Iowa State vs. Troy Primer

Who: Iowa State (5-4, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Troy (1-6, 0-0 SBC)

Where: Hilton Coliseum– Ames, Iowa

When: Wednesday, December 17, 2023 – 12:00 p.m. CT

The Links

WATCH: Big 12 Now on ESPN+

PxP: BJ Schaben Analyst: Derrin Hansen

LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates

PxP: Noah Wolf Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson

LIVE STATS

IOWA STATE GAME NOTES

MEDIA CENTER

Coming off a win and a week-long break for final exams, Iowa State enters Sunday's contest against Troy with a 5-4 record with two games to play prior to the holiday break. The Cyclones hold a 1-0 all-time record over the Trojans with a 12-point victory in the 1993-94 season.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: ISU Leads 1-0

In Ames: ISU Leads 1-0

Fennelly vs. Troy: 0-0

FOUR THINGS

2 – Two Iowa State freshmen have top 5 field goal percentages among NCAA DI freshmen. Audi Crooks (1st) and Addy Brown (5th) also rank third and ninth among all Big 12 players in the category.

9 – The Cyclones own one of the top marks in NCAA DI assists per game at 20.6 dimes per contest. The mark is ninth in Division I and third in the Big 12. Addy Brown leads the Cyclones with 51 assists.

23 – Despite being one of the most inexperienced teams in college basketball, Iowa State is a top 25 team in NCAA DI for assist/turnover ratio. Through nine games, ISU has posted a team mark of 1.39 A/T and has three individuals in the top 20 of the Big 12.

903 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA-record 903 consecutive games, a streak which encapsulates the entirety of the Bill Fennelly Era at Iowa State.

REIGNING FROM THREE

As has been the case for decades, Iowa State is one of the top 3-point shooting teams in the country. Hannah Belanger leads the ISU effort from deep, canning 18 triples through nine games and connecting on 32.7 percent of her attempts from deep. This season, ISU is Top 60 in NCAA DI and fifth in the Big 12 with 8.1 triples per game.

SHARE AND SCORE

Iowa State has reached the 25 assist threshold in three games this season (25, Nov. 20 vs. Southern; 25, Nov. 25 vs. Syracuse; 25, Dec. 3 vs. UNCW). The last time Iowa State had a season of recording 25+ assists in multiple games was 2021-22 when they posted marks of 27 vs. Prairie View A&M (Dec. 19, 2021), 26 vs. West Virginia (Jan. 1, 2022) and 25 vs. TCU (Feb. 12, 2022). The Cyclones have posted 25+ assists in at least three games in a single season six times. In 1999-2000, ISU posted at least 25 assists in a game six times, the top total for single season in program history.

MEDIA AVAILABILITY (Bill Fennelly, Nyamer Diew, Addy Brown)