Cyclones Back In Action Saturday At Oklahoma

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (11-6, 3-3 Big 12) faces another Big 12 test when it travels to Oklahoma (8-9, 2-4 Big 12) Saturday afternoon at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners are coming off a road win at No. 7 West Virginia.

Where: Norman, Okla. - Lloyd Noble Center (11,562)
When: Saturday, Jan. 21, 1 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Bob Wischusen (PxP), Fran Fraschilla (Color)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: 80/80/80 (internet)
Live Stats: Available at Cyclonestats.com

Game #18-Oklahoma
• ISU travels to Oklahoma in search of its first win in Norman since the 2011-12 season...the Cyclones are looking to end a two-game skid...ISU has not had a three-game losing streak under the direction of Steve Prohm.
#CycloneNotes
• ISU has suffered six losses, with four of them coming to teams (Kansas, Baylor, Gonzaga, Cincinnati) that are all ranked in the top-25, including three in the top-10, and own a combined record of 67-4...ISU has lost those games by a total of 9 points.
• Iowa State is one of 10 schools that hasn't suffered a 15-point loss since the start of the 2015-16 season (under Steve Prohm)...the streak actually dates back to 2014-15, which leaves ISU as one of five programs without a 15-point loss in that time.
• Iowa State ranks among KenPom.com's top 40 in both adjusted offensive efficiency (36) and defensive efficiency (25)...the Cyclones are No. 23 in KenPom's rankings.
• ISU is averaging 11.5 steals the last four games, which included 13 against Oklahoma State..the Cyclones have had at least 10 steals in each of those four games...Monté Morris has 13 steals the last four games.
• ISU continues to rank among the nation's top teams in taking care of the basketball...the Cyclones average 9.8 turnovers per game, which leads the Big 12 and is fourth nationally (Michigan, Notre Dame, Stony Brook)...ISU's turnover percentage of 13.5 ranks first nationally...ISU is averaging just 8.5 turnovers in league games, 3.5 fewer than the next best team (Texas Tech)...in league games, ISU owns a league-best +7.5 TO margin.
• In conference action, ISU leads the Big 12 with 9.0 three-pointers made per game...the Cyclones are shooting 38 percent behind the arc as a team in league play, with Morris fourth shooting 52 percent behind the arc against Big 12 foes.
• Morris, who was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25, has been at his best since the schedule flipped to Big 12 play...in six games, Morris is leading the Cyclones with 18.3 points, a team-best 6.0 rebounds and 6.2 assists (second in league) per game...Morris and KU's Josh Jackson are the only players in Big 12 action to rank among the league's top-15 in scoring, rebounding and assists...in conference action, Morris has 37 assists and just four turnovers.
• Morris has posted 20+ points in three of six Big 12 games...in the last three games he is averaging 20.7 points and shooting 51.1 percent from the field and 63.6 percent behind the arc (7-11).
• Nazareth Mitrou-Long and Matt Thomas have both surpassed 200 career 3-pointers made...they are just the fifth set of Big 12 teammates to have 200 made 3-pointers at the same time/
• Mitrou-Long has led the Cyclones in scoring the last 10 games after going scoreless against Cincinnati on Dec. 1...since that time, the senior sharpshooter is averaging 17.8 points and shooting 56.5 percent from the field and 43.1 percent behind the arc... Mitrou-Long sits 11 points away from becoming the 33rd player in school history to score 1,000 points.
• Deonte Burton scored 21 points against No. 2 Kansas...he is leading the Cyclones in blocks (21) and is tied for the team lead in steals (25)...the last player to lead the Cyclones in both categories was Royce White (2011-12).
• Morris needs three steals to become the second player in school history, third in Big 12 history and 15th in NCAA Division I since 2010 to get 1,000 points, 600 assists and 200 steals.

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 25 of the last 29 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 21-4 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.
• Wins By Big 12 Teams Since 2011-12: Kansas 163, Baylor 142, Iowa State 134.
• 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 39 of their last 44 games at home, including 20 of 24 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 27-9 under Prohm when committing less turnovers than their opponent...ISU has had fewer turnovers than its opponent in 16 of 17 games this season, including seven games with less than 10 miscues.
• Morris has 651 assists and 142 turnovers in 122 career games...ISU is 54-19 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 eight 10-assist games.
• ISU is 7-0 this season and 17-3 under Prohm when outrebounding its opponent.
• ISU has held five of its opponents to 59 points or less this season after doing so just three times in 35 games last season.
• Morris has one of 17 triple-doubles in the nation this season.
• Nick Weiler-Babb has 30 assists and just 12 turnovers..in his two collegiate seasons (freshman year at Arkansas), Weiler-Babb owns a 2.6 assist-to-turnover ratio.
• ISU's turnover margin is +5.8...last three seasons: 2015-16:+0.8; 2014-15: +1.9; 2012-13: +1.1.
• ISU is ranked 331st nationally with just 267 free throws attempted (15.7 per game).
• ISU's three starting guards (Morris, Thomas, Mitrou-Long) are shooting a combined 81.8 percent from the FT line (81-99)...Thomas has made 51 of his last 54 free-throw attempts.
• The duo of Thomas (11), Mitrou-Long (10) are both riding streaks of at least 10 games with a made 3-pointer.
• Mitrou-Long, Morris and Thomas have a combined assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.73 (175 assists-64 turnovers).
• In games which he hits a 3-pointer, Donovan Jackson is averaging 9.1 points and shooting 54.2 percent (26-48) from the field and 57.6 percent (19-33) from 3-point range.
• The Cyclones are averaging 10.1 made three-pointers over the last eight games while shooting 40.5 percent as a team.
• ISU is 7-1 when Weiler-Babb has five or more rebounds.
• Entering the season, 66.1 percent of Mitrou-Long's made field goals were 3-pointers...this season that number is 44.8 percent.
• ISU has the top scoring game in the Big 12 this season (Mitrou-Long, 37) and in league games only (Morris, 30).
• Morris is currently leading the Big 12 with 5.9 assists per game...he is trying to become the first player to lead the league three consecutive seasons since Doug Gottlieb (Oklahoma State) did it from 1998-2000.
• In the last three games, Morris is averaging 20.7 points and shooting 63.6 percent on threes.
• Morris and Mitrou-Long average a combined 31.7 points.
• Morris is the second player in school history to record four 100-assist seasons (Gary Thompkins, 1985-88).

Iowa State-Oklahoma Series Notes
• Oklahoma owns a 115-85 edge in the all-time series as the teams meet for the 201st times...OU leads 63-23 in Norman with the Cyclones looking for their first win there since the 2011-12 season...the teams split the regular season last year, and OU won the Big 12 Tournament meeting...the three contests were decided by a total of 12 points.
• In four of the last six games, the winning team has come back from a double-digit deficit.
• Steve Prohm is 1-2 all-time against Oklahoma and Lon Kruger.
• ISU is 356-551 all-time against current Big 12 schools.

Last Time Out - Cyclones Drop Home Meeting With Kansas
• Iowa State fell to Kansas, 76-72, despite a late run that had them within a field goal with under a minute to go...Kansas shot 54.8 percent to overcome just five free throw attempts in the game.
• The Cyclones were led by Morris (23) and Burton (21), while Mitrou-Long also chipped in 18 points...Morris also had seven boards, seven assists and four steals in the loss.

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Deonte Burton

Donovan Jackson

Nazareth Mitrou-Long

Matt Thomas

Nick Weiler-Babb

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