ISU Hosts No. 15 West Virginia As It Gets Back To Big 12 Play

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (11-9, 2-6 Big 12) returns to Big 12 action Wednesday evening when it hosts No. 15 West Virginia (16-5, 5-3 Big 12) at Hilton Coliseum.

Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 31, 6 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Anish Shroff (PxP), Dino Gaudio (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM/Internet: 83/83/83 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

Game #21 - West Virginia
• Iowa State concludes its two-game homestand Wednesday night when it faces No. 15 West Virginia...the Cyclones have 26 wins vs. top-25 since 2013-14 (fifth-most nationally).
• The Cyclones are 1-3 this season against the top-25 with eight of their remaining 10 regular season games against teams currently receiving top-25 votes.
#CycloneNotes
• Iowa State has won two of its last three games at home after falling to Tennessee Saturday at Hilton Coliseum...the Cyclones are looking to beat WVU at home for the first time since 2015.
• Redshirt freshman Cameron Lard, last 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 12 games...for the season, Lard is averaging 11.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks, making him one of three freshman nationally and one of just 16 players overall averaging 11-7-2...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 five games...he is 12th nationally shooting 64.2 percent from the field.
• Lindell Wigginton, a two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honoree, is second among Big 12 freshmen in scoring average (15.9), his seven 20-point efforts trail only Marcus Fizer and Curtis Stinson's freshman record of eight 20-point games...he saw his streak of five consecutive games in double figures come to an end against Tennessee (nine points)...his 45 three-pointers made are second-most on ISU's freshman chart, just 16 behind Jake Sullivan's record.
• ISU will be without Nick Weiler-Babb (left knee tendinitis), who is one of college basketball's most well-rounded players...a stat-sheet stuffer, Weiler-Babb is the only player nationally averaging at least 11 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 ninth nationally averaging 7.0 assists per game and is third in the Big 12 with a 2.6 a/to ratio, posting six double-digit assist games...he will miss this week and will be re-evaluated weekly.
• Zoran Talley Jr. is expected to start in Weiler-Babb's spot...it will be his first start as a Cyclone and be Iowa State's fourth different starting lineup this season and the third in as many games...Talley, who missed seven games earlier this season with a stress fracture in his foot, has come into form lately...over the last five games he is averaging 7.8 points while shooting 60.9 percent from the field.
• 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 15.4 points...among Big 12 players, only OU's Trae Young has more games with at least 24 points...Jackson is 41-of-44 from the free-throw line, topping the Big 12 at 93.2 percent...he's among the nation's top-40 this season in 3-pointers made (65) and with 109 made in his career he ranks 15th all-time at ISU.
• In conference play, ISU and Duke are the only teams in the nation's top six leagues to have two rookies averaging 14 ppg.

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 35 of the last 46 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 33-9 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 166, 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 61 games at home, including 27 of 34 league games.
• The Cyclones are 41-16 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 40.9percent from the field and 32.2 percent behind the arc in losses...in wins, 45.6 percent FG and 37.4 percent 3FG.
• Jackson is leading the Big 12 shooting 93.2 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 102 free throws this season, just three shy of ISU's freshman top-five...Melvin Ejim attempted 105 from the line as a freshman, while Marcus Fizer set the ISU record with 164 trips to the charity stripe.
• Talley Jr. was in double figures (11 pts) against Texas Tech, his first game reaching the mark since the season opener at Missouri...after having a DNP (Coaches Decision) against Baylor, Talley Jr. has averaged 22.5 minutes per game since.
• Lard is the only freshman nationally the last two seasons averaging 11 points, 2.0 blocks and shooting 64 percent from the field (at least 150 FGA)...he's got five double-doubles...his per 40 minute average for blocks is 3.6...he's been in double figures in 10 of the last 12 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 five freshmen nationally with 200 points, 130 rebounds and 35 blocks.
• Hans Brase is just 89 points away from 1,000 in his collegiate career...he also needs just four rebounds to reach 600 career boards.
• Last season, ISU scholarship players missed five total games due to injury...the total this season is at 18 games missed...they've played just 10 of 20 games this season with all 10 players available.
• 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 71.4 percent (110 of 154) of Iowa State's three-pointers this season...Jackson has made a 3-pointer in eight-straight games and would tie his longest streak with a make against WVU.
• Iowa State's remaining schedule ranks as the third toughest nationally (by opp. win percentage).

Iowa State-West Virginia Series Notes
• Iowa State and West Virginia will meet for the 12th time, with all meetings coming since the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 in 2012-13...the Cyclones own a 6-5 edge in the all-time series, including 3-2 at Hilton Coliseum...WVU has won the last two meetings in Ames.
• ISU snapped a four-game losing streak to West Virginia last season in the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament...ISU won 80-74 to claim its third championship in the last four seasons.
• Steve Prohm is 1-4 all-time against Bob Huggins and West Virginia.
• ISU is 371-559 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

Last Time Out: Cyclones Struggle Against Tennessee
• Not much went right for the Cyclones as they fell to Tennessee, 68-45, Saturday afternoon at Hilton Coliseum in the Big 12/SEC Challenge...the Cyclones jumped out to a 17-15 lead with 8:00 minutes left in the first half before UT went on a 14-0 run that effectively broke open the game.
• The Cyclones shot just 33.3 percent from the field and made just 7-of-17 from the line...defensively, ISU held Tennessee to just 38.7 percent shooting, but the Vols connected on 12-of-30 three-pointers...the Cyclones made just four 3-pointers.
• Donovan Jackson was the only Cyclone to reach double figures, scoring 13 points...it was ISU's first game with just one player in double figures since the 2010-11 season (twice).
• Off the bench, Zoran Talley Jr. had eight points, three boards, two assists, two steals and one block.

Up Next: Baylor
• Iowa State finishes out the season series against Baylor Saturday evening...the Cyclones will look to earn the sweep for the first time since 2013 after beating the Bears, 75-65, Jan. 13 at Hilton Coliseum...ISU hasn't won at Baylor since the 2013 season, but the last three meetings have been decided by a total of 12 points, with the largest BU victory in that time a nine-point overtime win.

ISU Hosts No. 15 West Virginia As It Gets Back To Big 12 Play

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Hans Brase

Donovan Jackson

Cameron Lard

Monte Morris

Zoran Talley Jr.

Nick Weiler-Babb

Lindell Wigginton

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ISU Hosts No. 15 West Virginia As It Gets Back To Big 12 Play

Players Mentioned

Hans Brase

Donovan Jackson

Cameron Lard

Monte Morris

Zoran Talley Jr.

Nick Weiler-Babb

Lindell Wigginton

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