Cyclones Host No. 9 Baylor Saturday

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (18-9, 10-5 Big 12) looks to win its fifth-straight game when it hosts No. 9 Baylor (23-5, 10-5) in a battle of second-place teams Saturday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum.

Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Saturday, Feb. 25, 3 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV: ESPN
Talent: Bob Wischusen (PxP), Miles Simon (Color)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM: 134/199/953 (Internet)
Live Stats: Available at Cyclonestats.com

Game #28-Baylor
• Iowa State looks to win its fifth consecutive game Saturday when it hosts No. 9 Baylor at Hilton Coliseum...five consecutive Big 12 regular season wins would be ISU's most since winning seven straight in 2005...ISU has won 18 of its last 24 games against ranked opponents at Hilton Coliseum, including three of the last five against top-10 teams.
#CycloneNotes
• Iowa State's four consecutive regular season wins against Big 12 foes mark the second time ISU has done so in two seasons under Steve Prohm...in 21 years in the Big 12, ISU has had a four-game regular season league win streak nine times...ISU has won 10 conference games for the sixth consecutive season...only Kansas has a longer streak.
• ISU ranks among KenPom.com's top 30 in both adjusted offensive efficiency (27) and defensive efficiency (30)...in the KenPom era (since 2001-02), its the best defensive efficiency since 2005 (10)...the Cyclones are No. 24 in KenPom's rankings...ISU is among the nation's top-25 teams in steals per game (8.2).
• Monté Morris has proven himself as one of the nation's most consistent performers and best point guards...he is first nationally in assist-to-turnover ratio (5.8) and is also the nation's active career leader (4.72)...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 is just the 11th Divsion I player in since 1992-93 to record 1,500 points, 700 assists and 200 steals...he is the only player in that group with less than 200 turnovers (Andre Miller (Utah) was next best with 279).
• In Big 12 play, Morris has taken his ball control to another level...he is averaging one turnover every 48.4 minutes he's played...since 1996-97, no DI player has averaged 34 minutes, 5.0 assists and 1.0 turnovers per game in a season...Morris is currently at 1.03 tpg...Morris, who broke Jeff Hornacek's career assist record, will break his steals mark with next takeaway.
• Matt Thomas and Nazareth Mitrou-Long have been shooting it at a high clip this season, but especially the last nine games...in that stretch, Thomas (30) and Mitrou-Long (33) have combined to make 63 threes (7.0 per game) at a 50 percent clip...in the last six games, Mitrou-Long has hit 28-of-53 threes...the Cyclones are shooting 47 percent on threes as a team in that time.
• Deonte Burton leads ISU in steals (50) & blocks (38) 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 has started the last four games for the Cyclones...he posted the best game of his career at K-State, leading the Cyclones with 18 points and 12 rebounds, both career highs, for his first double-double...as a starter, Young is averaging 9.0 points and 6.5 rebounds, while shooting 69.6 percent from the field (14-16 FG)...in the second half and OT against Texas Tech, Young had six points, five rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
• ISU continues to rank among the nation's top teams in taking care of the basketball...the Cyclones average 10.3 turnovers per game, which leads the Big 12 and is seventh nationally...ISU's turnover percentage of 14.2 is No. 2 nationally and its turnover margin (+4.8) is fifth nationally...ISU has had fewer turnovers than its opponents in 22 of 27 games.
• In Big 12 action, ISU is leading the league making 10.3 3-pointers per game and second in the league shooting 41.3 percent, the third-best conference percentage in school history (2000 and 2001)...Thomas is shooting 47.1 percent behind the arc against conference foes, which ranks fourth...Mitrou-Long has made 49 threes in conference play...the most threes by an ISU player in Big 12 play was 51 by Dedric Willoughby (96-97).

