Preview: Cyclones Put Winning Streak On Line At K-State

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State has won three straight in the Big 12 Conference and looks to make it four for the first time since the 2016-17 season when it travels to face Kansas State on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum, where ISU last won in 2019.

The Matchup: Iowa State (19-9, 6-9 Big 12) vs. Kansas State (14-13, 6-9 Big 12)
Where: Manhattan, Kan. - Bramlage Coliseum
When: Saturday, Feb. 26, 1 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

KEY STORYLINES
- Iowa State improved to 19-9 overall with a come-from-behind win against West Virginia on Wednesday night ... ISU is +17 in the win column this season compared to last, matching the best turnaround in school history (1999-2000) ... the next win would mark the biggest turnaround in Big 12 history.
- Iowa State has eight Quad 1 victories this season, one of just four 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 percent from the field last week ... Brockington is the first Cyclone to win at least five weekly honors since DeAndre Kane earned six in 2013-14.
- Brockington has been on another level the last four games, averaging 26.0 points and shooting 59 percent from the floor and making 11-of-16 3-pointers (68.8 percent) ... he is the first Cyclone to score 20 points in four consecutive games since Lindell Wigginton ended the 2017-18 season with four straight.
- 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 ... Hunter is tied for fourth among all ISU freshmen with 52 steals, 12 off Hoiberg's record.
- 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 used a little bit of Hilton Magic on Wednesday evening as it rallied from 12 points down in the second half to beat West Virginia in a pivotal game ... ISU shot 55.1 percent from the field, including 63 percent in the second half ... the Cyclones had zero second-half turnovers and finished with nine in the game ... it was the Izaiah Brockington Show as the senior scored 35 points on 14-of-22 shooting from the field and 5-for-8 behind the arc ... Tyrese Hunter narrowly missed on his first career double-double, tallying 10 points and nine assists ... Brockington and Kalscheur combined for 40 points in the second half (Brockington 25, Kalscheur 15) ... George Conditt posted his third game of the season with five assists.

ISU VERSUS KANSAS STATE
- Game No. 235 in the series between Iowa State and Kansas State, a series that dates back to 1909 ... while K-State holds a significant lead in the series, ISU holds a 14-13 edge since 2010.
- In the first meeting this season, ISU led by 15 points early in the second half before KSU rallied to force overtime and win 75-69 in OT ... Brockington scored 27 points and Kunc was 5-for-9 from three to finish with 19 points.
- K-State has won four straight in the series ... the Wildcats haven't won five straight against the Cyclones since rattling off eight consecutive wins from 2006-10.
- KSU owns an 83-25 edge in games played in Manhattan, but ISU won at Bramlage Coliseum in 2017 and 2019.
- T.J. Otzelberger has faced K-State in each of the last three seasons ... he beat K-State last season in Manhattan while leading the UNLV program.
- Caleb Grill, a Wichita native, scored 12 points on 5-for-8 shooting in his homecoming last season while playing for UNLV.
- As a sophomore, George Conditt had nine boards against the Wildcats, matching his most against any Big 12 opponent in his career.
- ISU freshman Tyrese Hunter and K-State freshman Logan Landers played together for Phenom Team Herro EYBL.
- Otzelberger and K-State coach Bruce Weber both hail from Milwaukee.
- ISU is 397-618 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

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Preview: Cyclones Put Winning Streak On Line At K-State

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Preview: Cyclones Put Winning Streak On Line At K-State

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