Preview: Cyclones and TCU Meet Tuesday

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State and TCU meet Tuesday evening at Hilton Coliseum as the Cyclones look to avenge an overtime loss to the Horned Frogs in the Big 12 opener in January.

The Matchup: Iowa State (11-16, 4-10 Big 12) vs. TCU (15-12, 6-8 Big 12)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Tuesday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Ted Emrich (PxP), King McClure (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM/Internet: NA/385/975 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

TICKETS
A limited number of tickets are still available for Tuesday's game by clicking the link above.

WORTH NOTING
1. Prentiss Nixon is averaging a team-high 15.3 points the last three games, while Michael Jacobson is averaging 13.3 points and 10.3 rebounds and shooting 58.3 percent from the field during that stretch.
2. Solomon Young has been in double figures in seven of the last 10 contests...in the last five home games, Young has averaged 16.4 points and shooting 75 percent from the field.

LAST TIME OUT - CYCLONES FALL TO TEXAS TECH
• Iowa State couldn't overcome a blistering first half by Texas Tech as it fell, 87-57, Saturday evening at Hilton Coliseum...the Red Raiders shot 72 percent in the first half and 57.1 percent in the game.
• ISU was led by Solomon Young's 16 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the field and 6-for-6 at the line...Bolton was the only other Cyclone to reach double figures with 13 points...Michael Jacobson pulled down 10 rebounds, his second double figure rebounding effort in the last three games.

IOWA STATE-TCU SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and TCU are meeting for the 23d time overall and 17th time since the Horned Frogs joined the Big 12 Conference in 2012-13...the series is tied, 11-11, but TCU has won the last five meetings.
• The Cyclones hold a 6-3 edge at home.
• TCU won the first meeting this season, taking the Big 12 opener, 81-79, in the first overtime meeting between the schools...ISU held a three-point lead before TCU's RJ Nembhard banked in a 26-foot three-pointer with 1.7 seconds remaining to send it to overtime...Haliburton recorded Iowa State's sixth triple-double and the 17th in Big 12 history, finishing with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists...Conditt posted his career-high of 19 points in the game...TCU was led by Nembhard's 31 points on 6-of-8 three-point shooting.
• Steve Prohm is 4-6 against TCU and 2-6 against Jamie Dixon.
• 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).
• ISU is 390-586 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

ON DECK: CYCLONES HEAD TO STILLWATER
• Iowa State hits the road for a 3 p.m. game Saturday afternoon in Stillwater against Oklahoma State.

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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