Preview: Cyclones Face Final Road Test At WVU

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State looks for its fifth Big 12 road win when it faces West Virginia Wednesday evening in Morgantown, W.Va.

The Matchup: Iowa State (20-9, 9-7 Big 12) vs. West Virginia (11-18, 3-13 Big 12)
Where: Morgantown, W.Va. - WVU Coliseum (14,000)
When: Wednesday, March 6, 6 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Mark Neely (PxP), David Padgett (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM/Internet: 84/84/84 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

WORTH NOTING
1. The Cyclones are down to their final two games of the regular season as they look for their 10th Big 12 victory for the seventh time in the last eight seasons...ISU would join Kansas as the only teams with 10 league wins in at least seven of the last eight seasons.
2. Marial Shayok continues to flirt with the 50-40-90 club...Shayok is shooting 49.7 percent from the field, 39 percent behind the arc and 88.5 percent at the free throw line...since 2009-10, only one college player (Luke Babbitt, Nevada) has averaged 18 points and shot 50-40-90.
3. The 2018-19 Cyclone team is the 18th to reach 20 wins in a season...only seven ISU teams have won 21 games prior to postseason play.
4. The Cyclones have four Big 12 road wins and are looking to become the fourth Cyclone team to win five conference road games.
5. Nick Weiler-Babb is just the seventh Cyclone with 600 points, 400 rebounds and 300 assists. Others on the list include: Monte Morris, Jeff Hornacek, Curtis Stinson, Georges Niang, Fred Hoiberg and Julius Michalik.

LAST TIME OUT: HOT-SHOOTING LONGHORNS DOWN CYCLONES IN AUSTIN
• Texas hit 15-of-25 three-pointers, including 8-of-10 from Jase Febres, on its way to an 86-69 win against Iowa State Saturday...it was the Cyclones' worst loss of the season...ISU held a 30-26 edge on the boards, outrebounding its second opponent in a row.
• The Cyclones were led by Shayok' 22 points (8-14 FG, 3-5 3FG) and Wigginton's 16 points...George Conditt IV filled in for Cam Lard and scored a career-high 11 points off the bench.

IOWA STATE-WEST VIRGINIA SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and West Virginia are meeting for the 15th time...ISU holds a 8-6 edge in the all-time series, which includes wins in three of the last four meetings...ISU is just 2-4 against the Mountaineers in Morgantown, winning in 2013 and 2015.
• Wigginton has averaged 26.3 points in three career games against the Mountaineers...he has scored at least 22 points in each meeting, including 28 in this season's earlier meeting.
• Wigginton's 28 points led ISU to a 93-68 win in the first meeting...Shayok added 18 points as the Cyclones shot 54.5 percent from the field and were 29-for-33 at the line.
• Haliburton and WVU freshman Jordan McCabe spent much of their high school careers starring against one another...Haliburton's career high of 42 points came against McCabe's Kaukauna High...while Haliburton was named Gatorade Player of the Year, McCabe took home Mr. Basketball honors...they shared Co-MVP honors in the Fox Valley Association.
• ISU head coach Steve Prohm is 3-5 against West Virginia and Bob Huggins
• ISU is 382-575 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

COMPLETE GAME NOTES
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