Preview: Iowa State Hosts TCU In Gold Rules Game

AMES, Iowa - No. 15 Iowa State hosts TCU Saturday afternoon in a Gold Rules game at Hilton Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. with ESPN2 televising the Big 12 showdown.

The Matchup: No. 15 Iowa State (14-4, 2-4 Big 12) vs. TCU (12-3, 2-2 Big 12)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
When: Saturday, Jan. 22, 3 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Varsity Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: ESPN2
Talent: Chuckie Kempf (PxP), King McClure (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

Tickets: Limited tickets are still available for Saturday's game. Click here to purchase.

KEY STORYLINES
- Iowa State enters today's game with a 14-4 overall record while sitting at 2-4 in the Big 12 Conference ... today's matchup against the Horned Frogs is crucial in the league standings as seven teams are separated by just a game from 4th-10th place.
- ISU owns five quad one victories, one of just seven teams at that mark ... the Cyclones are 23rd in the NET rankings.
- The Cyclones are No. 15 in the AP Top 25, having been ranked the last eight weeks ... ISU is 8-4 as a ranked team this season.
- ISU has one of the nation's top defenses, allowing just 60.0 points per game and holding opponents to 40.3 percent shooting from the field and 26.7 percent behind the arc ... 10 of 18 opponents have scored 64 or fewer points.
- 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 ... 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.
- Brockington is the only player ranked among the top five in scoring (fourth) and rebounding (second).
- Tyrese Hunter ranks among the nation's top-20 with 2.3 steals per game ... Hunter has at least two steals in four consecutive games and is averaging 3.3 takeaways per game during that stretch.

LAST TIME OUT
- Iowa State fell at Texas Tech on Tuesday evening by a final tally of 72-60 ... the Cyclones shot just 36.5 percent from the field and Texas Tech made 29-of-38 free throws ... Caleb Grill led all scorers with 17 points, while Izaiah Brockington finished with 12 points and nine rebounds ... Grill made 4-of-8 3-pointers ... George Conditt blocked a season-high three shots ... the Cyclones trailed by just three at the half.

ISU VERSUS TCU
- ISU and TCU are meeting for the 26th time overall and 20th time since the Frogs joined the Big 12 Conference in 2012-13 ... TCU leads the series 13-12.
- George Conditt's career high of 19 points came in ISU's overtime loss at TCU during the 2019-20 season.
- Izaiah Brockington scored 20 points against TCU as a freshman at St. Bonaventure during the 2017-18 season ... he hit a career-high four threes in the game.
- Two of Tre Jackson's nine double-digit scoring games have come against TCU, including his career high of 18 points in a Feb. 2020 matchup ... Jackson has averaged 9.5 points in four meetings with the Horned Frogs.
- Entering the season, Conditt, Tristan Enaruna, Jackson and Jaden Walker's career highs all came against TCU.
- T.J. Otzelberger has never faced TCU or head coach Jamie Dixon.
- TCU strength coach Andrew Mitchell was a walk-on basketball player for the Cyclones in 2010-11 ... he was a member of the football team for three seasons as well.
- ISU is 393-613 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

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