Iowa State Media Relations
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum for its Big 12 home opener Wednesday evening against No. 3 Kansas.
The Matchup: Iowa State (7-6, 0-1 Big 12) vs. No. 3 Kansas (11-2, 1-0 Big 12)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: Big 12 Now/ESPN+
Talent: Mark Neely (PxP), Lance Blanks (Analyst)
Webcast: Big 12 Now/ESPN+
Sirius/XM/Internet: NA/388/978 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com
WORTH NOTING
1. Iowa State is starting a difficult nine-game stretch in which it will play six of the next nine games against ranked teams, with four of the six ranked games coming on the road.
2. Wednesday's game will be Iowa State's first on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
3. The game against the Jayhawks will feature the Big 12's top-two scorers in KU's Devon Dotson (18.4 ppg) and ISU's Tyrese Haliburton (17.7)...ISU (80.2) and KU (79.5) also are the league's top scoring teams.
4. Haliburton is coming off a game in which he posted the sixth triple-double in school history, finishing with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists at TCU...he was named Big 12 Player of the Week for his efforts.
5. George Conditt IV is one of 11 Division I players to block at least one shot in every one of his team's games this season.
LAST TIME OUT - CYCLONES FALL IN OT ON ROAD AT TCU
• Iowa State got a triple-double from Tyrese Haliburton but were unable to hold off TCU in the Big 12 opener...the Horned Frogs won 81-79 in overtime despite Haliburton's 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
• The Cyclones led by three with 8.0 seconds left in regulation but RJ Nembhard banked in a 26-foot three with 1.7 seconds left to send the game to overtime...Nembhard finished with a career-high 31 points on 6-of-8 three-point shooting.
• Conditt IV had his best game, scoring a career-high 19 points while playing a career-high 31 minutes...Bolton (17) and Nixon (12) were also in double figures for the Cyclones, who got to the line 27 times (19-27).
IOWA STATE-KANSAS SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and Kansas are meeting for the 249th time in series history...it is the longest running series for ISU, dating back to 1908...KU owns a 181-67 edge in the all-time series...KU leads 70-40 in games played in Ames, but just 26-22 at Hilton Coliseum...the Cyclones have won three of the last five meetings in Ames...this will be the seventh meeting between the schools on Jan. 8...ISU's lone win on the date was in 1916, a 24-21 win in Lawrence.
• The Cyclones beat the Jayhawks in two of three meetings last season, including a 77-60 win in Ames last January that was the largest in series history at Hilton Coliseum...the Cyclones also beat KU, 78-66, to win the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Kansas City.
• ISU has defeated Kansas in three consecutive meetings at the Big 12 Championship (2014, 2015, 2019)...in 2015 and 2019 they met in the championship game.
• In three games last season, Tyrese Haliburton averaged 11.3 points and shot 64.7 percent from the field (11-17) and 61.5 percent behind the arc (8-13) against the Jayhawks...in the home win, Haliburton finished with 14 points and was 4-for-5 behind the arc.
• In the last 13 meetings, ISU is 7-6 against KU with eight of those outcomes being decided by seven points or less.
• Haliburton and KU's Ochai Agbaji and Udoka Azubuike attended the 2019 Nike Skills Academy in August.
• Steve Prohm is 4-5 all-time against Kansas and Bill Self.
• ISU is 386-577 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum for its Big 12 home opener Wednesday evening against No. 3 Kansas.
The Matchup: Iowa State (7-6, 0-1 Big 12) vs. No. 3 Kansas (11-2, 1-0 Big 12)
Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 7 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: Big 12 Now/ESPN+
Talent: Mark Neely (PxP), Lance Blanks (Analyst)
Webcast: Big 12 Now/ESPN+
Sirius/XM/Internet: NA/388/978 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com
WORTH NOTING
1. Iowa State is starting a difficult nine-game stretch in which it will play six of the next nine games against ranked teams, with four of the six ranked games coming on the road.
2. Wednesday's game will be Iowa State's first on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
3. The game against the Jayhawks will feature the Big 12's top-two scorers in KU's Devon Dotson (18.4 ppg) and ISU's Tyrese Haliburton (17.7)...ISU (80.2) and KU (79.5) also are the league's top scoring teams.
4. Haliburton is coming off a game in which he posted the sixth triple-double in school history, finishing with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists at TCU...he was named Big 12 Player of the Week for his efforts.
5. George Conditt IV is one of 11 Division I players to block at least one shot in every one of his team's games this season.
LAST TIME OUT - CYCLONES FALL IN OT ON ROAD AT TCU
• Iowa State got a triple-double from Tyrese Haliburton but were unable to hold off TCU in the Big 12 opener...the Horned Frogs won 81-79 in overtime despite Haliburton's 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.
• The Cyclones led by three with 8.0 seconds left in regulation but RJ Nembhard banked in a 26-foot three with 1.7 seconds left to send the game to overtime...Nembhard finished with a career-high 31 points on 6-of-8 three-point shooting.
• Conditt IV had his best game, scoring a career-high 19 points while playing a career-high 31 minutes...Bolton (17) and Nixon (12) were also in double figures for the Cyclones, who got to the line 27 times (19-27).
IOWA STATE-KANSAS SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and Kansas are meeting for the 249th time in series history...it is the longest running series for ISU, dating back to 1908...KU owns a 181-67 edge in the all-time series...KU leads 70-40 in games played in Ames, but just 26-22 at Hilton Coliseum...the Cyclones have won three of the last five meetings in Ames...this will be the seventh meeting between the schools on Jan. 8...ISU's lone win on the date was in 1916, a 24-21 win in Lawrence.
• The Cyclones beat the Jayhawks in two of three meetings last season, including a 77-60 win in Ames last January that was the largest in series history at Hilton Coliseum...the Cyclones also beat KU, 78-66, to win the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship in Kansas City.
• ISU has defeated Kansas in three consecutive meetings at the Big 12 Championship (2014, 2015, 2019)...in 2015 and 2019 they met in the championship game.
• In three games last season, Tyrese Haliburton averaged 11.3 points and shot 64.7 percent from the field (11-17) and 61.5 percent behind the arc (8-13) against the Jayhawks...in the home win, Haliburton finished with 14 points and was 4-for-5 behind the arc.
• In the last 13 meetings, ISU is 7-6 against KU with eight of those outcomes being decided by seven points or less.
• Haliburton and KU's Ochai Agbaji and Udoka Azubuike attended the 2019 Nike Skills Academy in August.
• Steve Prohm is 4-5 all-time against Kansas and Bill Self.
• ISU is 386-577 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.
