Cyclones Meet Kansas State Wednesday

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (15-9, 7-5 Big 12) faces Kansas State (16-9, 5-7 Big 12) Wednesday night at Bramlage Coliseum.

Where: Manhattan, Kan. - Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 6 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Dave O'Brien (PxP), Kara Lawson & PJ Carlissimo (Color); Holly Rowe (Reporter)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: 136/199/953 (Internet) - KSU Broadcast
Live Stats: Available at Cyclonestats.com

Game #25-Kansas State
• Iowa State looks to win at Kansas State in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2000 and 2001...a win would move ISU to 8-5 overall through 13 Big 12 games...ISU has started at least 8-5 three times since 2010, but only once better than that (9-4, 2014-15).
#CycloneNotes
• ISU ranks among KenPom.com's top 40 in both adjusted offensive efficiency (38) and defensive efficiency (27)...in the KenPom era (since 2001-02), its the best defensive efficiency since 2005 (10)...the Cyclones are No. 26 in KenPom's rankings.
• ISU ranks among the nation's top-20 teams in steals per game (8.5)...Monté Morris has 24 steals the last 11 game and Deonte Burton has 30...the Cyclones have 10 steals in 11 games, the most by an ISU team since the 2005-06 team had 10+ takeaways in 17 games.
• Morris has been at his best since the schedule flipped to Big 12 play...in league play, Morris is averaging 16.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.2 assists per game...he is first nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (5.83) and is also the nation's active career leader (4.70)...only seven times in NCAA Division I men's basketball history has a player led the nation in any stat category three times in their career like Morris is on pace to do...Morris has one turnover in the last five games and none the last three.
• In Big 12 play, Morris has taken his ball control to another level...he is averaging one turnover every 51.4 minutes he's played...since 2009-10, no Division I player has averaged 34 minutes, 5.0 assists and less than or equal to 1.0 turnovers per game as Morris is doing...Morris, who broke Jeff Hornacek's career assist record, and three steals shy of his career mark.
• Morris will be making his 111th consecutive start, matching the school record for most consecutive starts (Ron Harris, 1981-84)...in those 111 starts, Morris has had 34 games without a turnover.
• Matt Thomas and Nazareth Mitrou-Long have been shooting it at a high clip this season, but especially in the last six games...in that stretch, Thomas (25) and Mitrou-Long (18) have combined to make 43 threes (7.2 per game) at a 50 percent clip.
• Deonte Burton leads ISU in steals (48) & blocks (37) this season and is aiming to become the first Cyclone to lead the team in both categories since Royce White (2011-12)...only Lafester Rhodes (87-88) has recorded 40 blocks and 40 steals in the same season.
• Freshman Solomon Young made his first career start last weekend against Oklahoma, becoming the first Cyclone rookie to start since Morris in 2013-14...Young went 4-for-5 from the field and finished with eight points and two blocks.
• 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 13.9 ranks second nationally...ISU's turnover margin (+5.5) is third nationally...ISU has had fewer turnovers than its opponents in 21 of 24 games, including just four against Oklahoma.
• Iowa State is shooting 39.9 percent behind the arc in Big 12 play, including four of five starters hitting at least 37 percent of their long-range tries...Thomas is shooting 48 percent on threes in conference action, while Burton is shooting 40.4 percent...ISU has 10+ threes in 8-of-12 Big 12 games.
• ISU is averaging 10.3 three-pointers made in Big 12 action...in the first seven games of the season, ISU shot 32 percent and didn't make more than eight threes...since then, ISU has shot 40.1 percent and made nine or more threes in 15 of 17 games.

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 28 of the last 32 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 23-5 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 167, Baylor 146, Iowa State 138.
• 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 41 of their last 47 games at home, including 22 of 27 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 30-11 under Prohm when committing less turnovers than their opponent...ISU has had fewer turnovers than its opponent in 21 of 24 games this season, including nine games with less than 10 miscues.
• Morris has 691 assists and 147 turnovers in 129 career games...ISU is 57-20 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 21 triple-doubles in the nation this season.
• ISU is ranked 333rd nationally with just 384 free throws attempted (16.0 per game)...its opponents are averaging just 15.7 free throw attempts per contest.
• ISU's three starting guards (Morris, Thomas, Mitrou-Long) are shooting a combined 79.7 percent from the FT line (114-143).
• In games which he hits a 3-pointer, Donovan Jackson is averaging 10.0 points and shooting 53.7 percent (44-82) from the field and 55.4 percent (31-56) from 3-point range.
• Jackson has hit 11-of-20 three-pointers (55.0 percent) the last five games.
• Entering the season, 66.1 percent of Mitrou-Long's made field goals were 3-pointers...this season that number is 47.4 percent...Mitrou-Long is shooting 63.4 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 Big 12 play, Morris is averaging one turnover every 51.4 minutes played...in the second half of Big 12 games, Morris has just two turnovers in 231 minutes played.
• Morris and Mitrou-Long average a combined 31.5 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).
• Morris is first nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio at 5.83...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 an 8.2 a/to ratio...next best in the league is KU's Devonte' Graham at 2.6.
• In his career, Morris has accounted for 3,215 points via scoring and assisting (24.9 ppg).
• Only Kansas' Frank Mason (35.4) is playing more minutes than Morris (34.9).
• Morris has the second-most wins in ISU history having played in 91 career wins...Georges Niang is first at 98 wins played in, while Mitrou-Long and Thomas have played in 89 wins each.
• Iowa State has 11 games with 10 or more steals...among the top-6 leagues, only West Virginia (13) has more.
• Mitrou-Long (226) and Thomas (228) have surpassed 200 career 3-pointers made...this season, they have combined to make 127, the most among Big 12 teammates.
• Burton is averaging 2.3 steals per game...the last ISU player to average 2.0+ spg was Curtis Stinson in 2006.
• Iowa State earned road wins over Kansas, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in the same season for the first time.

Iowa State-Kansas State Series Notes
• Iowa State and Kansas State are meeting for the 224th time in series history, with the Wildcats holding a 137-86 edge in the series...KSU leads 80-23 in games played in Manhattan...Iowa State won in Bramlage Coliseum last season, 76-63.
• ISU has won the last three meetings after beating the Wildcats70-65 on Jan. 24...Thomas led the Cyclones with 25 points, including 20 in the first half...he was 7-for-10 behind the arc...the Cyclones raced out to a 43-26 lead at the break and were able to fend off a furious K-State rally that saw the lead evaporate as the Wildcats went up one with less than five minutes left...Morris helped the Cyclones go on an 8-1 run, scoring six points as ISU pulled away.
• In the last two meetings against KSU, Thomas has averaged 22.5 points and shot 12-for-18 from behind the arc.
• Steve Prohm is 3-0 against Kansas State and Bruce Weber.
• ISU is 360-553 all-time against current Big 12 schools.

Last Time Out - Cyclones Cruise To 80-64 Win Against Oklahoma
• Iowa State committed a season-low four turnovers and had five players in double figures on its way to an 80-64 win against Oklahoma Saturday at Hilton Coliseum...the win gave ISU a season sweep of Oklahoma for the first time since the 2011-12 season.
• Mitrou-Long led the Cyclones with 23 points, hitting 5-of-11 3-pointers...Thomas connected on 4-of-5 from long range and had 13 points...Morris had another strong game all around, finishing with 13 points, nine assists, six rebounds, three steals and no turnovers...Burton (11) and Jackson (10) were also in double figures in the win.
• Iowa State hit 12-of-26 from behind the arc...the 11th game this season making double-digit three-pointers.
• With his three steals, Morris passed former teammate Fred Hoiberg for third in ISU history with 208.

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