Preview: ISU Opens Big 12 Play At TCU

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AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State men's basketball team opens Big 12 Conference action Saturday afternoon at TCU.

The Matchup: Iowa State (7-5, 0-0 Big 12) vs. TCU (9-3, 0-0 Big 12)
Where: Fort Worth, Texas - Schollmaier Arena (6,800)
When: Saturday, Jan. 4, 5 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: Chris Williams (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Chuckie Kempf (PxP), Tim Welsh (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM/Internet: NA/385/975 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

WORTH NOTING
1. Iowa State is 11-12 all-time in Big 12 Conference openers...the Cyclones won last year at Oklahoma State to open league play.
2. Steve Prohm has won 90 games at Iowa State and sits 11 games behind Larry Eustachy for fifth-most wins all-time at the school.
3. Iowa State was without Tyrese Haliburton (sprained left wrist) against Florida A&M...Haliburton is expected to play Saturday.
4. Iowa State ranks inside the top-15 shooting 55.8 percent inside the arc...in the last two games, ISU is shooting 44 percent behind the arc.
5. Rasir Bolton is coming off his third 20-point game as a Cyclone after scoring a career-high 29 points against Florida A&M.

LAST TIME OUT - CYCLONES UPENDED BY FLORIDA A&M
• Iowa State, playing without starting point guard Tyrese Haliburton, suffered a shocking loss at the hands of Florida A&M on New Year's Eve...the Cyclones led by as many as 13 in the first half and nine at halftime before being outscored by 11 points in the second half of the 70-68 loss.
• ISU was led by Bolton's career-high 29 points, while George Conditt IV added 12 points...Terrence Lewis, who made his second career start in place of Haliburton, scored 10 points.

IOWA STATE-TCU SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and TCU are meeting for the 22nd time overall and 16th time since the Horned Frogs joined the Big 12 Conference in 2012-13...the Cyclones hold an 11-10 edge in the series, but TCU has won the last four meetings.
• The Cyclones are looking to snap a three-game losing streak in Fort Worth...TCU leads the series at home, 5-4.
• TCU swept a pair of games last season to take the season series...Michael Jacobson averaged 16.5 points and was 15-for-21 from the field in the two games...the Cyclones were just 2-for-20 behind the arc in the loss at TCU.
• Steve Prohm is 4-5 against TCU and 2-5 against Jamie Dixon.
• Tyrese Haliburton and TCU's Desmond Bane attended the 2019 Nike Skills Academy in August.
• TCU's Jaire Grayer is the son of Iowa State's all-time leading scorer Jeff Grayer (2,502 points)...Jeff was a three-time first-team All-Big Eight pick and a three-time All-American (1988 - second team; 1986 & 1987 - honorable mention).
• TCU is one of four Big 12 schools that ISU owns an edge in the all-time series...the others are Baylor, Texas Tech and West Virginia.
• ISU is 386-576 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

ON DECK: CYCLONES WELCOME JAYHAWKS TO HILTON COLISEUM
• Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum with No. 3 Kansas set to visit for a Wednesday evening showdown...it will be the 249th meeting between the schools.

COMPLETE GAME NOTES
For complete game notes, click here.

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Players Mentioned

Rasir Bolton

George Conditt IV

Tyrese Haliburton

Michael Jacobson

Terrence Lewis

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