Iowa State vs. #24 West Virginia Gameday Primer

Who: Iowa State (10-4, 3-0 Big 12) vs. No. 24 West Virginia (13-1, 2-1 Big 12)

Where: Hilton Coliseum – Ames, Iowa

When: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 – 6:30 p.m. CT

The Links

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LISTEN: Cyclone Radio Network – Varsity App or Radio Affiliates

PxP: Noah Wolf Analyst: Jamie Steyer Johnson

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IOWA STATE GAME NOTES

MEDIA CENTER

Iowa State has moved to 3-0 in Big 12 play and 10-4 overall entering a big week with two top-25 matchups. The Cyclones take on No. 24 West Virginia on Wednesday night in Hilton Coliseum for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff.

Big believers that the best way to celebrate big milestones is with a Cyclone cookie cake! Congrats on 600 wins at Iowa State, @ISUCoachFen ❤️💛

If you can't celebrate with cookie cake, Coach says the next best thing is to bring the Hilton Magic on Wednesday night!! 👀

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— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) January 8, 2024

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: WVU Leads 13-11

In Ames: ISU Leads 7-4

Fennelly vs. WVU: 11-13

FOUR THINGS

2 – Two Iowa State freshmen have top five 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.

11 – ISU has outrebounded every opponent this season, averaging a margin of +13.1 per game. The margin is the 11th highest in NCAA Division I and second among conference opponents.

13 – The Cyclones own one of the top marks in NCAA DI assists per game at 19.6 dimes per contest. The mark is 13th in DI and fourth in the Big 12. Addy Brown leads the Cyclones with 76 assists this season.

908 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA-record 908 consecutive games, a streak which encapsulates the entirety of the Bill Fennelly Era at Iowa State.

LAST TIME OUT

Iowa State picked up its seventh-straight win over a Big 12 opponent and moved to 3-0 in conference play this season with an 80-75 win at BYU. Five Cyclones scored in double figures, led by Addy Brown's game-high 24 points and four 3-pointers. Other double-figure scorers were Arianna Jackson (17), Audi Crooks (13), Emily Ryan (11) and Hannah Belanger (10). Jackson tallied career highs in points and 3-pointers (5). Iowa State made 12 3-pointers on 27 attempts, the sixth time this season the Cyclones have sank double digit triples.

Ice in her veins ❄️@Addy_Brown24 led the Cyclones with a career-high-tying 24 points with four 3-pointers, including this one in the last minute to secure an 80-75 win at BYU.

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— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) January 8, 2024

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 32 triples through 14 games and connecting on 39 percent of her attempts from deep. This season, ISU is Top 15 in NCAA DI and second in the Big 12 with 9.4 triples per game. The Cyclones have made 131 3-pointers this season, posting 10 or more made triples in six games this season.

IMMEDIATE IMPACT

Early into the season, the Iowa State freshmen are making an impact not only on their team but nationally as well. Audi Crooks leads NCAA freshmen in field goal percentage and is second in the Big 12, shooting over 62 percent from the floor. Crooks, an Algona, Iowa native, leads ISU with 15.9 points per game. That mark is seventh among all Big 12 players. Addy Brown is second on the team in both scoring average (15.1 PPG) and field goal percentage (.519) following her third 20-point game. Brown ranks 75th nationally for season field goal percentage and is ninth in the Big 12. Brown and Crooks each recorded double doubles against No. 4 Iowa on Dec. 6, the first time two freshmen posted double doubles in the same game since Madison Wise and Kristin Scott each notched double doubles against UMKC (Nov. 20, 2017).

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Belanger

Addy Brown

Audi Crooks

Arianna Jackson

Emily Ryan

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