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Cyclones To Face Fast-Paced The Citadel
11.16.2016 | Men's Basketball
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AMES, Iowa - No. 20 Iowa State (2-0, 0-0 Big 12) looks to improve to 3-0 heading into the Advocare Invitational when it plays host to The Citadel (2-1, 0-0 Southern) Sunday at 1 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum.
Where:Â Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When:Â Sunday, Nov. 20, 1Â p.m. (CST)
Radio:Â Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio App
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
TV:Â Cyclones.tv
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Color)
Webcast:Â Cyclones.tv
Sirius/XM:Â NA/200/954Â (internet)
Live Stats:Â Available at cyclonestats.com.
Tickets: A limited number of tickets are still available for sale at Cyclones.com. To purchase, click here. Sunday's game is a student break game, so tickets remain available in the lower level.
Game #3-The Citadel
• Iowa State hosts The Citadel, a member of the Southern Conference, Sunday at Hilton Coliseum...it will be the 2,600th game in the history of the program.
• The Cyclones will look to start 3-0 for the fifth consecutive season...ISU has won 14 consecutive home games in the month of November.
• ISU's average possession length is 12.9 seconds, which ranks sixth nationally (kenpom.com), while The Citadel is 30th nationally at 14.2 seconds...The Citadel averages 111.0 points per game, while ISU is at 93.0 ppg.
#CycloneNotes
• Iowa State is ranked No. 20 in the Associated Press preseason poll...the Cyclones have been ranked in a school-record 58 consecutive AP polls, the third-longest streak nationally (Kansas, Arizona)...ISU is No. 23 in the coaches poll.
• ISU improved to 2-0 with a 73-55 win against Mount St. Mary's on Monday night...Iowa State never trailed in the game and has trailed 44 seconds total in the first two games of the season.
• Iowa State's opponents are shooting just 30 percent from the field, the lowest in the Big 12 and among the top-25 nationally.
• The Cyclones' starting guards are averaging 16 rebounds per game...ISU is first in the league in rebounding margin (+19) after posting back-to-back 50-plus rebound games for the first time since the 2000-01 season.
• Senior Monté Morris has led the Cyclones in scoring in both games this season and 12 times in his career... the last Cyclone to lead the team in scoring in each of the first three games of the season was Mike Taylor in 2006-07...he is accounting for 38.2 percent of the Cyclones' scoring this season via assists and points scored...on Tuesday, Morris was named to the Wooden Award Preseason Top 50...he is also on the Naismith Trophy, Cousy Award and Lute Olson Award watch lists.
• Morris needs 15 points to pass Dedric Willoughby for 24th on the all-time ISU scoring list...he has 1,172 career points.
• Deonte Burton recorded his first double-double of the season against Mount St. Mary's, finishing with 10 points and 13 rebounds...the Cyclones have three double-doubles in the first two games (Morris and Nazareth Mitrou-Long).
• ISU has won 36 consecutive non-conference games at home, the third-longest streak in the nation.
• The Cyclones' starting five is shooting a combined 51.5 percent from the field, which includes Morris making 16-of-23 field goals (69.6 percent)...off the bench, Nick Weiler-Babb has made 8-of-11 field goals.
• The Cyclones are shooting just 58.8 percent at the free-throw line...despite averaging the sixth-most minutes on the team, reserve forward Darrell Bowie is tied with Morris for the team lead with six free throw attempts.
• Iowa State has dominated the paint the first two games, outscoring its opponents 112-36 in the lane...ISU also holds a 49-8 edge on second-chance points.
• Morris is the active career leader in the Big 12 in assists (565) and steals (176)...nationally he is second among active players in assists and steals...he needs two steals to pass Will Blalock and Jamaal Tinsley for sixth all-time at Iowa State.
• ISU has won 78 games the last four seasons...the school record for wins in a four-year period is 99 wins (2013-16)...Morris has played in all 78 wins, just 20 shy of Georges Niang's record of 98 wins played in.
Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 21 of the last 22 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 16-2 at Hilton Coliseum under Prohm.
• ISU has been to a school-record five consecutive NCAA Tournaments...the Cyclones have made two Sweet 16 appearance in the last three seasons...ISU seeks to become the first school from the state of Iowa to reach six consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
• The Cyclones have won two of the last three Big 12 Tournament titles.
• ISU has won 20 games the last five seasons...Steve Prohm has won at least 20 games in each of his five seasons as a head coach...among current Big 12 coaches, only he, Texas coach Shaka Smart  and TCU's Jamie Dixon accomplished that in their first five years as a head coach.
• Iowa State is one of 29 schools to win 20+ games the last five 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 five consecutive seasons.
• The Cyclones have won at least 10 league games in each of the last five seasons, which is a school record.
• ISU has won 36 regular season home games in a row against nonconference opponents...the Cyclones have won 34 of their last 37 games at home, including 18 of 21 league games.
• ISU has led the Big 12 in scoring the last four seasons, joining Kansas (2000-03) as the only teams to lead the league four consecutive seasons.
• Morris has 565 assists and 125 turnovers in 107 career games...ISU is 48-13 when Morris has at least five assists.
• Morris has 12 career games with 10 or more assists...his assist-to-turnover ratio in those games is 8.1 (129 assists/16 turnovers).
• Thomas has hit a three in 27 consecutive games...Thomas has made 35 of his last 37 free-throw attempts.
• Thomas has scored in double figures in six consecutive games, the longest streak of his career.
• Nick Weiler-Babb is playing 22.0 minutes per game, which leads all Cyclone bench players...he averaged 4.8 minutes per game as a freshman at Arkansas.
• Bowie is one of eight players nationally that is averaging at least 8.0 rebounds while playing 18.0 minutes per game or less.
• Solomon Young is one of just two players averaging 13 minutes or less and at least 7.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks.
• The Cyclone bench is averaging 32.5 points per game...last season, it took ISU five games to reach 65 bench points.
• Iowa State has had 50+ rebounds in back-to-back games.
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Iowa State-The Citadel Series Notes
• Iowa State and The Citadel are meeting for the first time.
• The Citadel is a member of the Southern Conference...the Cyclones are 11-0 all-time against teams from the SoCon...the last meeting with a SoCon member came last season against Chattanooga.
• Steve Prohm is facing The Citadel for the first time in his six years as a head coach...he has never coached against The Citadel's Duggar Baucom, who is in his second year at the school.
Last time out - Cyclones Overcome Shooting Struggles To Beat Mount St. Mary's
• Iowa State shot just 44.8 percent from the field, including a 4-for-16 performance behind the arc, but it didn't matter as the defense helped it defeat Mount St. Mary's Monday night at Hilton Coliseum.
• The Cyclones held The Mount to just 26.6 percent shooting, the worst percentage by an ISU opponent in more than two years.
• Four Cyclones scored in double figures, paced by Morris (18) for the second consecutive game. Burton recorded his second career double-double and first this season, finishing with 10 points and 13 rebounds. Also in double-digits were Thomas (13) and Weiler-Babb (10), who scored a career high.
• Donovan Jackson led the Cyclones with four assists with no turnovers in his second career game.
A night to remember a friend and teammate. A family reunion...and a win. Check out this photo recap of the night. https://t.co/H2YazgnbQA pic.twitter.com/kW7g1Y9UZA
— Cyclone Basketball (@CycloneMBB) November 15, 2016
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