Cyclones Return Home To Face TCU

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (13-13, 4-10 Big 12) returns to Hilton Coliseum to host TCU (18-9, 6-9) Wednesday night.

Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 21, 7 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
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Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
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Game #27 - TCU
• Iowa State returns to Ames for a Wednesday night showdown against TCU at Hilton Coliseum...the Cyclones, who are looking to snap a two-game skid, have won four of their last five Big 12 games at home.
• ISU has averaged 80.6 points and shot 49 percent from the field in its last five Big 12 home games.
#CycloneNotes
• Iowa State lost to Kansas State, 78-66, Saturday afternoon in Manhattan, falling to 13-13 overall and 4-10 in Big 12 action.
• Iowa State boasts one of the top freshman duos in the nation in Lindell Wigginton and Cameron Lard...the pair makes ISU one of just two teams nationally, the other being Duke, to have two freshmen averaging at least 15 points per game in conference action...Wigginton is averaging 16.8 points and Lard 15.9 points against Big 12 foes, ranking them both among the top-10 in scoring in conference games only...with 733 points combined, they are already the third-highest scoring freshman duo in school history.
• Wigginton, a two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honoree, is second among Big 12 freshmen in scoring average (16.0), just off the pace to set the ISU freshman scoring average record held by Curtis Stinson (16.2)...his nine 20-point games is an ISU rookie record and his 56 three-pointers made are second-most on ISU's freshman chart, just five behind Jake Sullivan's record...he needs to average 16.3 points over the final four conference games to become the first Cyclone rookie and only the eighth Big 12 rookie to score 300 points in league games.
• Lard, a redshirt freshman and last week's USBWA National Freshman of the Week, has perhaps been ISU's most consistent player in Big 12 play...he is averaging 15.9 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.6 blocks in Big 12 games, while scoring in double figures in 13 of 14...Lard has posted double-doubles in two of the last three games and eight times overall, which is the third most by a freshman in school history...in his last four games, he is averaging 18.8 points and 10.3 rebounds while making 69 percent of his shots (31-for-45)...he is one of three freshman nationally and one of just seven players overall averaging 13-8-2...he has already set the ISU freshman record with 51 blocks...he is 11th nationally shooting 64 percent from the field, which would break David Harrison's Big 12 freshman record of 63.8 percent.
• Donovan Jackson is second on the team averaging 15.0 points...he is 58-of-64 from the free-throw line, topping the Big 12 at 90.6 percent...he's made 83 threes this season, which ranks 10th in school history, and with 127 made in his career he ranks 13th all-time at ISU...he is one shy of Hurl Beechum and two away from Chris Babb on the career lists.
• Zoran Talley Jr. has been in the Cyclone starting lineup the previous six games and is averaging 9.5 points and 2.0 assists during that stretch...he has scored in double figures in three of those games, including 15 points against Kansas...Talley Jr. has made 4-of-9 threes as a starter...he missed seven games in the middle of the season with a stress fracture in his foot.
• ISU has had a rash of injuries this season, with four of 10 eligible players missing a total of 26 games entering Wednesday's tilt...ISU has played just 10 of 26 games with all players available.
• Nick Weiler-Babb is averaging 11.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists...he is the only player nationally averaging 11-7-6.

