Cyclones Host No. 22 Tennessee In Big 12/SEC Challenge

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (11-8, 2-6 Big 12) hosts another nationally-ranked foe when No. 22 Tennessee (14-5, 5-3 SEC) comes to Hilton Coliseum for the Big 12/SEC Challenge Saturday afternoon.

Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Saturday, Jan. 27, 3 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Lowell Galindo (PxP), Lance Blanks (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
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Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

Game #20 - Tennessee
• Iowa State returns home for the first game of a two-game homestand Saturday when it hosts No. 22 Tennessee in the Big 12/SEC Challenge...ISU has won its last five games against top-25 non-conference teams at Hilton Coliseum...the Cyclones have 26 wins vs. top-25 since 2013-14 (fifth-most nationally).
• The Maui Jim Maui Invitational will present an eight-foot, hand-crafted, custom-made surfboard to the Iowa State men's basketball team to celebrate the team's upcoming appearance in the 2018 Tournament....the presentation will occur during the first media TO of the first half...this will be Iowa State's second appearance in the tournament, going 1-2 in 1990.
#CycloneNotes
• Iowa State looks to win its third-straight home game Saturday against Tennessee...ISU has beat Baylor and Texas Tech the last two Saturday's, winning the games by an average of 14.0 points and holding opponents to just 34.1 percent shooting in the wins.
• Redshirt freshman Cameron Lard, this week's Co-Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, is averaging 13.5 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in six career starts...he has been in double figures in 10 of the last 11 games...for the season, Lard is averaging 12.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.2 blocks, making him one of two freshman nationally and one of just 13 players overall averaging 12-7-2...in school history, only Jared Homan (2004-05) has averaged 12-7-2 since blocks were recorded in 1985-86...he has posted five double-doubles, which ties for the fourth most by a freshman in school history...Lard has 14 blocks in the last four games...he is 10th nationally shooting 64.4 percent from the field.
• Lindell Wigginton, a two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honoree, is averaging 20.2 points and 3.6 three-pointers per game in the last five outings...he's hit 47.4 percent behind the arc during that stretch...second among Big 12 freshmen in scoring average (16.2), his seven 20-point efforts trail only Marcus Fizer and Curtis Stinson's freshman record of eight 20-point games...he's been in double in five-straight games...his 43 three-pointers made are third-most on ISU's freshman chart, just one behind Matt Thomas and 18 behind Jake Sullivan's record.
• Junior Nick Weiler-Babb is one of college basketball's most well-rounded players...a stat-sheet stuffer, Weiler-Babb is the only player nationally averaging at least 12 points to go along with seven rebounds and seven assists...he has seven double-doubles this season...the only player in Big 12 history to record a 200 point-200 rebound-200 assist season as Weiler-Babb is on pace to do was former Cyclone All-American DeAndre Kane (2013-14).
• Weiler-Babb ranks eighth nationally averaging 7.2 assists per game and leads the Big 12 with a 2.7 a/to ratio, posting six double-digit assist games...with four complete games already this season, Weiler-Babb ranks seventh nationally and leads all Big 12 players averaging 37.8 minutes.
• Donovan Jackson has eight 20-point games this season, seven of which have seen him score at least 24 points...he's second on the team averaging 15.5 points...among Big 12 players, only OU's Trae Young has more games with at least 24 points...Jackson is 40-of-43 from the free-throw line, topping the Big 12 at 93 percent...he's among the nation's top-30 this season in 3-pointers made (63) and with 107 made in his career he ranks 16th all-time at ISU.
• ISU is one of four programs in the nation's top-6 leagues to have two freshmen averaging at least 12 points (10 games played minimum)...California, Duke, Kentucky are the others...in conference play, ISU and Duke are the only two to have two rookies averaging 14 ppg.

