Preview: ISU Faces Longhorns Saturday Afternoon

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AMES, Iowa - No. 20 Iowa State hosts Texas Saturday afternoon in a key Big 12 matchup at Hilton Coliseum.

The Matchup: No. 20 Iowa State (16-5, 5-3 Big 12) vs. Texas (12-9, 4-4 Big 12)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Saturday, Feb. 2, 1 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Brent Blum (Analyst)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Rich Hollenberg (PxP), Robbie Hummel (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM/Internet: 105/200/954 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

WORTH NOTING
1. Marial Shayok enters Saturday's game needing just five points to reach 1,000 for his collegiate career...Shayok has scored 411 points this season.
2. Lindell Wigginton is averaging 23.0 points and shooting 66.7 percent from the field, 50 percent behind the arc and 82 percent at the line the last two games.
3. ISU is 10-1 at Hilton Coliseum this season...the Cyclones have surpassed their overall win total and conference win total from last season.
4. Iowa State has just three losses since Dec. 7...those three losses have been by a total of seven points to teams currently in the top half of the Big 12 standings...in its nine wins since that point, ISU is shooting 52 percent from the field, 40 percent on threes and outscoring opponents by 19.1 points.
5. ISU's scoring margin of +14.0 points would be a school record...four of ISU's six conference wins have been by double digits.

LAST TIME OUT: WIGGINTON'S BIG NIGHT LEADS ISU PAST WEST VIRGINIA
• Lindell Wigginton scored 28 points off the bench and ISU shot 54.5 percent from the field en route to a 93-68 over West Virginia Wednesday evening...it was ISU's largest win in the series against West Virginia and the largest margin of victory against the Mountaineers.
• Wigginton hit 13-of-16 free throws, both career highs, and ISU was 29-for-33 as a team at the line...Wigginton's 28 points were the most by a Cyclone this season.
• Shayok (18) and Weiler-Babb (14) were also in double figures...Weiler-Babb matched his career high with four steals for the Cyclones, who had 12 takeaways as a team.
• Haliburton had five assists and no turnovers...he's had no turnovers in five of the last six games (10.3 assist-to-turnover ratio).

Final highlights from tonight's win over West Virginia! #Cyclones

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— Iowa State Men's Basketball (@CycloneMBB) January 31, 2019

IOWA STATE-TEXAS SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and Texas are meeting for the 39th time...UT holds a 22-16 edge in the series, but the Cyclones are 11-5 against the Longhorns at Hilton Coliseum...ISU has won six of the last seven games in Ames...Texas won last year's meeting at Hilton Coliseum, 74-70 in overtime.
• Lard is averaging 15.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.0 blocks in three career meetings with Texas.
• Wigginton and Texas' Matt Coleman were teammates at Oak Hill Academy...UT junior Elijah Mitrou-Long's brother Nazareth Mitrou-Long played for the Cyclones from 2013-2017...he ranks 24th all-time at ISU with 1,250 points and is second with 260 3-pointers made...he is one of the most beloved Cyclone players of all time.
• UT assistant coach Neill Berry was an assistant coach at Iowa State from 2016-2018.
• ISU head coach Steve Prohm is 2-5 against Texas and Shaka Smart.
• ISU is 378-571 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

COMPLETE GAME NOTES
For complete game notes, click here.

CLEAR BAG POLICY
For those attending the game, don't forget that Hilton Coliseum now has a Clear Bag Policy.

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