Iowa State Takes On UNI Saturday In Des Moines

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AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State men's basketball team travels to Des Moines Saturday to face UNI at Wells Fargo Arena in the Hy-Vee Classic.

Where: Des Moines, Iowa - Wells Fargo Arena (15,124)
When: Saturday, Dec. 16, 3:30 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: MC22
Talent: BJ Schaben (PxP), Kevin Lehman (Analyst)
Webcast: Cyclones.tv
Sirius/XM/Internet: 132/200/954
Live Stats: Cyclones.com

Game #10 - Northern Iowa
• Iowa State, in the midst of the second-longest winning streak of the Steve Prohm era at seven games (9, 2015-16), faces Northern Iowa Saturday at the Hy-Vee Classic at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines...ISU is 4-1 all-time in the Hy-Vee Classic and 5-3 all-time at Wells Fargo Arena...ISU has won four of its last five games at the arena.
• After playing four of its first five games on the road, Iowa State is in the midst of playing eight consecutive games spanning 46 days inside Iowa's borders, including seven of the games at Hilton Coliseum...Saturday's game is the lone game outside of Ames during the stretch.
#CycloneNotes
• Prohm's .684 winning percentage is the best in school history...his next win will move him into ISU's top-10 all-time for men's basketball coaching victories...of Prohm's 54 wins at Iowa State 15 have come at neutral sites, ranking fourth among ISU coaches in that category.
• Iowa State has leaned on its guard trio of Nick Weiler-Babb, Donovan Jackson and Lindell Wigginton to turn around its early season struggles...the trio is averaging a combined 46.3 points per game, which is 59.6 percent of ISU's total points...they've posted all 10 of ISU's 20-point games and Wigginton and Weiler-Babb have five of the team's seven double-doubles this season...the trio is shooting a combined 43.7 percent behind the arc.
• Wigginton, last week's Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, has burst onto the scene of late, averaging 22.7 points the last three games and scoring 20 or more points in three of the last four outings...he has been impressive from long distance, connecting on 57.9 percent of his 3-pointers the last three games and hitting 48.9 percent from behind the arc this season...only one freshman in the nation, Saint Joseph's Taylor Funk, has connected on at least 20 three-pointers and is shooting better than Wigginton.
• Weiler-Babb has proven to be the point guard the Cyclones were looking for since moving into the role of primary ball handler at the start of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off...he earned tournament MVP honors and was named Big 12 Player of the Week for his performance in Myrtle Beach...in ISU's seven-game winning streak, Weiler-Babb is averaging 9.4 assists and boasts a 4.13 assist-to-turnover ratio...his impact on the offense has immediate, with the Cyclones averaging 83.6 percent during the winning streak after posting just 57.5 points in the season's first two games.
• Weiler-Babb's 7.9 assists per game rank fifth nationally...he has had double-figure assists in four of the last five games and at least eight assists in six consecutive games...Weiler-Babb's numbers compare favorably to former Cyclone All-American Monté Morris, who made his NBA debut with the Denver Nuggets this week...through nine games this season, Weiler-Babb has averaged 12.8 points, 7.9 assists and has a 3.09 assist-to-turnover ratio...last season through nine games, Morris averaged 14.2 points, 6.1 assists and posted a 3.93 a/to ratio.
• In the last seven games, Jackson is averaging 20.9 points...the Milwaukee native is one of two players in the nation shooting 40 percent behind arc (at least 30 made threes) and 96 percent at the line (at least 24 made)....the other player is Marquette's Markus Howard.
• Jackson has a chance to become just the sixth Cyclone to shoot 40 percent behind the arc in back-to-back seasons with 20 or more made 3-pointers...the others were Mike Born (1988-89), Scott Christopherson (2010-12), Fred Hoiberg (1994-95), Jake Sullivan (2001-03) and Matt Thomas (2016-17).

