Preview: Iowa State Travels To West Virginia

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State faces another Big 12 test Tuesday evening when it meets West Virginia at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.

The Matchup: Iowa State (16-7, 3-7 Big 12) vs. West Virginia (13-9, 2-7 Big 12)
Where: Morgantown, W.Va. - WVU Coliseum
When: Tuesday, Feb. 8, 6 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Varsity Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Talent: Mark Neely (PxP), Lance Blanks (Analyst)
Webcast: Big 12 Now on ESPN+
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

KEY STORYLINES
- Iowa State is 2-4 on the road this season and looks to earn its first win in Morgantown since 2015.
- The Cyclones 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 has been named a Big 12 Player or Newcomer of the Week three times this season ... he is the only Big 12 player ranked among the league's top four in scoring and rebounding ... Brockington is fourth in the league in scoring and second in rebounding ... the last Cyclone to finish in the top two of the league in rebounding was Dustin Hogue (8.4) in 2013-14.
- Tyrese Hunter, who is third among all true freshmen nationally with 46 steals, was named to the Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year Watch List.
- 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 had its worst shooting day since November of 2014 in a 63-41 loss at Texas Saturday ... the Cyclones shot just 28.6 percent from the field and were 2-for-15 behind the arc in the loss to the Longhorns ... Brockington led the Cyclones with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Hunter added 10 points ... George Conditt was solid off the bench, chipping in seven points (5-6 FT) ... the Cyclones had a season-low five assists.

ISU VERSUS WEST VIRGINIA
- The Cyclones and Mountaineers are meeting for the 20th time in series history ... all of the meetings have come since West Virginia joined the Big 12 Conference in 2013.
- Only eight of the 19 games in the series have been decided by single digits.
- The Cyclones dropped a pair of regular season games by a total of nine points during the 2020-21 regular season ... ISU fell by five points on the road and four points at home.
- T.J. Otzelberger has never faced West Virginia or Bob Huggins as a head coach.
- ISU is 394-616 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

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