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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State heads back to Kansas City and Sprint Center for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. The Cyclones will face Oklahoma State Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The Matchup: Iowa State (12-19, 5-13 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State (17-14, 7-11 Big 12)
Where: Kansas City, Mo. - Sprint Center (18,972)
When: Wednesday, March 11, 6 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Rich Hollenberg (PxP), Chris Spatola (Analyst), Kris Budden (reporter)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM/Internet: 135/199/953 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com
WORTH NOTING
1. Iowa State head coach looks for his 200th career victory Wednesday...he'd be the eighth active Big 12 coach to reach 200 career wins.
2. Tyrese Haliburton earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors from the league's coaches, while Rasir Bolton was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.
3. Solomon Young is averaging 14.2 points and shooting 62 percent from the field the last nine games.
LAST TIME OUT - CYCLONES FALL AT KANSAS STATE
• Iowa State lost to Kansas State, 79-63, in the regular season finale for both teams Saturday in Manhattan...the shorthanded Cyclones were playing without their two primary ball handlers in Haliburton and Bolton (concussion protocal)...Prentiss Nixon suffered an ankle injury midway through the second half that ended his day...with Tre Jackson and Terrence Lewis fouled out, ISU turned to walk-on Nate Jenkins, who played 11 minutes and scored two points.
• Young led the Cyclones with 17 points and Lewis added 11 points...Jacobson had a game-high 11 rebounds.
IOWA STATE-OKLAHOMA STATE SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and Oklahoma State are meeting for the 133rd time in a series that has been as close as it can possibly be...after a regular season split, the series is tied at 66-66...OSU leads 11-8 in games played in conference tournaments, including 3-2 at the Big 12 Tournament...ISU won the last meeting 92-83 in the quarterfinals of the 2017 tournament in Kansas City.
• The teams have played 13 overtime games with OSU leading 7-6 in those games...since 2010, 17 of 21 games in the series have been decided by single digits.
• The teams split the regular season series, with both teams winning at home...Tyrese Haliburton played in the first meeting (20 pts), but not the second in Stillwater...Bolton averaged 18.5 ppg 7.5 rpg and 4.5 apg (5-12 3FG, 12-13 FT)...Young averaged 17.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg (9-14 FG, 17-19 FT)...Cameron McGriff led OSU in the two games, averaging 15.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg...Dziagwa hit 8-of-17 threes and averaged 14.0 ppg.
• Haliburton and OSU's Isaac Likekele were teammates last summer on USA Basketball's U19 World Cup Gold Medal team...the duo played for Kansas State's Bruce Weber and were significant leaders for the young team, comprised mostly of high schoolers...Haliburton was named to the tournament's All-Star Five.
• Steve Prohm is 8-3 all-time against Oklahoma State and 3-3 coaching against Mike Boynton Jr.
• ISU is 391-589 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.
ISU CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
• The Cyclones are the No. 9 seed in this year's championship...this is the third time ISU has been the 9-seed, owning a 1-2 record in those games...1999 and 2003 were the other seasons that ISU was the 9-seed.
• Steve Prohm is 6-2 coaching in the Big 12 Championship...he is one of eight coaches (two active) that has won a Big 12 Tournament title...he and Bill Self are the only active Big 12 coaches with Big 12 Tournament titles...only ISU and Kansas have won the tournament crown since 2013.
• Iowa State has won 12 of its last 14 games at the championship, winning the title in four of the last six seasons...last season, ISU defeated Baylor, Kansas State and Kansas, all of which were upsets according to seeds.
• ISU is 20-18 in the Big 12 Championships, winning the tournament five times (2000, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019).
• ISU is 78-90 all-time in conference championships with seven league tournament championships (1955-Big Seven; 1959-Big Eight; 1996-Big Eight; 2000-Big 12; 2014-Big 12; 2015-Big 12; 2017-Big 12; 2019-Big 12).
• ISU has had an opening round bye in seven of the last nine seasons.
• ISU has won a game at the tournament in five of the last seven seasons.
• ISU has had 24 players all-time make the conference all-tournament team, including seven most outstanding players.
• Last season, Marial Shayok was the MVP, while Michael Jacobson and Lindell Wigginton earned spots on the all-tournament team.
