time this season...entering the season, ISU hadn't had more than 30 in a game since 1994.
• Mitrou-Long, Morris and Thomas combined for 17 assists and zero turnovers in the game.

A photo recap of yesterday's record-setting performance. https://t.co/qOR1G8xLrB pic.twitter.com/vblkzx594F
— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneMBB) November 21, 2016

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