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 37 of the last 49 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 35-10 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 168, Baylor 139, Iowa State 136.
• Entering the season, Iowa State was 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 53 of their last 64 games at home, including 29 of 37 league games.
• The Cyclones are 43-17 under Prohm when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent.
• ISU is 50-5 when leading at the half under Prohm, including wins in 36 of the last 38 occurences.
• ISU is 7-4 when outrebounding its opponents this season.
• ISU is 6-1 this season when it makes 10 or more 3-pointers.
• ISU is shooting just 41.1 percent from the field and 32.5 percent behind the arc in losses...in wins, 46.9 percent FG and 38.7 percent 3FG.
• Jackson is leading the Big 12 shooting 90.6 percent from the free-throw line...the last Cyclone to shoot 90 percent from the line was Scott Christopherson in 2012.
• Weiler-Babb's next 10-assist game will match Monte Morris' season record of seven games.
• Wigginton has attempted 136 free throws this season, fourth-most all-time among ISU freshmen...Marcus Fizer set the ISU record with 164 trips to the charity stripe.
• Lard has eight double-doubles...his per 40 minute average for blocks is 3.4...he has at least two blocks in 11 of 14 Big 12 games.
• Lard is second in the league in rebounding in conference games, pulling down 9.6 boards per contest...he ranks in the nation's top-25 pulling down 3.5 offensive boards per game...he is 11th nationally in offensive rebounding percentage (15.4).
• Last season, ISU scholarship players missed five total games due to injury...the total this season is at 26 games missed...they've played just 10 of 26 games this season with all 10 players available.
• Wigginton and Jackson have combined to make 71.6 percent (139 of 194) of Iowa State's three-pointers this season...Jackson has made a 3-pointer in 14-straight games, the best streak of his career, and Wigginton has made one in 12 consecutive games.
• In ISU's four Big 12 wins it is shooting 49 percent from field, 40.5 percent on threes and averaging 81.5 points...defensively opponents are shooting just 38.7 percent from field, 25.8 percent on threes and averaging 68.5 points in those games.
• Wigginton is fifth in points scored by ISU freshmen...he needs eight points to pass Georges Niang for fourth and 13 points to move past Julius Michalik...he is the seventh Cyclone freshman to score 400 points.
• ISU is one of four schools nationally with two freshman averaging at least 13 points per game for the season.
• Zoran Talley Jr. is averaging 9.5 points the last six games.
• In its Big 12 wins, ISU is averaging just 9.5 turnovers.

Iowa State-TCU Series Notes
• Iowa State and TCU are meeting for the 19th time in the series with the Cyclones holding an 11-7 edge...the Cyclones are 6-1 against the Horned Frogs at home...the only loss in Ames for the Cyclones came in 1982...since TCU joined the Big 12 in 2012-13, ISU owns a 10-2 lead in the series.
• In the season's first meeting, ISU was routed in Fort Worth by the Horned Frogs, 96-73...the Cyclones allowed TCU to shoot 60.3 percent from the field, cancelling out its own solid offensive performance (50.8 FG percentage, 8-16 3FG)...Vlad Brodziansky (26) and JD Miller (21) combined for 47 points to lead TCU, while Jackson (19), Wigginton (16) and Lard (16) led the Cyclones...Alex Robinson had 17 assists for TCU.
• In four games against TCU, Jackson is averaging 13.5 points and is 12-for-18 behind the arc.
• Steve Prohm is 4-2 against TCU and 2-2 coaching against Jamie Dixon.
• ISU is 373-563 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

Last Time Out: Cyclones Fall To Kansas State
• Iowa State was tied up at halftime but K-State used an early second half run to beat the Cyclones, 78-66, Saturday afternoon in Manhattan...Lard led the Cyclones with 15 points and eight boards, while Jackson and Wigginton were in double figures with 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Up Next: West Virginia
• Iowa State heads to Morgantown looking for its first win there since 2015...the Cyclones and Mountaineers will meet for the 13th time, with ISU holding a 7-5 edge in the series after winning, 93-77, in Ames to close out January...WVU leads in games played in Morgantown, 3-2...in the first meeting this season, ISU committed just eight turnovers and was led by 25 points from Jackson and 22 from Wigginton...Lard (18 points-13 rebounds) and Young (14 points-10 rebounds) had double-doubles for the Cyclones.

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Players Mentioned

Donovan Jackson

Cameron Lard

Monte Morris

Georges Niang

Zoran Talley Jr.

Nick Weiler-Babb

Lindell Wigginton

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