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 34 of the last 45 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 33-8 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.
• ISU has won three regular season tournaments in the last five seasons, including the Puerto Rico Tip-Off At Myrtle Beach in 2017-18.
• The Cyclones have won three of the last four Big 12 Tournament titles.
• Wins By Big 12 Teams Since 2012-13: Kansas 164, Baylor 134, Iowa State 134.
• Entering the season, Iowa State is one of 25 teams nationally and one of just two Big 12 schools with 100 wins since 2013-14.
• 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 51 of their last 60 games at home, including 27 of 34 league games.
• The Cyclones are 41-15 under Prohm when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent.
• ISU is 48-4 when leading at the half under Prohm, including 34 of the last 35 games.
• ISU is 7-2 when outrebounding its opponents this season.
• ISU is 5-1 this season when it makes 10 or more 3-pointers.
• ISU is shooting just 41.8 percent from the field and 33.1 percent behind the arc in losses...in wins, 45.6 percent FG and 37.4 percent 3FG.
• Jackson is leading the Big 12 shooting 93 percent from the free-throw line.
• Weiler-Babb's next 10-assist game will match Monte Morris' season record of seven games.
• Wigginton has attempted 12 and 15 free throws in two of his seven Big 12 games...ISU didn't have a player attempt double-digit FTs last season in conference play...in conference action, he is 22-for-28 at the line.
• Talley Jr. was in double figures (11 pts) against Texas Tech, his first game reaching the mark since the season opener at Missouri...he's averaging 7.7 ppg the last three outings.
• Lard is the only freshman nationally the last two seasons averaging 12 points, 2.0 blocks and shooting 64 percent from the field (at least 100 FGA)...he's got five double-doubles...his per 40 minute average for blocks is 3.8...he's been in double figures in 10 of the last 11 games.
• Lard is fourth in the league in rebounding in conference games, pulling down 9.0 boards per contest.
• Lard needs two blocks to tie Jared Homan for first on ISU's freshman chart...he's one of six freshmen nationally with 200 points, 100 rebounds and 35 blocks.
• The Cyclones are 10-4 with Brase in the lineup and just 1-4 without him... Brase is just 89 points away from 1,000 in his collegiate career.
• Last season, ISU scholarship players missed five total games due to injury...the total this season is at 17 games missed...they've played the last five games with a full roster of 10 players.
• 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.
• Wigginton and Jackson have combined to make 70.7 percent (106 of 150) of Iowa State's three-pointers this season.
• Iowa State's remaining schedule ranks as the second toughest nationally (by opp. win percentage) behind only Virginia Tech.

Iowa State-Tennessee Series Notes
• Iowa State and Tennessee are meeting for the third time, with the series tied at 1-1...the schools haven't met since 1977, a UT win, while Iowa State won a 1968 matchup in Knoxville.
• Steve Prohm has never coached against Tennessee and head coach Rick Barnes...Barnes is 15-9 against ISU after spending 17 seasons at Texas...the Cyclones defeated Barnes in the final four meetings, with the last being on a Monté Morris' buzzer-beater at the 2015 Big 12 Championships.
• Weiler-Babb faced Tennessee twice as a freshman while playing at Arkansas...he was scoreless in four minutes.
• ISU is 108-177 all-time against teams currently in the SEC, including 0-1 this season after falling to Missouri in the season opener.

ISU In Challenges
• Iowa State is 2-2 all-time the Big 12/SEC Challenge, including 2-0 at home. All-time, the Cyclones are 4-4 in challenge games, which inlcudes a 3-1 record at Hilton Coliseum.

Big 12/Pac 12 Challenge: 2-2 (2-0 vs. Oregon State; 0-2 vs. Cal)
Big 12/SEC Challenge: 2-2 (1-0 vs. Auburn & Arkansas; 0-1 vs. Texas A&M & Vanderbilt)

Last Time Out: Cyclones Fall at Texas
• Iowa State fell behind early and was never able to recover as it was swept in the season series by Texas, losing 73-57 Monday night at the Erwin Center in Austin.
• Three players scored in double figures for the Cyclones, led by Weiler-Babb and Wigginton, who finished with 15 points...Lard had perhaps the best overall game, tallying 12 points and 12 boards to go along with three blocks...it was his fourth consecutive game with at least three blocks.
• The Cyclones shot just 38.9 percent from the field in the loss...ISU's eight assists were its fewest since having just five against Milwaukee in the second game of the season.

Up Next: West Virginia
• Iowa State stays home following this weekend game as the Cyclones host West Virginia at Hilton Coliseum Wednesday evening...it will be a rematch of last season's Big 12 Championship final, which saw the Cyclones win 80-74 to claim their third tournament title in the last four seasons...it will be the 12th meeting overall between the schools, with Iowa State leading 6-5.

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