Cyclones Face Boise State In Finals Sunday

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AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State men's basketball team faces Boise State Sunday in the finals of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off At Myrtle Beach. The game is slated to tipoff at 6:30 p.m. (CST).

Where: Conway, S.C. - HTC Center (3,212)
When: Sunday, Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: Brent Blum (PxP), Chris Williams (Analyst)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Rich Hollenberg (PxP), LaPhonso Ellis (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: NA/NA
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

Game #3 - Boise State
• The Iowa State men's basketball team advanced to the championship game of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off At Myrtle Beach with a pair of wins against Appalachian State and Tulsa to improve to 2-2 this season.
• Since 2013-14, Iowa State has won the 2013-14 Diamond Head Classic (Honolulu, Hawaii) and the 2015-16 Emerald Coast Classic (Niceville, Florida) and posted a record of 10-2 in regular season tournaments...the Cyclones have reached the finals of each tournament the last five seasons.
• ISU is playing four of its first five games on the road for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.
#CycloneNotes
• ISU looks to run its win streak to three games when it faces Boise State Sunday... Nick Weiler-Babb and Donovan Jackson have paced an energized Cyclone offense after a sluggish start to the season...ISU averaged just 57.5 points and shot just 38.8 percent from the field (26.5 percent behind arc) in losses to Missouri and Milwaukee to start the season...in South Carolina, ISU has averaged 92.0 points and shot 48.0 percent from the field and 43.1 percent behind the arc.
• Weiler-Babb has been a stat-sheet stuffer for the Cyclones in the tournament, averaging 21.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists in the two games...he is one of three players nationally and the only in the Big 12 averaging 17 points, 7.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and shooting 60 percent from the field.
• Weiler-Babb has played complete 40-minute games against Appalachian State and Tulsa...he is the first player since Monté Morris in 2015-16 to play back-to-back complete games...Morris did so in three consecutive games...eight players nationally have played two complete games this season.
• Jackson, like Weiler-Babb, has scored at least 20 points in both games in the tournament...in the two wins, Jackson is averaging 25.0 points and has hit 8-of-18 threes and 16-of-17 at the line...he has raised his average from 5.0 points entering the tournament to 15.0 points.
• As a team, Iowa State has hit 22-of-51 three-pointers in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach...Jakolby Long hit 4-of-6 threes to score a career-high 17 points (15 in first half) against Tulsa...Long was the third different Cyclone to hit four threes in a game this season (Jackson and Weiler-Babb).
• Iowa State has welcomed two players back into the lineup this weekend and both have had their impacts...redshirt freshman Cameron Lard missed the first two games of the season (Coaches Decision) and in his first game posted a 12 point-11 rebound double-double, becoming the first Cyclone freshman to post a double-double in his debut since Georges Niang...he has had three blocks in both games he's played.
• Graduate transfer Hans Brase continues to be eased back into the lineup after coming off knee injuries in the last two seasons at Princeton...Brase is averaging 3.5 points and 3.5 rebounds, having hit his first three as a Cyclone against Tulsa...he's averaged 18.5 minutes in his first two outings.

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 31 of the last 36 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 26-6 at Hilton Coliseum under Prohm.
• ISU has been to a school-record six consecutive NCAA Tournaments...the Cyclones have made two Sweet 16 appearances in the last three seasons...ISU is the first school from the state of Iowa to reach six consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
• The Cyclones have won three of the last four Big 12 Tournament titles.
• Wins By Big 12 Teams Since 2012-13: Kansas 149, Baylor 124, Iowa State 124.
• Iowa State is one of 25 teams nationally and one of just two Big 12 schools with 100 wins since 2013-14 entering the season.
• ISU has won 20+ games the last six seasons...Steve Prohm has won at least 20 games in each of his six seasons as a head coach.
• Iowa State is one of 23 schools to win 20+ games the last six 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 six consecutive seasons.
• The Cyclones have won at least 10 league games in each of the last six seasons, which is a school record.
• The Cyclones have won 44 of their last 51 games at home, including 25 of 30 league games.
• The Cyclones are 34-14 under Prohm when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent.
• ISU is 42-3 when leading at the half under Prohm.
• Iowa State's 104 points against Appalachian State were the third-most ever scored by a team at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
• ISU has hit 10 or more threes in back-to-back games after having nine total makes the first two games.
• The Cyclones are averaging 17.0 free throw makes per game...last season ISU averaged 12.1 makes per game at the charity stripe.
• Dating back to last season, ISU has won eight of its last nine games decided by 10 points or less.
• Weiler-Babb has made his last nine free-throw attempts.

Iowa State-Boise State Series Notes
• Iowa State and Boise State will meet for just the second time Sunday...the only other meeting came on Christmas Day in the finals of the 2013 Diamond Head Classic, which saw ISU win 70-66 behind 23 points from DeAndre Kane and 16 from Georges Niang.
• This will be Steve Prohm's first time facing Boise State and head coach Leon Rice.
• ISU is 21-14 all-time against teams currently in the Mountain West Conference...the Cyclones have won their last two games against MWC teams (Nevada, 2017 NCAA Tournament; Boise State, 2013 Diamond Head Classic).

Last Time Out: Cyclones Advance With Win Over Tulsa
• Iowa State won its second game in a row with an 80-78 win against Tulsa Friday night in Conway.
• Jackson (24) and Weiler-Babb (20) led the Cyclones in scoring once again, with both players scoring more than 20 points for the second consecutive game...Jakolby Long hit 4-of-6 three-pointers and finished with a career-high 17 points as ISU connected on a season-best 12 three-pointers as a team.
• Weiler-Babb posted his first career double-double (20 points and career-best 14 rebounds) and narrowly missed the school's sixth-ever triple-double (8 assists).
• Iowa State improved to 42-3 under Steve Prohm when leading at halftime, which includes a streak of 28-straight wins.

Up Next: Western Illinois
• ISU returns home to play Western Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 25...the Cyclones own a 6-0 edge in the all-time series with all games being played at Hilton Coliseum...this will be the first meeting between the schools since 2002.

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Donovan Jackson

Cameron Lard

Jakolby Long

Nick Weiler-Babb

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