Iowa State Looks For Seventh-Straight Win Sunday

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AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State men's basketball team puts its six-game winning streak on the line Sunday as it faces Alcorn State at Hilton Coliseum at 5 p.m.

Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Sunday, Dec. 10, 5 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: Cyclones.tv
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
Webcast: Cyclones.tv
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Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

Game #9 - Alcorn State
• Iowa State looks to improve to 7-2 and win its seventh consecutive game when it faces Alcorn State Sunday evening at Hilton Coliseum...a win would give ISU its second-longest win streak of the Steve Prohm era (9, 2015-16).
• After playing four of its first five games on the road, Iowa State is in the midst of playing eight consecutive games inside Iowa's borders, including seven of the games at Hilton Coliseum...the lone neutral site game will be Dec. 16 when the Cyclones face Northern Iowa in Des Moines at the Hy-Vee Classic.
#CycloneNotes
• ISU, which owns the third-longest active winning streak in the Big 12, has now posted three winning streaks of at least six games in the third season under Steve Prohm...Prohm's .679 winning percentage is the best in school history...he is two victories shy of entering the top-10 for coaching wins at Iowa State.
• Iowa State has leaned on its guard trio of Nick Weiler-Babb, Donovan Jackson and Lindell Wigginton to turn around its early season struggles...the trio is averaging a combined 46.6 points per game, which is 59.8 percent of ISU's total points...they've posted all nine of ISU's 20-point games and five of the team's six double-doubles this season.
• Weiler-Babb has proven to be the point guard the Cyclones were looking for since moving into the role of primary ball handler at the start of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off...he earned tournament MVP honors and was named Big 12 Player of the Week for his performance in Myrtle Beach...he is the only player in the nation averaging at least 13.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg and 7.0 apg...he's recorded four double-doubles, one points-rebounds and three points-assists...his four consecutive games with double-digit assists is the best streak in school history...since moving to the primary point guard he has 57 assists and just 11 turnovers (5.2 A/TO ratio)...he is averaging 7.8 assists per game, which would be a school record.
• Weiler-Babb's 7.8 assists per game rank fifth nationally and his 3.44 assist-to-turnover ratio is 21st nationally...in ISU's six-game winning streak, he is averaging 14.3 ppg (16th in Big 12 in that stretch), 7.7 rpg (5th) and 9.5 apg (1st).
• Wigginton is one of just five players nationally to post two games this season with at least 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and four made threes...he's scored 20 points in three consecutive games, matching Marcus Fizer and Ron Harris for the school record...no player has done it four consecutive games...his 73 points through three games trails only Ron Harris' 74 points during the 1980-81 season.
• In the last six games, Jackson is averaging 20.2 points...the Milwaukee native is one of four players in the nation shooting 40 percent behind arc (at least 25 made threes) and 95 percent at the line (at least 20 made).
• During its six-game winning streak, ISU has increased its scoring average by 27.0 points (57.5 to 84.5), its field-goal percentage by nearly 10 percent (38.8% to 47.4%)...ISU also shot just 26.5 percent (9-34) from long range the first two games and has connected at a 39.5 percent clip (60-152) the last six games...in the second half of games during the winning streak, ISU is hitting 44.1 percent of its 3-pointers.
• Freshman Terrence Lewis has provided the Cyclones with a spark off the bench, averaging 9.7 points and making 7-of-9 free throws the last three games.

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 32 of the last 39 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 29-6 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.
• Iowa State has won three regular season tournaments in the last five seasons.
• The Cyclones have won three of the last four Big 12 Tournament titles.
• Wins By Big 12 Teams Since 2012-13: Kansas 154, Iowa State 129, Baylor 128.
• 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 47 of their last 54 games at home, including 25 of 30 league games.
• The Cyclones are 38-14 under Prohm when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent.
• ISU is 44-3 when leading at the half under Prohm, including an active 30-game win streak in such games.
• ISU is averaging 10.0 made 3-pointers per game over the last six contests...the Cyclones made nine total the first two games of the season...since Prohm arrived at Iowa State, among the nation's top-6 leagues only Michigan (43) has had more games with 10 or more 3-pointers made than ISU (35).
• ISU has outrebounded four of its last six opponents after being outrebounded the first two games.
• Dating back to last season, ISU has won nine of its last 10 games decided by 10 points or less.
• ISU shot below 40 percent the first two games but has topped 43 percent from the field the last six games.
• ISU has had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio the last six games after having a negative ratio the first two games...16.3 assists per game and 10.0 turnovers per game during six-game winning streak...in three of the last four games, ISU has had single-digit turnovers.
• Weiler-Babb has made 20-of-his-last-22 free throw attempts...Jackson has made his last 11 attempts at the line.
• Jackson and Wigginton have both hit a 3-pointer in their last six games and are shooting a combined 45.4 percent in that stretch.
• Steve Prohm won his 50th game as head coach of the Cyclones when ISU beat Boise State...only Tim Floyd & Larry Eustachy reached 50 wins faster.
• According to KenPom.com, ISU owns the third-best homecourt advantage in Division I when playing at Hilton Coliseum.
• Hans Brase is just 113 points away from 1,000 in his collegiate career...he'll be playing in his 100th career game against Alcorn State.

Iowa State-Alcorn State Series Notes
• Iowa State and Alcorn State are meeting for the second time in series history...ISU won the only other meeting, beating the Braves, 87-58, at Hilton Coliseum on Nov. 26, 1996 behind 27 points from Dedric Willoughby and 20 from Shawn Bankhead.
• ISU is 24-0 all-time against teams currently in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Last Time Out: Cyclones Outlast Hawkeyes For Sixth-Straight Win
• Iowa State got 51 points from the outstanding perimeter trio of Wigginton (24), Weiler-Babb (15) and Jackson (12) as it rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to defeat Iowa, 84-78, Thursday night in an Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series matchup at Hilton Coliseum.
• Wigginton's 24 points against the Hawks were the most by a Cyclone player since 2013 (Georges Niang).
• The Cyclones held a 28-9 edge in points off turnovers to overcome a 53-31 deficit in rebounding.
• Weiler-Babb had his fourth consecutive double-digit assist game, againt posting a double-double and narrowly missing a triple-double with 15 points, 10 assists and six rebounds...he also had four steals.
• Solomon Young had eight points and seven rebounds...Hans Brase played his most extensive minutes (27), including the final 15 minutes of the game...Brase finished with five points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals.

Up Next: Northern Iowa - Hy-Vee Classic
• Due to final exams, Iowa State is off until next Saturday when it travels to Des Moines to face Northern Iowa at Wells Fargo Arena at the Hy-Vee Classic...the meeting will be the 50th in the series, with ISU owning a 36-13 lead...the Cyclones and Panthers are 1-1 facing each other in Des Moines.

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Donovan Jackson

Terrence Lewis

Georges Niang

Nick Weiler-Babb

Lindell Wigginton

Solomon Young

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