No. 25 Cyclones Face Road Test At Iowa

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AMES, Iowa - No. 25 Iowa State (6-2, 0-0 Big 12) takes on its first true road test of the season Thursday when it faces Iowa (4-5, 0-0 Big Ten) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Where: Iowa City, Iowa - Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,400)
When: Thursday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Jason Benetti (PxP), Jim Calhoun(Color)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: 84/84/84 (internet) - Iowa broadcast
Live Stats: Available at Cyclonestats.com

Game #9-Iowa
• Iowa State travels for its first true road contest of the season when it meets Iowa in Iowa City Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena...a win would give ISU the first four-game win streak in the series since Iowa did so from 1978-83.
• The matchup is part of the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series...heading into the week, which will spotlight contests in women's basketball, men's hoops, swimming and diving and wrestling, ISU holds a 7-6 lead in the series...the Cyclones have won or shared the trophy in each of the last three seasons.

#CycloneNotes
• Iowa State is ranked No. 25 in the Associated Press preseason poll, down six spots from last week...the Cyclones have been ranked in a school-record 61 consecutive AP polls, the third-longest streak nationally (Kansas, Arizona)...ISU is also No. 25 in the coaches poll.
• ISU bounced back from consecutive losses to defeat Omaha, 91-47, Monday night at Hilton Coliseum...the Cyclones had their best shooting night (15-for-29 3FG) and stifled the Mavs to the tune of 28.4 percent shooting.
• In the last five halves of play, ISU has not allowed an opponent to score more than 25 points or shoot better than 40 percent from the field.
• Iowa State is one of the nation's top-35 teams in both offensive (31) and defensive (22) efficiency according to KenPom.com...ISU was 91st last season in defensive efficiency and hasn't ranked among the top-50 nationally since the 2004-05 season.
• ISU's opponents are shooting 34.6 percent from the field (4th nationally)...only two opponents have shot above 40 percent from the field against the Cyclones this season.
• Iowa State and West Virginia are the only teams in the Big 12 that rank in the top-5 of the league in scoring offense (84.8) and scoring defense (61.4).
• Deonte Burton and Monté Morris are leading the way for the Cyclones...the duo is combining to average 28.9 points and 12.0 rebounds per game...Morris ranks 21st nationally in assists per game (6.3) and 11th in assist-to-turnover ratio (4.2)...in the last four games, Burton is averaging 19.8 points and has hit 9-of-13 threes...both players are among the top-10 scorers in the Big 12...Burton also ranks fifth in rebounding.
• Morris needs three points to pass Gary Thompson for 22nd and nine points to pass Robert Estes for 21st on ISU's all-time scoring list...against Omaha, Morris dished out his 600th career assist, becoming just the third Cyclone and sixth playing in Big 12 history to reach the mark.
• Matt Thomas is two 3-pointers shy of matching former coach Fred Hoiberg (183) for fifth on ISU's career threes made list.
• Darrell Bowie is averaging 11.5 points and shooting 53.3 percent from the field (2-3 3FG) in the last two games.
• It should come as no surprise, but Iowa State ranks among the nation's top teams in taking care of the basketball...the Cyclones average 10.5 turnovers per game, which leads the Big 12...ISU's turnover percentage of 13.8 ranks third nationally.
• Freshman post Solomon Young (left hand injury) returned to the lineup against Omaha after missing four games...Young provides depth inside for the Cyclones...he is averaging 8.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per game...Young is 14-for-19 from the field.

Iowa state Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 22 of the last 25 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 18-3 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.
• The Cyclones have won 36 of their last 40 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.
• The Cyclones are 23-5 under Prohm when committing less turnovers than their opponent...ISU has had fewer turnovers than its opponent in all eight games this season.
• ISU's average possession length is 14.9 seconds, which ranks 20th nationally.
• Morris has 601 assists and 135 turnovers in 113 career games...ISU is 51-15 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)...the rest of the Big 12 players have a combined five 10-assist games.
• Thomas has made 43 of his last 46 free-throw attempts.
• Bowie is one of 14 players nationally that are averaging at least 8.0 points and 6.0 rebounds while playing less than 21.0 minutes per game or less.
• Iowa State has outrebounded its opponents in six of eight games this season.
• ISU has held four of its first eight opponents to 59 points or less this season after doing so just three times in 35 games last season...only 33 teams have held four or more opponents under 59 points...24 teams nationally have held their opponents to 73 points or less in at least eight games like the Cyclones have done.
• Burton is one of 13 players nationally averaging 14.0 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 1.0 steals.
• Morris has one of nine triple-doubles in the nation this season.
• Nick Weiler-Babb has 19 assists and just three turnovers..in his two collegiate seasons (freshman year at Arkansas), Weiler-Babb owns a 6.6 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• ISU's turnover margin is +6.4...last three seasons through eight games: 2015-16:+2.5; 2014-15: +3.4; 2012-13: +1.0.

Iowa State-Iowa Series Notes
• Iowa State and Iowa are meeting for the 70th time, with ISU winning six of the last seven games...Iowa leads the all-time series vs. Iowa State at 43-26, but 19 of ISU's 26 wins in the series have occured since 1984...since 1984, Iowa State leads the series 19-15...ISU is 7-3 in the last 10 games and is currently riding a three-game winning streak.
• Iowa owns a 27-7 edge in games played in Iowa City, though the Cyclones have won two of the last three meetings on the road...ISU is seeking to win in back-to-back trips to Iowa City for just the second time (1994, 1996).
• Iowa State is 158-229 all-time against the Big Ten...the Cyclones have won five of the last six against the league.
• Morris and Thomas are trying to become the first Cyclones to go 4-0 against the Hawkeyes in their careers...Mitrou-Long could also win his fourth game in five seasons against Iowa...Mitrou-Long joins Paul Doerrfeld and Klay Edwards as the only Cyclones to play Iowa in five different seasons, though Mitrou-Long didn't play (coaches decision) in the loss in his first season.
• The home team has won 11 of the last 13 meetings. ISU's 2010 win (75-72) and 2014 win (90-75) in Iowa City are the exceptions...last season in Ames, ISU rallied from 20 points down in the second half to win, 83-82...Morris hit the game-winner, a running floater with nine seconds left, to cap the comeback...Morris had 20 points and nine assists and Thomas added a career-high six 3-pointers to finish with 19 points.
• Iowa State head coach Steve Prohm is 1-0 all-time against Iowa.
• ISU Director of Operations Micah Byars served for five seasons in the same position at UCF under head coach Kirk Speraw...Speraw is now in his sixth season as an assistant coach with Iowa.

Last Time Out - Defense, 3-Point Shooting Leads ISU Past Omaha
• Iowa State sank a season-high 15 three-pointers and held Omaha to season-low scoring en route to a 91-47 win Monday night at Hilton Coliseum.
• Burton scored the first 13 points for the Cyclones and finished with 20 points...Donovan Jackson scored a career-high 15 points, making 5-of-8 three-pointers...Bowie (12) and Mitrou-Long (11) were also in double figures.
• Morris dished out nine assists for the Cyclones, who finished with 22 dimes on 33 made field goals.

PHOTO RECAP | Iowa State used defense and hot shooting to stifle Omaha Monday night. https://t.co/LfuxnDWqV7 pic.twitter.com/5x9hO4MI3v
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