Preview: Iowa State Hosts West Virginia Wednesday

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State has won back-to-back Big 12 games and looks to win three straight for the first time since 2019 when it hosts West Virginia Wednesday evening at Hilton Coliseum.

The Matchup: Iowa State (18-9, 5-9 Big 12) vs. West Virginia (14-13, 3-11 Big 12)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,267)
When: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Varsity Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Chuckie Kempf (PxP), King McClure (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

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

KEY STORYLINES
- Iowa State improved to 18-9 overall with wins at TCU and over Oklahoma at home last week... ISU is +16 in the win column this season compared to last, the second-best improvement in school history behind only the 1999-2000 team (+17) ... the Cyclones own the second-best turnaround in the nation.
- Iowa State has eight Quad 1 victories this season, one of just three teams that can claim that many.
- Izaiah Brockington earned his fifth weekly honor from the Big 12 after being named league co-player of the week ... Brockington averaged 21.0 points while shooting 53.1 percent from the field last week ... Brockington is the first Cyclone to win at least five weekly honors since DeAndre Kane earned six awards in 2013-14.
- Brockington is shooting 47 percent from the field, 40 percent behind the arc and 80 percent at the line ... eight players in Big 12 history have averaged at least 16 points a game while shooting .470-.400-.800, most recently TCU's Desmond Bane.
- Tyrese Hunter, a member of the Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year Watch List, became the second-fastest Cyclone freshman and just the sixth in school history to reach 50 steals, doing so in his 27th game ... Fred Hoiberg did it in 26 games ... he's one of just six true freshmen averaging 11 ppg-4 apg-3 rpg.
- The Cyclones has 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, 19 games to nationally ranked opponents and 24 conference road games.

LAST TIME OUT
- Iowa State shot a blistering 67.3 percent from the field, a school record against a conference opponent, in a 75-54 route of Oklahoma Saturday at Hilton Coliseum ... ISU shot 75 percent from the field in the first half ... the Cyclones hit 8-of-15 3-point attempts ... ISU used a 15-0 run late in the second half to put away the game ... Brockington scored 22 points on 10-of-13 shooting ... Hunter was 6-for-10 from the field and finished with 14 points and seven dimes ... Aljaz Kunc finished with 11 points and a team-high five rebounds.

ISU VERSUS WEST VIRGINIA
- The Cyclones and Mountaineers are meeting for the 21st time in series history ... all of the meetings have come since West Virginia joined the Big 12 Conference in 2013.
- Only eight of the 20 games in the series have been decided by single digits.
- The Cyclones fell 79-63 at West Virginia on Feb. 8 ... ISU was led by Tyrese Hunter's 22 points, while Caleb Grill (12) and Izaiah Brockington (11) were also in double figures for the Cyclones ... ISU shot just 37.9 percent from the field ... the Cyclones forced 20 turnovers ... West Virginia was 25-for-29 from the free throw line, while ISU went just 12-for-22.
- T.J. Otzelberger is 0-1 against West Virginia and Bob Huggins.
- ISU is 396-618 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

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