Iowa State Media Relations
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State hits the road to face No. 2 Baylor Wednesday evening at the Ferrell Center. The game will be aired on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Matchup: Iowa State (8-7, 1-2 Big 12) vs. No. 2 Baylor (13-1, 3-0 Big 12)
Where: Waco, Texas - Ferrell Center (10,284)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: Big 12 Now/ESPN+
Talent: Clay Matvick (PxP), Bryndon Manzer (Analyst)
Webcast: Big 12 Now/ESPN+
Sirius/XM/Internet: NA/NA/982 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com
WORTH NOTING
1. Wednesday's game begins a stretch of ISU playing four of its next five games against nationally-ranked foes, including three against the Associated Press Top-5 (Baylor 2x, at Auburn).
2. Steve Prohm has wins in his career against Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 5 and will look for a win against No. 2 Baylor...Prohm has five road wins against the top-25, the most by any coach in school history...his four wins against the AP top-5 are second only to Johnny Orr (7).
3. Tyrese Haliburton is a career 42.4 percent three-point shooter, which ranks behind only Scott Christopherson and Tyrus McGee in school history.
4. Rasir Bolton is averaging 20.3 points and shooting 50 percent on field goals and 3-point field goals in the last five games.
5. George Conditt IV made his first career start Saturday against Oklahoma and ran his consecutive games with a block streak to 17 games, the sixth-longest streak in Division I basketball.
LAST TIME OUT - CYCLONES GET BACK ON TRACK WITH WIN AGAINST OKLAHOMA
• Iowa State inserted George Conditt into the starting lineup and nine players played at least 10 minutes as the altered rotation helped the Cyclones roll to an 81-68 win against Oklahoma...the Cyclones led by as many as 26 points in the second half...ISU led for 34:22.
• The Cyclones outshot and outrebounded (35-25) the Sooners, while also committing six fewer turnovers...the Cyclones pulled down 12 offensive rebounds...ISU scored 32 points off OU's 15 turnovers and got 28 points from its bench.
• Bolton paced the Cyclones with 23 points, while Haliburton (15), Tre Jackson (12) and Terrence Lewis (10) also reached double figures...Jackson finally got some shots to fall, hitting 4-of-5 threes after struggling to just 2-for-15 shooting behind the arc since the start of December.
IOWA STATE-BAYLOR SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and Baylor are meeting for the 39th time...ISU holds a 20-18 lead in the all-time series, but the series has been dominated by the home team...Baylor leads 14-2 in games played in Waco...ISU's only wins in Waco came in 2000 when ISU clinched the Big 12 regular season title and in February of 2013...the Bears have won the last six games at Ferrell Center by an average of six points.
• ISU and Baylor have met once before on Jan. 15...that meeting was in 2011, a 72-57 Cyclone win in Ames...the Cyclones made 14-of-25 threes in that game and were led by Jamie Vanderbeken's 21 points.
• BU won both regular season meetings last season, but Iowa State won the quarterfinal matchup at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
• Haliburton averaged 9.7 points and hit 7-of-11 threes and 11-of-17 field goals in three meetings against the Bears as a freshman...he scored 13 points in the Big 12 Tournament game.
• Haliburton and Baylor guard Jared Butler both attended tryouts for USA Basketball U19 World Cup team...Haliburton made the team and was named to the All-Star Five of the tournament, while Butler was selected as a finalist for the team but was unable to participate.
• Baylor is one of four Big 12 schools that ISU owns an edge in the all-time series...the others are TCU, Texas Tech and West Virginia.
• ISU head coach Steve Prohm is 3-6 against Scott Drew and Baylor.
• ISU is 387-578 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.
ON DECK: CYCLONES TRAVEL TO TEXAS TECH SATURDAY
• Iowa State faces Texas Tech in Lubbock on Saturday at 3 p.m....the Cyclones defeated the Red Raiders in Lubbock a season ago.
