Iowa State Hosts Kansas State Friday In Big 12 Opener

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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (9-2, 0-0 Big 12) opens Big 12 play Friday night when it hosts Kansas State (10-2, 0-0 Big 12) at Hilton Coliseum. The game will start at 8 p.m. and be televised by ESPNU.

Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Friday, Dec. 29, 8 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: Rich Fellingham (PxP), Lyndsey Fennelly (Analyst)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Chuckie Kempf (PxP), Lance Blanks (Analyst)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM/Internet: 135/383/965 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

Tickets: Limited tickets are still available for the game through sale and re-sale, click here to purchase.

Game #12 - Kansas State
• Iowa State opens Big 12 Conference play at home against Kansas State on Friday evening, the earliest conference opener in school history...the Cyclones look to improve on their nine-game winning streak when it hosts the Wildcats.
• 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...the Cyclones will open Big 12 play with two home games for the first time since 2005-06, which were also against Kansas State and Texas.
#CycloneNotes
• Iowa State is looking to run its winning streak to 10 games after starting the season 0-2...a win would give the Cyclones their longest winning streak under Steve Prohm and match the third-longest streak in school history...this is the second nine-game winning streak ISU has posted under Prohm, who also won the first nine games he coached for the Cyclones back in 2015-16.
• ISU has won its last six Big 12 home openers and is 10-11 all-time in Big 12 openers...last season, ISU rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit against Texas Tech to win 63-56 in the Big 12 opener...the Cyclones used a 16-0 run to turn the tide back in their favor.
• 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 44.2 points per game, which is 58.5 percent of ISU's total points...they've posted all 11 of ISU's 20-point games and Wigginton and Weiler-Babb have five of the team's seven double-doubles this season.
• Wigginton continues to be one of the nation's top freshmen...he has posted four 20-point games, matching Barry Stevens' total and leaving him just one shy of Craig Brackins and Ron Harris for the third-most by any Cyclone rookie...Wigginton is currently shooting 45.1 percent behind the arc, which would top Jake Sullivan's freshman record (at least 20 made threes) of 44.9 percent in 2000-01.
• Weiler-Babb continues his strong play from the point guard position...he is the only player in the nation averaging 12.5 points, 7.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds...he is one of the best rebounding guards in the nation, having pulled down at least five rebounds in 10 consecutive games, including 12 against Maryland Eastern Shore...he is eighth nationally dishing out 7.4 assists per game, which includes four games with double-digit dimes.
• Jackson is ISU's biggest long-range threat, having connected on 33 three-pointers during ISU's nine-game winning streak (3.7 per game) and 35 threes overall this season...the Milwaukee native has scored in double figures in eight of the last nine games...he is currently riding a career-best nine-game streak with a three-pointer...Jackson has made 29-of-31 free throws this season.
• Cameron Lard and Solomon Young have emerged in the frontcourt for the Cyclones...Lard is averaging 10.0 points on the season, including 12.3 points and shooting 70.6 percent from the field the last six games...Young is averaging 8.0 points and 7.0 rebounds the last four games after pulling down 12 boards in the Cyclones' last outing.
• Prohm and the Cyclones hope to have a trio of injured Cyclones back in the near future: Hans Brase (sprained ankle, 1 game missed); Jakolby Long (concussion, 5 games missed); Zoran Talley Jr. (foot, 5 games missed).

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 32 of the last 41 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 31-6 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.
• ISU has won three regular season tournaments in the last five seasons, including the Puerto Rico Tip-Off At Myrtle Beach in 2017-18.
• The Cyclones have won three of the last four Big 12 Tournament titles.
• Wins By Big 12 Teams Since 2012-13: Kansas 156, Iowa State 132, Baylor 132.
• Entering the season, Iowa State is one of 25 teams nationally and one of just two Big 12 schools with 100 wins since 2013-14.
• 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 49 of their last 56 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 46-3 when leading at the half under Prohm, including an active 32-game win streak in such games.
• ISU is averaging 9.1 made 3-pointers per game over the last nine 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 (45) has had more games with 10 or more 3-pointers made than ISU (36).
• ISU has outrebounded seven of its last nine opponents after being outrebounded the first two games.
• Dating back to last season, ISU has won 10 of its last 11 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 eight of the last nine games.
• Jackson is leading the Big 12 shooting 93.5 percent from the free-throw line.
• Weiler-Babb, who already has 26 more assists than he had all last season, is just two points shy of his total tally (139) from his sophomore season.
• Jackson has made a 3-pointer in a career-best nine consecutive games.
• Wigginton is shooting 46.7 percent behind the arc during ISU's nine-game winning streak.
• 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 105 points away from 1,000 in his collegiate career.
• Jeff Beverly is 12-for-16 at the line this season...he has not missed a free throw outside the Tulsa game (0-4).
• The Cyclones are 9-0 with Lard in the lineup.
• Last season, ISU players missed five total games due to injury...the total this season is at 13 games missed.
• A win against the Wildcats would give ISU its third perfect December in the last five seasons (2013, 2014).
• A win would also move Prohm into ISU's top-10 for conference wins, tying him with Clayton Sutherland (1948-54) and Lynn Nance (1977-90)...Prohm currently has a 22-14 record in Big 12 play.
Iowa State-Kansas State Series Notes
• Iowa State and Kansas State are meeting for the 225th time in series history, with K-State holding a 137-87 edge in the series despite the Cyclones having won the last four meetings and six of the last seven...the four-game winning streak for the Cyclones matches their second longest against K-State...ISU leads 53-50 in Ames and 27-19 in games played at Hilton Coliseum...ISU has won six straight against the Wildcats in Ames, a streak that dates back to 2011...K-State's last win in Ames came on Feb. 5, 2010.
• Last season in Ames, ISU jumped out to a 20-point lead early in the second half before the Wildcats stormed back to take a lead with less than five minutes remaining...the Cyclones would eventually bounce back with an 8-1 run to regain control of the game and win 70-65.
• Solomon Young's career highs of 18 points and 12 rebounds came in the last meeting between the Cyclones and Wildcats on Feb. 15 in Manhattan...it was his second career start.
• Steve Prohm is 4-0 against Kansas State and Bruce Weber.
• Iowa State is 369-553 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.

Last Time Out: ISU Downs Maryland Eastern Shore For Ninth-Straight Win
• Iowa State overcame a sluggish second half to defeat Maryland Eastern Shore, 55-49, on Dec. 20 for its ninth-straight win...the Cyclones led 34-17 at the break but scored just 21 points in the second half while playing against the nation's slowest offensive team.
• ISU was led by Lard's 15 points off the bench...Jackson (12) was the only other Cyclone in double figures...on the boards, Weiler-Babb and Young led the way with 12 rebounds each.
• The Cyclones hit just 4-of-17 behind the arc, its second-fewest 3-pointers made this season...ISU also matched a season low with just nine free throws attempted (5-9)...ISU was also hindered by 17 turnovers in its final game before the holiday break.

Up Next: Texas
• Iowa State hosts Texas on New Year's Day looking to beat the Longhorns in Ames for a seventh consecutive time...UT last won in Ames in 2010...ISU has won six of the last eight meetings against Texas.

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