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 32 of the last 40 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 30-6 at Hilton Coliseum under Prohm.
• ISU has been to a school-record six consecutive NCAA Tournaments...the Cyclones have made two Sweet 16 appearances in the last three seasons...ISU is the first school from the state of Iowa to reach six consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
• Iowa State has won three regular season tournaments in the last five seasons.
• The Cyclones have won three of the last four Big 12 Tournament titles.
• Wins By Big 12 Teams Since 2012-13: Kansas 154, Iowa State 130, Baylor 129.
• Iowa State is one of 25 teams nationally and one of just two Big 12 schools with 100 wins since 2013-14 entering the season.
• ISU has won 20+ games the last six seasons...Steve Prohm has won at least 20 games in each of his six seasons as a head coach.
• Iowa State is one of 23 schools to win 20+ games the last six seasons...only 13 teams in the nation's top-six conferences (Big East, ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC) have won 20+ games six consecutive seasons.
• The Cyclones have won at least 10 league games in each of the last six seasons, which is a school record.
• The Cyclones have won 48 of their last 55 games at home, including 25 of 30 league games.
• The Cyclones are 39-14 under Prohm when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent.
• ISU is 45-3 when leading at the half under Prohm, including an active 31-game win streak in such games.
• ISU is averaging 10.1 made 3-pointers per game over the last seven contests...the Cyclones made nine total the first two games of the season...since Prohm arrived at Iowa State, among the nation's top-6 leagues only Michigan (44) has had more games with 10 or more 3-pointers made than ISU (36).
• ISU has outrebounded five of its last seven opponents after being outrebounded the first two games.
• Dating back to last season, ISU has won nine of its last 10 games decided by 10 points or less.
• ISU shot below 40 percent the first two games but has topped 43 percent from the field in six of the last seven games.
• ISU has had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio the last seven games after having a negative ratio the first two games...16.1 assists per game and 10.3 turnovers per game during six-game winning streak...in three of the last five games, ISU has had single-digit turnovers.
• Weiler-Babb has made 22-of-his-last-24 free throw attempts...Jackson has made his last 13 attempts at the line.
• Weiler-Babb, who already has 16 more assists than he had all last season, is just 24 points shy of his total tally (139) from his sophomore season.
• Jackson and Wigginton have both hit a 3-pointer in their last seven games and are shooting a combined 46.3 percent in that stretch.
• Steve Prohm won his 50th game as head coach of the Cyclones when ISU beat Boise State...only Tim Floyd & Larry Eustachy reached 50 wins faster.
• According to KenPom.com, ISU owns the third-best homecourt advantage in Division I when playing at Hilton Coliseum.
• Hans Brase is just 108 points away from 1,000 in his collegiate career.
• Through nine games, the 2017-18 Cyclones have made 80 three-pointers at a 37.4 percent clip...the 2016-17 team, which finished with 344 made 3-pointers (2nd most in school history) made 72 3-pointers at a 34.0 percent clip through nine games.
• Prohm's .750 neutral court winning percentage (15-5) is first in school history...second is Bill Strannigan (11-5, .688).
• ISU has won eight of its last 10 games against instate opponents.

Iowa State-Northern Iowa Series Notes
• Iowa State and Northern Iowa meet for the 50th time in series history...ISU owns a 36-13 edge in the all-time series, but the Cyclones have dropped four of the last five to the Panthers...the Cyclones and Panthers have split the two games played in Des Moines.
• Steve Prohm is 0-1 all-time against UNI and head coach Ben Jacobson...the Cyclones fell, 81-79, to the Panthers in 2015...it was Prohm's first loss as Cyclone head coach after starting that season with nine consecutive wins.
• In that meeting with the Panthers, UNI hit 13-of-22 threes and ISU hit just 3-of-17 from behind the arc as ISU fell despite 30 points from Georges Niang...UNI was led by Wes Washpun (28) and Paul Jesperson (21).
• ISU is 158-88 all-time against teams currently in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Last Time Out: Cyclones Down Alcorn State For Seventh-Straight Win
• Jackson scored 25 points and hit a career-best seven 3-pointers as Iowa State beat Alcorn State, 78-58, for its seventh consecutive win...Wigginton (16) and Lard (15) were also in double-figures for the Cyclones...Lard posted his second career double-double in the win, finishing with a team-high 11 rebounds.
• ISU hit 11 three-pointers, its fifth game of the season with 10 or more...at the charity stripe, ISU shot a season-high 88.2 percent (15-17)...the Cyclones held a 48-24 edge on the glass.
• For the seventh consecutive game, ISU had more assists (15) than turnovers (12).

Up Next: Maryland-Eastern Shore
• Iowa State is 4-0 all-time against Maryland-Eastern Shore as the teams meet for the fifth time since 1991 but the first since 2001...the Cyclones are 20-1 all-time against teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

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Hans Brase

Donovan Jackson

Georges Niang

Matt Thomas

Nick Weiler-Babb

Lindell Wigginton

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