It will be a battle between Big 12 opponents when the Texas Longhorns (9-6) welcome the No. 17 Iowa State Cyclones (12-3) to Frank Erwin Special Events Center. The game gets underway at 9:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Jan. 12 and will air on ES2 and ES3.
The Longhorns lost a tough one against TCU 58-57 on Saturday. Javan Felix was the game’s high scorer, contributing 16 points. The Cyclones, meanwhile, are coming off a 94-89 loss to Baylor on Saturday. Georges Niang had a good shooting night, leading the team with 22 points.
Over the last five games, Isaiah Taylor has been playing at a high level for the Longhorns. During that stretch, he has averaged 22.0 points, 1.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 1.2 steals.
Notes
Ranked 27th, the Iowa State Cyclones have an offensive rating of 115.7. The Texas Longhorns rank 121st with a defensive rating of just 98.8.
Iowa State has an average field goal percentage of 49.9% (ranked 10th). Texas is a losing 1-2 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Texas Longhorns rank lower for their field goal percentage (202nd) than they do for their effective field goal percentage (180th), but the Iowa State Cyclones have a better FG% ranking (10th) than eFG% ranking (18th).
Ranked 20th in the nation, Iowa State has an average of 17.7 assists per game. Texas ranks lower at 291st with 11.7.
Texas ranks 41st in blocks per game with 5.2 and Iowa State ranks 97th with 4.3 blocks per game.
Texas ranks 86th in offensive rebounding. When it comes to defensive rebounds, Iowa State ranks 31st.
On average, Iowa State forces a turnover rate of 18.8%. When Texas turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a winning 3-1 record.
