Iowa State at No. 24 West Virginia Gameday Primer

Who: Iowa State (12-6, 6-2 Big 12) at No. 24 West Virginia (16-2, 5-2 Big 12)

Where: WVU Coliseum – Morgantown, West Virginia

When: Saturday, January 27, 2024 – 1:00 p.m. CT

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IOWA STATE GAME NOTES

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Iowa State plays its third-straight road game on Saturday as the Cyclones take on No. 24 West Virginia in Morgantown. When the Mountaineers came to Hilton Coliseum earlier this month, ISU used a 38-9 second half run to take down WVU, 74-64.

SEVENTH 20-point game for @AudiCrooks 🤯

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— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) January 25, 2024

INSIDE THE SERIES

Overall: WVU Leads 13-12

In Morgantown: WVU Leads 8-3

Fennelly vs. WVU: 12-13

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 eighth among all Big 12 players in the category.

6 – ISU has dominated the boards, outrebounding every opponent so far this season. Averaging a +12.3 rebound margin through 18 games, the Cyclones are sixth in the nation and second in the Big 12 with the mark.

15 – The Cyclones own one of the top marks in NCAA DI 3-point percentage, connecting on 37.7 percent of attempts from deep. ISU is 15th in the nation and is second in the Big 12 in the category.

912 – The Cyclones have made at least one 3-point field goal in an NCAA-record 912 consecutive games, a streak which encapsulates the entirety of the Bill Fennelly Era at Iowa State.

LAST TIME OUT

Iowa State dropped a 60-58 contest to Kansas in Lawrence on Wednesday night. The split this season moved the all-time Cyclone-Jayhawk series record to 49-49. Audi Crooks posted her seventh 20-point game with a career-high 25 points to go along with eight rebounds. Addy Brown also finished in double figures for the 13th time in her career, adding seven rebounds and six assists. Brown controlled sole possession of the fifth-most assists by a freshman in a season with 96 dimes through 18 games. The Jayhawks limited ISU to 39 percent shooting from the floor and 33 percent from 3-point range. Like every other game this season, Iowa State outrebounded Kansas, 36-33. ISU's rebound margin is +12.2, the sixth-best mark in the nation. For the first time since the Cyclones' losses to Vanderbilt and Syracuse at the South Point Shootout in late November, Iowa State has lost back-to-back games.

Addy Brown going to town 👀

8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists with 6:34 to play!

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— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneWBB) January 25, 2024

INSIDE SATURDAY'S MATCHUP

Iowa State and West Virginia face off for the second time this season and the 26th time in program history. West Virginia leads the all-time series record, 13-12. Iowa State won the first meeting in Hilton Coliseum this season, a thrilling 74-64 comeback victory. Trailing by 19 points midway through the third period, the Cyclones rallied and closed the game on a 38-9 run to take its first top 25 win of the season. The comeback marked the largest deficit an ISU team overcame to win in the last 20 seasons.

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 42 triples through 18 games and connecting on 41.2 percent of her attempts from deep. This season, ISU is 21st in NCAA DI and second in the Big 12 with 8.6 triples per game. The Cyclones have made 154 3-pointers this season, posting 10 or more made triples in six games this season

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Players Mentioned

Hannah Belanger

Addy Brown

Audi Crooks

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