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State hits the road to face No. 2 Baylor Wednesday evening at the Ferrell Center. The game will be aired on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
The Matchup: Iowa State (8-7, 1-2 Big 12) vs. No. 2 Baylor (13-1, 3-0 Big 12)
Where: Waco, Texas - Ferrell Center (10,284)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: Big 12 Now/ESPN+
Talent: Clay Matvick (PxP), Bryndon Manzer (Analyst)
Webcast: Big 12 Now/ESPN+
Sirius/XM/Internet: NA/NA/982 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com
WORTH NOTING
1. Wednesday's game begins a stretch of ISU playing four of its next five games against nationally-ranked foes, including three against the Associated Press Top-5 (Baylor 2x, at Auburn).
2. Steve Prohm has wins in his career against Nos. 1, 3, 4, and 5 and will look for a win against No. 2 Baylor...Prohm has five road wins against the top-25, the most by any coach in school history...his four wins against the AP top-5 are second only to Johnny Orr (7).
3. Tyrese Haliburton is a career 42.4 percent three-point shooter, which ranks behind only Scott Christopherson and Tyrus McGee in school history.
4. Rasir Bolton is averaging 20.3 points and shooting 50 percent on field goals and 3-point field goals in the last five games.
5. George Conditt IV made his first career start Saturday against Oklahoma and ran his consecutive games with a block streak to 17 games, the sixth-longest streak in Division I basketball.
LAST TIME OUT - CYCLONES GET BACK ON TRACK WITH WIN AGAINST OKLAHOMA
• Iowa State inserted George Conditt into the starting lineup and nine players played at least 10 minutes as the altered rotation helped the Cyclones roll to an 81-68 win against Oklahoma...the Cyclones led by as many as 26 points in the second half...ISU led for 34:22.
• The Cyclones outshot and outrebounded (35-25) the Sooners, while also committing six fewer turnovers...the Cyclones pulled down 12 offensive rebounds...ISU scored 32 points off OU's 15 turnovers and got 28 points from its bench.
• Bolton paced the Cyclones with 23 points, while Haliburton (15), Tre Jackson (12) and Terrence Lewis (10) also reached double figures...Jackson finally got some shots to fall, hitting 4-of-5 threes after struggling to just 2-for-15 shooting behind the arc since the start of December.
IOWA STATE-BAYLOR SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and Baylor are meeting for the 39th time...ISU holds a 20-18 lead in the all-time series, but the series has been dominated by the home team...Baylor leads 14-2 in games played in Waco...ISU's only wins in Waco came in 2000 when ISU clinched the Big 12 regular season title and in February of 2013...the Bears have won the last six games at Ferrell Center by an average of six points.
• ISU and Baylor have met once before on Jan. 15...that meeting was in 2011, a 72-57 Cyclone win in Ames...the Cyclones made 14-of-25 threes in that game and were led by Jamie Vanderbeken's 21 points.
• BU won both regular season meetings last season, but Iowa State won the quarterfinal matchup at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship.
• Haliburton averaged 9.7 points and hit 7-of-11 threes and 11-of-17 field goals in three meetings against the Bears as a freshman...he scored 13 points in the Big 12 Tournament game.
• Haliburton and Baylor guard Jared Butler both attended tryouts for USA Basketball U19 World Cup team...Haliburton made the team and was named to the All-Star Five of the tournament, while Butler was selected as a finalist for the team but was unable to participate.
• Baylor is one of four Big 12 schools that ISU owns an edge in the all-time series...the others are TCU, Texas Tech and West Virginia.
• ISU head coach Steve Prohm is 3-6 against Scott Drew and Baylor.
• ISU is 387-578 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.
ON DECK: CYCLONES TRAVEL TO TEXAS TECH SATURDAY
• Iowa State faces Texas Tech in Lubbock on Saturday at 3 p.m....the Cyclones defeated the Red Raiders in Lubbock a season ago.
