Preview: No. 23 ISU Travels To Face No. 18 K-State

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AMES, Iowa - No. 23 Iowa State faces another top-25 road showdown Saturday when it travels to No. 18 Kansas State.

The Matchup: No. 23 Iowa State (18-6, 7-4 Big 12) vs. No. 18 Kansas State (19-5, 9-2 Big 12)
Where: Manhattan, Kan. - Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)
When: Saturday, Feb. 16, 3 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Rich Hollenberg (PxP), Robbie Hummel (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM/Internet: 84/84/84 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

WORTH NOTING
1. Marial Shayok has been named to the Naismith Trophy Midseason 30 Team...he is second among Big 12 players averaging 19.3 points.
2. Iowa State has won three of its last four road games and is 4-3 on the road this season...in conference action, ISU has won three road games.
3. ISU will be playing its 85th game with both teams ranked in the top-25...the Cyclones are 41-43 in those games, including 1-1 this season.
4. Tyrese Haliburton needs just one steal to become the 13th freshman in Big 12 history to have 40 steals and 20 blocks...former Cyclone Rahshon Clark is one of the previous 12 to do so.
5. Steve Prohm owns four road wins against AP Top-25 in his time as Cyclone head coach, the most of any ISU head coach in school history.

LAST TIME OUT: CYCLONES FALTER AT HOME TO TCU
• Iowa State struggled to stop the TCU offensive attack in falling to the Horned Frogs, 92-83, last Saturday at Hilton Coliseum...TCU shot 53.2 percent from the floor as the teams combined for 110 points in the second half.
• ISU had 15 turnovers, its most in conference action, and made just 7-of-24 threes in the loss...the Cyclones were 20-for-24 at the line.
• The Cyclones were led by Shayok's 24 points, while Michael Jacobson made 8-of-10 field goals and finished with 16 points...Weiler-Babb (15) and Wigginton (10) were also in double figures.

Final highlights against TCU. The #Cyclones travel to Kansas State next Saturday. pic.twitter.com/mriS773XVJ
— Iowa State Men's Basketball (@CycloneMBB) February 9, 2019

IOWA STATE-KANSAS STATE SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and Kansas State are meeting for the 228th time in series history...the Wildcats hold a 140-87 lead in the series, including 81-24 in Manhattan...the Cyclones have won two of the last three meetings at Bramlage Coliseum.
• This is the third meeting between the Cyclones and Wildcats with both teams sitting inside the AP Top-25...ISU is 2-1 in those games, having wins in 2013-14 (81-75 in Ames) and 1956-57 (69-67 in Ames)...the Wildcats won the other 1956-57 meeting (86-77 in Manhattan).
• In the season's first meeting at Hilton Coliseum, Barry Brown made a layup with five seconds left to close out a 10-2 run to finish the game that propelled the Wildcats to a 58-57 win...the Cyclones were led by Weiler-Babb's 11 points and George Conditt IV came off the bench to score nine points...the Cyclones' 57 points were a season low.
• ISU head coach Steve Prohm is 4-3 against Bruce Weber and Kansas State.
• ISU is 380-572 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

COMPLETE GAME NOTES
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Players Mentioned

George Conditt IV

Tyrese Haliburton

Michael Jacobson

Marial Shayok

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