Iowa faces tough test vs No. 17 Iowa State

Published Dec. 7, 2021 10:16 p.m. ET

Associated Press

Iowa (7-2) vs. No. 17 Iowa State (8-0)

James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 17 Iowa State presents a tough challenge for Iowa. Iowa has played a ranked team only once this season and lost. Iowa State has moved up to No. 17 in the latest AP rankings following wins over Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Creighton last week.

SENIOR STUDS: Iowa State has relied heavily on its seniors this year. Izaiah Brockington, Gabe Kalscheur, Aljaz Kunc and George Conditt IV have combined to account for 54 percent of the team's scoring this year and 54 percent of all Cyclones points over the last five games.MIGHTY MURRAY: Keegan Murray has connected on 33.3 percent of the 33 3-pointers he's attempted and has made 5 of 17 over the last five games. He's also converted 81.6 percent of his foul shots this season.

STREAK STATS: Iowa State has won its last five home games, scoring an average of 75.4 points while giving up 58.8.

ASSIST-TO-FG RATIO: The Cyclones have recently created buckets via assists more often than the Hawkeyes. Iowa State has an assist on 44 of 76 field goals (57.9 percent) over its previous three matchups while Iowa has assists on 40 of 86 field goals (46.5 percent) during its past three games.

STINGY STATE: Iowa State has forced opponents into committing turnovers on 27.5 percent of all possessions this year, the eighth-highest rate among all Division I teams.

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