Iowa State Faces Kansas State Tuesday Night

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (12-6, 4-3 Big 12) faces Kansas State (15-4, 4-3) in a Big 12 battle of third-place teams Tuesday night at Hilton Coliseum.

Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Tuesday, Jan. 24, 8 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Mark Neely (PxP), Reid Gettys (Color)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: 81/81/81 (internet)
Live Stats: Available at Cyclonestats.com

Game #19-Kansas State
• ISU looks to win back-to-back games when it faces Kansas State at Hilton Coliseum...after hosting the Wildcats, ISU heads to Nashville to face Vanderbilt in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge Saturday...the Cyclones and Wildcats are tied for third in the conference at 4-3...the game is part of the annual Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers Week.
#CycloneNotes
• ISU has suffered six losses, with four of them coming to teams (Kansas, Baylor, Gonzaga, Cincinnati) that are ranked in the top-20, including three in the top-10, and own a combined record of 72-4...ISU has lost those four 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 45 in both adjusted offensive efficiency (42) and defensive efficiency (25)...the Cyclones are No. 24 in KenPom's rankings.
• ISU, which ranks among the nation's top-20 teams in steals per game (8.7), is averaging 12.8 steals the last five games, which included 18 at Oklahoma...it was the most steals in a game since 1993 against Southern Utah (25) and against a conference foe since 1988 against Colorado (18)...the Cyclones have had at least 10 steals in each of those five games...Monté Morris has 16 steals the last five games.
• ISU continues to rank among the nation's top teams in taking care of the basketball...the Cyclones average 10.1 turnovers per game, which leads the Big 12 and is sixth nationally...ISU's turnover percentage of 13.7 ranks second nationally...ISU's turnover margin (+5.9) is third nationally, with the Cyclones ranking among the top-20 in steals per game (8.7).
• In conference action, ISU leads the Big 12 with 9.1 three-pointers made per game...the Cyclones are shooting 38 percent behind the arc as a team in league play.
• 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 seven games, Morris is leading the Cyclones with 18.4 points, a team-best 5.7 rebounds and 6.4 assists (first in league) per game...in the last five games he's averaging 20.6 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 6.8 apg, 3.2 spg and shooting 50 FG%, 47.8 3FG%, 84.2 FT%.
• Morris enters the Kansas State game with 659 career assists, just six away from matching Jeff Hornacek's school record...against Oklahoma, Morris joined Hornacek as the only players in school history with 1,000 points, 600 assists and 200 steals...former Kansas players Aaron Miles and Kirk Hinrich are the only other players in Big 12 history to reach those marks.
• Nazareth Mitrou-Long (208) and Matt Thomas (203) 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 went over 1,000 career points against Oklahoma, becoming the 33rd player in school history to reach the milestone...since going scoreless against Cincinnati on Dec. 1, Mitrou-Long has been outstanding...in that time he has led the Cyclones averaging 18.0 points and shooting 55 percent from the field and 40.2 percent behind the arc.
• Deonte Burton scored a career-high 31 points against Oklahoma and averaged 26.0 points over the course of the week...Burton has posted six 20-point games this season.

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 164, Baylor 143, Iowa State 135.
• 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 28-9 under Prohm when committing less turnovers than their opponent...ISU has had fewer turnovers than its opponent in 17 of 18 games this season, including seven games with less than 10 miscues.
• Morris has 659 assists and 144 turnovers in 123 career games...ISU is 55-19 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 +5.9...last three seasons: 2015-16:+0.8; 2014-15: +1.9; 2012-13: +1.1.
• ISU is ranked 330th nationally with just 294 free throws attempted (16.3 per game)...its opponents are averaging just 13.5 free throw attempts per contest.
• ISU's three starting guards (Morris, Thomas, Mitrou-Long) are shooting a combined 80.9 percent from the FT line (89-110)...Thomas has made 51 of his last 54 free-throw attempts.
• The duo of Thomas (12), Mitrou-Long (11) are both riding streaks of at least 11 games with a made 3-pointer.
• Mitrou-Long, Morris and Thomas have a combined assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.56 (187 assists-73 turnovers).
• In games which he hits a 3-pointer, Donovan Jackson is averaging 9.2 points and shooting 52.7 percent (29-55) from the field and 54.1 percent (20-37) from 3-point range.
• The Cyclones are averaging 10.1 made three-pointers over the last eight games while shooting 38.7 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 43.8 percent...Mitrou-Long is shooting 67.0 percent on 2-point field goals.
• Morris is currently leading the Big 12 with 6.0 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 second half of Big 12 games, Morris has just one turnover in 134 minutes played.
• Morris and Mitrou-Long average a combined 32.2 points.
• Morris is the second player in school history to record four 100-assist seasons (Gary Thompkins, 1985-88).
• Burton is averaging 2.0 blocks and 2.0 steals the last five games...Morris is posting 3.2 steals in the last five.
• Mitrou-Long has scored in double figures in a career-best 11 consecutive games.
• Morris is the nation's leader in assist-to-turnover ratio at 5.14...Morris has the 2nd and fourth best single season marks in NCAA history and is trying to take the record back (Casey Benson, Oregon, 4.88)...in Big 12 Conference games, Morris owns a 7.5 a/to ratio...next best in the league is KU's Devonte' Graham at 4.2.
• Only Kansas' Frank Mason (35.0) is playing more minutes than Morris (34.2).
• Morris is tied for second in ISU history with Melvin Ejim having played in 88 career wins...Georges Niang is first at 98 wins played in, while Mitrou-Long and Thomas have played in 86 wins each.
• Iowa State has 10 games with 10 or more steals...among the top-6 leagues, only West Virginia (11) has more.
• Iowa State earned road wins over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the same season for the first time since 1978.

Iowa State-Kansas State Series Notes
• Kansas State holds a 137-85 lead in the all-time series as the teams meet for the 223rd time...the Cyclones hold a 52-50 lead in games played in Ames, including 26-19 at Hilton Coliseum...ISU has won five in a row in Ames and eight of the last 11 meetings overall.
• ISU swept the season series last season.
• Steve Prohm is 2-0 against Kansas State and Bruce Weber.
• ISU is 357-551 all-time against current Big 12 schools.

Last Time Out - Cyclones Win Double-OT Thriller At Oklahoma
• Iowa State earned its first win in Norman since 2012 when it beat Oklahoma, 92-87, Saturday afternoon in double overtime...the Cyclones used a 21-1 run to end the first half to erase an early 19-point deficit.
• ISU forced 25 Oklahoma turnovers, including a season-high 18 steals...the 18 steals were the most in a game for the Cyclones since 1993 (25 vs. Southern Utah) and most in a conference game since 1988 (18 vs. Colorado).
• It was the Deonte Burton show...the senior scored a career-high 31 points, including 27 after halftime...Mitrou-Long finished with 20 points and Morris added 19 points and eight assists...Mitrou-Long also had a career-high six steals.

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