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State heads back to Kansas City and Sprint Center for the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. The Cyclones will face Oklahoma State Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The Matchup: Iowa State (12-19, 5-13 Big 12) vs. Oklahoma State (17-14, 7-11 Big 12)
Where: Kansas City, Mo. - Sprint Center (18,972)
When: Wednesday, March 11, 6 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/TuneIn Radio
Talent: John Walters (PxP), Eric Heft (Analyst)
TV: ESPNU
Talent: Rich Hollenberg (PxP), Chris Spatola (Analyst), Kris Budden (reporter)
Webcast: WatchESPN
Sirius/XM/Internet: 135/199/953 (internet)
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com
WORTH NOTING
1. Iowa State head coach looks for his 200th career victory Wednesday...he'd be the eighth active Big 12 coach to reach 200 career wins.
2. Tyrese Haliburton earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors from the league's coaches, while Rasir Bolton was named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention.
3. Solomon Young is averaging 14.2 points and shooting 62 percent from the field the last nine games.
LAST TIME OUT - CYCLONES FALL AT KANSAS STATE
• Iowa State lost to Kansas State, 79-63, in the regular season finale for both teams Saturday in Manhattan...the shorthanded Cyclones were playing without their two primary ball handlers in Haliburton and Bolton (concussion protocal)...Prentiss Nixon suffered an ankle injury midway through the second half that ended his day...with Tre Jackson and Terrence Lewis fouled out, ISU turned to walk-on Nate Jenkins, who played 11 minutes and scored two points.
• Young led the Cyclones with 17 points and Lewis added 11 points...Jacobson had a game-high 11 rebounds.
IOWA STATE-OKLAHOMA STATE SERIES NOTES
• Iowa State and Oklahoma State are meeting for the 133rd time in a series that has been as close as it can possibly be...after a regular season split, the series is tied at 66-66...OSU leads 11-8 in games played in conference tournaments, including 3-2 at the Big 12 Tournament...ISU won the last meeting 92-83 in the quarterfinals of the 2017 tournament in Kansas City.
• The teams have played 13 overtime games with OSU leading 7-6 in those games...since 2010, 17 of 21 games in the series have been decided by single digits.
• The teams split the regular season series, with both teams winning at home...Tyrese Haliburton played in the first meeting (20 pts), but not the second in Stillwater...Bolton averaged 18.5 ppg 7.5 rpg and 4.5 apg (5-12 3FG, 12-13 FT)...Young averaged 17.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg (9-14 FG, 17-19 FT)...Cameron McGriff led OSU in the two games, averaging 15.5 ppg and 8.0 rpg...Dziagwa hit 8-of-17 threes and averaged 14.0 ppg.
• Haliburton and OSU's Isaac Likekele were teammates last summer on USA Basketball's U19 World Cup Gold Medal team...the duo played for Kansas State's Bruce Weber and were significant leaders for the young team, comprised mostly of high schoolers...Haliburton was named to the tournament's All-Star Five.
• Steve Prohm is 8-3 all-time against Oklahoma State and 3-3 coaching against Mike Boynton Jr.
• ISU is 391-589 against teams currently in the Big 12 Conference.
ISU CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
• The Cyclones are the No. 9 seed in this year's championship...this is the third time ISU has been the 9-seed, owning a 1-2 record in those games...1999 and 2003 were the other seasons that ISU was the 9-seed.
• Steve Prohm is 6-2 coaching in the Big 12 Championship...he is one of eight coaches (two active) that has won a Big 12 Tournament title...he and Bill Self are the only active Big 12 coaches with Big 12 Tournament titles...only ISU and Kansas have won the tournament crown since 2013.
• Iowa State has won 12 of its last 14 games at the championship, winning the title in four of the last six seasons...last season, ISU defeated Baylor, Kansas State and Kansas, all of which were upsets according to seeds.
• ISU is 20-18 in the Big 12 Championships, winning the tournament five times (2000, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019).
• ISU is 78-90 all-time in conference championships with seven league tournament championships (1955-Big Seven; 1959-Big Eight; 1996-Big Eight; 2000-Big 12; 2014-Big 12; 2015-Big 12; 2017-Big 12; 2019-Big 12).
• ISU has had an opening round bye in seven of the last nine seasons.
• ISU has won a game at the tournament in five of the last seven seasons.
• ISU has had 24 players all-time make the conference all-tournament team, including seven most outstanding players.
• Last season, Marial Shayok was the MVP, while Michael Jacobson and Lindell Wigginton earned spots on the all-tournament team.
