Iowa State Looks To Bounce Back Against West Virginia

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (13-7, 5-3 Big 12) looks to bounce back Tuesday when it hosts West Virginia (17-4, 5-3 Big 12) in a key Big 12 home game.

Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Tuesday, Jan. 31, 8 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Jon Sciambi (PxP), Miles Simon (Color)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: 84/84/84 (Internet)
Live Stats: Available at Cyclonestats.com

Game #21-West Virginia
• ISU returns to Big 12 action when it faces nationally-ranked West Virginia at home Tuesday evening...the Cyclones look to beat the Mountaineers for the first time since the 2014-15 season after being swept last season...Tuesday is also Deonte Burton's 23rd birthday.
#CycloneNotes
• ISU has suffered seven 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 78-5...ISU has lost those four games by a total of 9 points...the Cyclones' other three losses have come on the road.
• Iowa State is one of seven 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 2013-14 (102 games)...since beginning of 2014-15, only four schools haven't lost by 15+ points.
• ISU ranks among KenPom.com's top 50 in both adjusted offensive efficiency (44) and defensive efficiency (24)...in the KenPom era (since 2001-02), its the best defensive efficiency since 2005 (10)...the Cyclones are No. 27 in KenPom's rankings.
• ISU, which ranks among the nation's top-20 teams in steals per game (8.5), is averaging 11.1 steals the last seven games, which included 18 at Oklahoma...the Cyclones have had at least 10 steals in five of the last seven...Monté Morris has 18 steals the last seven games...four players have at least 12 steals in this stretch.
• 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 13.8 ranks second nationally...ISU's turnover margin (+5.6) is third nationally...ISU has had fewer turnovers than its opponents in 18 of 20 games.
• In conference action, ISU leads the Big 12 with 9.4 three-pointers made per game...the Cyclones are shooting 37.5 percent behind the arc as a team in league play...ISU hit 11 threes against Kansas State, seven of which came from Matt Thomas...Thomas finished 7-for-10 behind the arc and finished with a career-high 25 points...Thomas has hit 11-of-16 threes the last two games and is averaging 19.5 points in that stretch.
• 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 eight games, Morris is leading the Cyclones with 17.6 points, a team-best 5.5 rebounds and 6.1 assists (first in league) per game...in the last six games he's averaging 19.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 6.3 apg, 2.7 spg and shooting 48.8 FG%, 46.2 3FG%, 82.6 FT%...he is second nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (5.00)...Morris broke Jeff Hornacek's career assist record with his 666th setup at Vanderbilt...he and Hornacek as the only players in school history with 1,000 points, 600 assists and 200 steals.
• Nazareth Mitrou-Long (211) and Thomas (214) have both surpassed 200 career 3-pointers made...this season, Thomas and Mitrou-Long have combined for 98 made threes.
• Thomas is 23 points shy of 1,000 for his career...he would be the 34th player in school history to reach the milestone, joining teammates Morris and Mitrou-Long.
• Tuesday's game will feature two of the league's top teams in steals...ISU averages a league-best 9.9 steals in conference play, while West Virginia is third at 8.8 takeaways per contest.
• Burton has 17 blocks (2.4 per game) and 15 steals (2.1) in the last seven games.

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 26 of the last 30 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 22-4 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 165, Baylor 144, Iowa State 136.
• 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 40 of their last 45 games at home, including 21 of 25 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 28-10 under Prohm when committing less turnovers than their opponent...ISU has had fewer turnovers than its opponent in 18 of 20 games this season, including eight games with less than 10 miscues.
• Morris has 666 assists and 146 turnovers in 125 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 18 triple-doubles in the nation this season.
• ISU is ranked 333rd nationally with just 326 free throws attempted (16.3 per game)...its opponents are averaging just 14.3 free throw attempts per contest.
• ISU's three starting guards (Morris, Thomas, Mitrou-Long) are shooting a combined 79.0 percent from the FT line (98-124).
• Thomas has made a 3-pointer in 14 consecutive games.
• In games which he hits a 3-pointer, Donovan Jackson is averaging 9.9 points and shooting 52.3 percent (34-65) from the field and 55.8 percent (24-43) from 3-point range.
• The Cyclones are averaging 9.7 made three-pointers over the last nine games while shooting 38.2 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 44.1 percent...Mitrou-Long is shooting 66.7 percent on 2-point field goals.
• Morris is currently leading the Big 12 with 5.8 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 two turnover in 154 minutes played.
• Morris and Mitrou-Long average a combined 31.7 points, third-most among Big 12 teammates.
• Morris is the second player in school history to record four 100-assist seasons (Gary Thompkins, 1985-88).
• Burton is averaging 2.4 blocks and 2.1 steals the last seven games...Morris is posting 2.6 steals in the last seven.
• Morris is the nation's leader in assist-to-turnover ratio at 5.00...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 6.1 a/to ratio...next best in the league is KU's Devonte' Graham at 3.2.
• Only Kansas' Frank Mason (35.3) is playing more minutes than Morris (34.3).
• Morris has the second-most wins in ISU history having played in 89 career wins...Georges Niang is first at 98 wins played in, while Mitrou-Long and Thomas have played in 87 wins each.
• Iowa State has 10 games with 10 or more steals...among the top-6 leagues, only West Virginia (12) has more.
• Iowa State earned road wins over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the same season for the first time since 1978.

Iowa State-West Virginia Series Notes
• Iowa State and West Virginia are meeting for the ninth time in series history...ISU owns a 5-3 record, but the Mountaineers have won the last two meetings...the teams hadn't met prior to WVU joining the Big 12 for the 2012-13 season.
• At Hilton Coliseum, Iowa State has defeated WVU in three of four meetings.
• Steve Prohm is 0-2 all-time against Bob Huggins and West Virginia.
• West Virginia is one of four Big 12 schools that Iowa State owns a series edge against: Baylor (17-15), TCU (9-6) and Texas Tech (17-13).
• Morris owns a 7.2 assist-to-turnover ratio (43 assists-6 turnovers) in six career games against West Virginia.
• ISU is 358-551 all-time against current Big 12 schools.

Last Time Out - Threes Doom Iowa State At Vanderbilt
• Vanderbilt hit 13 three-pointers to rally from 11 points down in the first half and defeat Iowa State, 84-78, Saturday in Nashville in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
• The loss came on a history making day for Morris, who broke the school record with his 666th career assist...Morris had a terrific day, tallying 25 points, three assists, two steals and zero turnovers...it was his 44th career game without a miscue.
• Thomas (14) and Burton (13) were also in double figures, while Jackson came off the bench to match his career-high with 16 points...Burton tallied 10 rebounds for his fourth double-double this season.

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