Preview: No. 15 Cyclones Travel To No. 9 Kansas

AMES, Iowa - No. 15 Iowa State travels to No. 9 Kansas for a Tuesday evening Big 12 showdown at Allen Fieldhouse.

The Matchup: No. 15 Iowa State (13-2, 1-2 Big 12) vs. No. 9 Kansas (12-2, 1-1 Big 12)
Where: Lawrence, Kan. - Allen Fieldhouse
When: Saturday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Varsity Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Talent: Ted Emrich (PxP), Bryndon Manzer (Analyst)
Webcast: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

KEY STORYLINES
- Iowa State is 13-2 following a loss at Oklahoma on Saturday ... it is the best start since the 2013-14 team started the season 14-1 after 15 games.
- ISU owns five quad one victories, which leads the nation ... the Cyclones are 23rd in the NET rankings.
- The Cyclones are No. 15 in the AP Top 25, having been ranked the last seven weeks ... ISU is 7-2 as a ranked team this season.
- Iowa State's first six Big 12 games are against teams that are currently ranked in the top 25 or receiving votes in the AP poll.
- ISU has one of the nation's top defenses, allowing just 58.4 points per game and holding opponents to 39.5 percent shooting from the field and 26.2 percent behind the arc ... nine of 15 opponents have scored 64 or fewer points.
- ISU owns a top-10 defense by KenPom.com, ranking sixth in adjusted defense ... the Cyclones are one of five Big 12 defenses ranked in the top 15.
- The Cyclones have already snapped losing streaks of 18-straight games overall, eight home games, 25 games against power conference opponents, 28 games away from Hilton Coliseum, 25 games in true road contests, 24 games to Big 12 opponents and 19 games to nationally ranked opponents.
- Izaiah Brockington was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List last Wednesday ... he is fourth in the Big 12 averaging 17.0 points and second with 8.1 rebounds per game ... he scored 20 points against OU, connecting on 9-of-15 field goal attempts ... the Philadelphia native is having a career year in scoring, rebounding, FG shooting and 3-PT FG shooting ... Brockington has a Big 12-best six double-doubles.

LAST TIME OUT
- Iowa State led by as many as 11 in the second half but was unable to hold off a furious Oklahoma rally down the stretch, falling 79-66 in Norman ... the Sooners shot 81.8 percent in the second half and 61.7 percent for the game to overcome a four-point halftime deficit ... ISU got 20 points from Izaiah Brockington, while Hunter matched him with a career-best 20 points as well ... the Cyclones were 8-for-17 from behind the arc, but OU finished 7-for-12 ... ISU attempted just one free throw, a miss ... it was the fewest free throws attempted and made since going 0-for-0 in a February 1981 game against Kansas State ... George Conditt dished out a career-high five assists.

ISU VERSUS KANSAS
- Iowa State and Kansas are playing for the 253rd time ... the Kansas series is ISU's longest running series, dating back to 1908.
- Eight of the last 17 games in the series have been decided by seven points or less.
- Kansas has won the last four meetings after sweeping last season.
- The Cyclones' last win in Lawrence was in 2017, a 92-89 overtime win in which the Cyclones hit a school-record 18 3-pointers.
- ISU has 10 wins against Bill Self coached Kansas teams, second most behind only Oklahoma State (11) .... since 2003-04, ISU is one of just three teams with two wins at Allen Fieldhouse (OSU, Texas).
- ISU is 392-611 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.
- George Conditt is averaging 1.2 blocks per game in his career against Kansas, while also shooting 53.3 percent from the field in seven games.
- ISU's Tristan Enaruna played two seasons for Kansas, playing in 55 games for the Jayhawks before transferring to Iowa State.
- KU guard Jalen Coleman-Lands played for the Cyclones last season, making 22 starts in 23 games and finishing second on the team with 14.3 points per contest ... he led the Cyclones with 58 3-pointers made shooting at 39.5 percent clip.
- Kansas' Director of Basketball Operations Fred Quartlebaum was an assistant coach at Iowa State under Wayne Morgan for one season (2003-04).

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