Iowa State Hosts Western Illinois Saturday

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AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State men's basketball team, fresh off the heels of a championship at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach, returns home to host Western Illinois Saturday night at 7 p.m.

Where: Ames, Iowa - Hilton Coliseum (14,384)
When: Saturday, Nov. 25, 7 p.m. (CST)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network
Talent: Brent Blum (PxP), Chris Williams (Analyst)
TV: Cyclones.tv
Talent: Brent Blum (PxP), Chris Williams (Analyst)
Webcast: Cyclones.tv
Sirius/XM: NA/NA
Live Stats: Cyclonestats.com

Game #6 - Western Illinois
• Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum to face Western Illinois following a successful trip to South Carolina which saw it defeat Appalachian State, Tulsa and Boise State to win the 2017 Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach...the Cyclones trailed for just 16:13 during the tournament and compiled leads of at least 16 points against all opponents.
• After playing four of its first five games on the road, Iowa State plays its next eight games inside Iowa's borders, including seven of the games at Hilton Coliseum...the lone neutral site game will be Dec. 16 when the Cyclones face Northern Iowa in Des Moines at the Hy-Vee Classic.
#CycloneNotes
• ISU looks to run its win streak to four games and earn its first win at Hilton Coliseum this season...ISU hasn't lost back-to-back home games since the 2010-11 season...following an 0-2 start to the season, the Cyclones sit at 3-2 after winning their third regular-season tournament in the last five seasons.
• Iowa State has leaned on its guard trio of Nick Weiler-Babb, Donovan Jackson and Lindell Wigginton to turn around its early season struggles...after averaging just 57.5 points and shooting just 38.8 percent from the field in the first two games, ISU averaged 86.3 points and shot much better from the field (47.9 FG%/39.1 3FG%) in the last three games.
• Weiler-Babb has proven to be the point guard the Cyclones were looking for since moving into the role of primary ball handler at the start of the tournament...he earned tournament MVP honors and was named Big 12 Player of the Week...he is the only player in the nation averaging at least 15.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 6.0 apg and shooting at least 60 percent from the field.
• Weiler-Babb has posted back-to-back double-doubles and with another against Western Illinois would become the first Cyclone to record three consecutive since Jameel McKay did so against NDSU, Buffalo and Iowa in 2015-16.
• Jackson was terrific off the ball for the Cyclones, averaging 25.3 points and hitting four 3-pointers in all three games to earn all-tournament team honors...the senior is the first Cyclone to post three consecutive 20-point games since Georges Niang finished the 2015-16 season with five consecutive 20-point games...he is one of 20 players nationally with three games of 23 or more points.
• Wigginton posted his first career double-double with a 14 point-10 rebound performance against Boise State in the finals...the freshman averaged 13.0 points at the tournament.
• Iowa State is shooting 35 percent from behind the arc after shooting just 26.5 percent from long distance the first two games this season...the numbers compare favorably to previous Cyclone teams...last season through five games, ISU shot 33.3 percent behind the arc the first five games...only twice in the last five seasons has ISU had a better percentage through five games (2015-16 - 39.1%; 2013-14- 38.3%).
• Cameron Lard has seven blocks in three games played this season...he had three each against Appalachian State and Tulsa...last season, ISU had eight games in which a player had three blocks (Deonte Burton, 7; Solomon Young, 1).

Iowa State Quick Hitters
• Iowa State has sold out 31 of the last 36 games at Hilton Coliseum...ISU is 26-6 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.
• The Cyclones have won three of the last four Big 12 Tournament titles.
• Wins By Big 12 Teams Since 2012-13: Kansas 151, Baylor 127, Iowa State 126.
• Iowa State is one of 25 teams nationally and one of just two Big 12 schools with 100 wins since 2013-14 entering the season.
• 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 44 of their last 51 games at home, including 25 of 30 league games.
• The Cyclones are 35-14 under Prohm when committing fewer turnovers than their opponent.
• ISU is 43-3 when leading at the half under Prohm, including an active 29-game win streak in such games.
• Iowa State's 104 points against Appalachian State were the third-most ever scored by a team at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off.
• ISU is averaging 9.0 made 3-pointers per game over the last three contests...the Cyclones made nine total the first two games of the season.
• ISU has outrebounded its last three opponents after being outrebounded the first two games.
• Dating back to last season, ISU has won eight of its last nine games decided by 10 points or less.
• ISU shot below 40 percent the first two games but has topped 44 percent from the field the last three games.
• ISU has had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio the last three games after having a negative ratio the first two games.
• Weiler-Babb has made his last 13 free-throw attempts.
• Weiler-Babb has played 59 of the last 60 minutes.
• 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.

Iowa State-Western Illinois Series Notes
• Iowa State and Western Illinois will meet for the seventh time, with all games being played at Hilton Coliseum and the Cyclones owning a 6-0 edge in the series...this will be the first meeting since 2002.
• This will be Steve Prohm's first time facing Western Illinois and head coach Billy Wright.
• ISU is 36-6 all-time against teams currently in The Summit League.

Last Time Out: Cyclones Roll Past Boise State To Win Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship
• Iowa State rattled off its third-straight win with a 75-64 victory over Boise State Sunday night at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach.
• Jackson (26) led the way, while Weiler-Babb (10 pts, 11 assts, 7 rbs) had another terrific all-around performance and Wigginton (14) joined them in double figures...Wigginton also had 10 rebounds to post his first career double-double.
• Weiler-Babb was named tournament MVP and Jackson earned a spot on the all-tournament team.
• Iowa State held Boise State to 27.6 percent shooting in the first-half, the lowest single-half output by an opponent this season.
• ISU had 14 assists compared to just nine for Boise State, improving to 3-0 when having more assists than turnovers (season-low 8).
• It was ISU's fifth-straight trip to the championship game of a regular-season tournament and the third championship (2013 Diamond Head Classic, 2015 Emerald Coast Classic).

Up Next: Northern Illinois
• ISU has nine days between games before hosting Northern Illinois at Hilton Coliseum on Monday, Dec. 4...the Cyclones own a 4-2 edge in the series as the teams meet for the seventh time, including the third since 2011.
• The Cyclones have had a number of key contributors transfer in from Northern Illinois recently...graduate transfers Jake Anderson and Darrell Bowie played significant roles for the Cyclones, but none had a bigger impact than current Boston Celtic Abdel Nader, a member of back-to-back NCAA Tournament qualifiers and the 2015 Big 12 Tournament championship team.

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Players Mentioned

Donovan Jackson

Cameron Lard

Nick Weiler-Babb

Lindell Wigginton

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