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 29 of the last 33 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 24-5 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 173, Baylor 148, Iowa State 140.
• 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 six seasons, which is a school record.
• The Cyclones have won 42 of their last 48 games at home, including 23 of 28 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 31-11 under Prohm when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent...ISU has had fewer turnovers than its opponent in 22 of 27 games this season, including nine games with fewer than 10 miscues.
• Morris has 713 assists and 151 turnovers in 132 career games...ISU is 60-20 when Morris has at least five assists.
• Morris has 14 career games with 10 or more assists...his assist-to-turnover ratio in those games is 8.8 (150 assists/17 turnovers)...the rest of the Big 12 players have a combined 10 10-assist games.
• ISU is 8-0 this season and 18-3 under Prohm when outrebounding its opponent.
• ISU is ranked 319th nationally with just 456 free throws attempted (16.9 per game)...its opponents are averaging just 16.0 free throw attempts per contest...ISU has averaged 24.0 FT attempts the last three games.
• ISU's three starting guards (Morris, Thomas, Mitrou-Long) are shooting a combined 82.1 percent from the FT line (147-179).
• In games which he hits a 3-pointer, Donovan Jackson is averaging 10.0 points and shooting 54.4 percent (49-90) from the field and 55.7 percent (34-61) from 3-point range...ISU is 11-4 in games he hits a three, including 6-2 in league play...Jackson has hit 14-of-25 three-pointers (56.0 percent) the last eight games...he has scored in double figures in five of the last eight games...ISU is 2-4 when Jackson is held scoreless.
• Entering the season, 66.1 percent of Mitrou-Long's made field goals were 3-pointers...this season that number is 51.9 percent...Mitrou-Long is shooting 63.5 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 Big 12 play, Morris is averaging one turnover every 44.2 minutes played...in the second half of Big 12 games, Morris has just five turnovers in 285 minutes played (one TO every 57 second half minutes).
• Morris and Mitrou-Long average a combined 32.2 points, third-most among Big 12 teammates...in conference play, the total jumps to 34.1 ppg.
• 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 5.79...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 7.4 a/to ratio...next best in the league is KU's Devonte' Graham at 2.7.
• Morris has 45 assists and four turnovers in the last six games.
• In his career, Morris has accounted for 3,326 points via scoring and assisting (25.2 ppg).
• Morris has the second-most wins in ISU history having played in 94 career wins...Georges Niang is first at 98 wins played in, while Mitrou-Long and Thomas have played in 92 wins each.
• Iowa State has 11 games with 10 or more steals...among the top-6 leagues, only West Virginia (15) has more.
• Mitrou-Long (241) and Thomas (233) have surpassed 200 career 3-pointers made...this season, they have combined to make 147, the most among Big 12 teammates.
• Burton is averaging 1.9 steals per game...the last ISU player to average 2.0+ spg was Curtis Stinson in 2006.
• Burton has made more threes (29) this year as he did the first three seasons combined.
• Burton has posted at least 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists in two of the last three games.
• Iowa State is the only team with three players ranked in the top 10 of the Big 12 in scoring.
• Mitrou-Long is shooting a career-best 47.8 percent from the field (previous high: 44.9 percent in 2014-15).
• Mitrou-Long is averaging 19.0 points the last six games...he's scored 22 or more points three times in that stretch.
• Mitrou-Long is four 3-point attempts shy of Jake Sullivan's career record of 637.
• In ISU's four game win streak, ISU's starting five is shooting 51.1 percent from the field and 47.4 percent on 3-pointers...the Cyclones are allowing opponents to shoot just 44 percent from the field and 31 percent on threes.
• Also in the last four games, ISU is averaging 16.8 assists and shooting 78.6 percent at the line.
• In addition to having the second-best turnover percentage in the nation (14.2%), ISU is seventh in steal percentage (6.3).
• ISU's 39.1 3-point FG percentage is tied for the fourth-best mark in school history: 1. 41.7, 2000-01; 2. 41.6, 1989-90; 3. 40.1, 1996-97.
• ISU's 10.3 three-pointers made in Big 12 play is the fourth-highest mark since the creation of the Big 12.

Last Time Out - Cyclones Use Overtime To Beat Texas Tech; Win Fourth Straight
• Iowa State improved to 3-1 in overtime games this season when it defeated Texas Tech, 82-80, Monday night in Lubbock...the Cyclones have won three consecutive road overtime games this season.
• The Cyclones held Texas Tech to just 39.4 percent shooting and hit 12-of-24 three-pointers in the win...ISU improved to 12-0 when scoring at least 80 points and 13-2 when outshooting its opponent.
• Morris led the way with 23 points, six assists and four rebounds, his team-best eighth game this season leading the Cyclones in scoring...Thomas tallied 20 points, his third game this season scoring 20+ points...Mitrou-Long scored 16 points.
• Mitrou-Long (4-7), Morris (3-5) and Thomas (3-5) combined to go 10-17 behind the arc.
• Prohm improved to 3-1 against Texas Tech...the win was the 145th in his coaching career and 41st as head coach of the Cyclones...ISU swept Texas Tech for the first time since 2014.

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