Preview: Iowa State Faces Road Test At Texas

AMES, Iowa - No. 20 Iowa State goes back on the road to face No. 23 Texas on Saturday afternoon at the Erwin Center.

The Matchup: No. 20 Iowa State (16-6, 3-6 Big 12) vs. No. 23 Texas (16-6, 5-4 Big 12)
Where: Austin, Texas - Erwin Center
When: Saturday, Feb. 5, 1 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Varsity Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: Longhorn Network
Talent: Lowell Galindo (PxP), Lance Blanks (Analyst)
Webcast: Longhorn Network
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

KEY STORYLINES
- Iowa State takes a 2-3 road record to face Texas in search of its first win in Austin since 2015 ... ISU has won just twice in Austin (2015 & 2005).
- The Cyclones, who are No. 20 in the AP Top 25 and have been ranked 10 straight weeks, are one of eight schools nationally with at least six Quad 1 victories.
- 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, 19 games to nationally ranked opponents and 24 conference road games.
- Izaiah Brockington has proven himself among the Big 12's elite players ... he was named to the Jerry West Award Top 10 ... the Philadelphia native is having a career year in scoring, rebounding and FG shooting ... Brockington has a Big 12-best seven double-doubles.
- Brockington, the Big 12 Player of the Week, is averaging 21 points the last four games ... he and Illinois' Kofi Cockburn are the only power conference players ranked among the top three in their conferences in scoring and rebounding. ... Brockington is third in the league in scoring and second in rebounding.
- Tyrese Hunter, who, along with Tennessee's Kennedy Chandler, leads all true freshmen nationally with 46 steals, was named to the Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year Watch List on Thursday.
- ISU has one of the nation's top defenses, allowing just 60.9 points per game and holding opponents to 41.8 percent shooting from the field and 27.6 percent behind the arc ... 12 of 22 opponents have scored 64 or fewer points.

LAST TIME OUT
- Iowa State fell to No. 10 Kansas, 70-61, Tuesday night in Ames despite a 24-point, 8 rebound performance by Izaiah Brockington ... Tre Jackson had his best outing of the season, scoring 12 points on 4-of-6 3-point shooting ... Gabe Kalscheur was 5-for-9 from the field and scored 11 points ... Caleb Grill matched his season high with five assists, while Robert Jones chipped in four dimes ... the Cyclones shot just 41.3 percent from the field ... ISU forced 22 turnovers, but KU shot 56.0 percent from the field when they weren't turning it over.

ISU VERSUS TEXAS
- ISU and Texas meet for the 46th time ... UT leads the series, 26-19, but the Cyclones won the first meeting this season, 79-70, in Ames ... Texas leads 17-2 in games played in Austin, with ISU's last road win in the series coming in 2015 ... ISU's other road win at Texas came in 2005.
- Gabe Kalscheur scored 22 points, making a season-high six threes on 12 attempts ... Tyrese Hunter added 13 points and eight assists ... ISU shot 56.9 percent from the field, including 61 percent in the second half.
- T.J. Otzelberger has matched up twice against Texas as a head coach, holding a 1-1 record ... in the 2019 NIT, Otzelberger's South Dakota State team fell 79-73 to Texas in Austin.
- Iowa State is 6-6 all-time against Chris Beard coached teams.
- ISU's Gabe Kalscheur and Texas' Marcus Carr were teammates at Minnesota from 2018-21 ... Carr led the Gophers in scoring and Kalscheur was third.
- ISU is 394-615 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

To read the complete release, click here.

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Izaiah Brockington

Caleb Grill

Tyrese Hunter

Tre Jackson

Robert Jones

Gabe Kalscheur

Sponsors

Iowa State University Athletics