Preview: No. 23 Cyclones Face Oklahoma State

AMES, Iowa - No. 23 Iowa State travels to face Oklahoma State Wednesday evening in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The Matchup: No. 23 Iowa State (14-5, 2-5 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State (10-8, 3-4 Big 12)
Where: Stillwater, Okla. - Gallagher-Iba Arena
When: Wednesday, Jan. 26, 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 enters Wednesday's game with a 14-5 overall record while sitting at 2-5 in the Big 12 Conference ... the Cyclones and Cowboys sit just a game apart in the league standings.
- ISU owns five quad one victories, one of just seven teams at that mark ... the Cyclones are 30th in the NET rankings.
- The Cyclones are No. 23 in the AP Top 25, having been ranked the last nine weeks.
- Izaiah Brockington continues to have an impressive season for the Cyclones ... he was named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List ... the Philadelphia native is having a career year in scoring, rebounding and FG shooting ... Brockington has a Big 12-best seven double-doubles.
- Brockington had 19 points and 12 boards against TCU ... he is the only Big 12 player averaging more than 15 points and 8 rebounds ... he and NC State's Dereon Seaborn are the only major conference guards nationally averaging 16 and 8.
- ISU has one of the nation's top defenses, allowing just 59.9 points per game and holding opponents to 40.8 percent shooting from the field and 26.7 percent behind the arc ... 11 of 19 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.
- Tyrese Hunter ranks among the nation's top-20 with 2.2 steals per game ... Hunter has at least two steals in four of the last five games.

LAST TIME OUT
- Iowa State struggled offensively, shooting just 30.9 percent from the field, in falling to TCU, 59-44, at Hilton Coliseum ... the Cyclones trailed by 11 at the half and were able to get the lead down to three before TCU pulled away ... Brockington was the only Cyclone in double-digits with 19 points, posting his seventh double-double of the season with 11 rebounds as well.

ISU VERSUS OKLAHOMA STATE
- In one of the most even series in Iowa State history among longtime opponents, the Cyclones and Cowboys meet for the 136th time ... the Cowboys hold a 69-66 edge in the series with the most recent four-game winning streak over the Cyclones.
- OSU leads 40-18 in games played in Stillwater, but the Cyclones are 5-3 in the last eight games played on the road in the series.
- The teams have played 13 overtime games, the most against any Big 12 opponent for Iowa State ... OSU leads 7-6 in those games, but the Cyclones are 2-0 in multiple OT games ... since 2010, 18 of the 24 meetings have been decided by single digits.
- Gabe Kalscheur faced Oklahoma State twice while playing at Minnesota and averaged 24.0 ppg while making 15-of-22 field goals and 10-of-15 3-pointers ... he scored a career-high 34 points against the Cowboys in Dec. 2019 at BOK Center in Tulsa ... in that game, Kalscheur made 11-of-14 field goals and 7-of-9 3-pointers.
- ISU is 393-614 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

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