The No. 17-ranked Iowa State Cyclones (12-4), the Big 12’s top shooting team, will challenge the Kansas State Wildcats (11-5) at Fred Bramlage Coliseum. The game starts at 4:00 pm ET on Saturday, Jan. 16 and will air on ESU and ES3.
The Wildcats defeated Texas Tech 83-70 on Tuesday. Wesley Iwundu had 17 points, six rebounds, and four assists for Kansas State. The Cyclones, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their bitter 94-91 loss against Texas on Tuesday. Georges Niang had a team-high 27 points.
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Iowa State lost its last game by a three-point margin. In games decided by a margin of three points or less, Kansas State is 2-1. Iowa State is 2-2 in close games this season.
With 69.1 possessions and 1.063 points per possession, the Kansas State Wildcats perform worse on both metrics than the Iowa State Cyclones. Iowa State averages 73.8 possessions and 1.161 points per possession.
Ranked 15th in the nation, Iowa State has an average effective field goal percentage of 56.5%. Kansas State has not won a game this season when opponents have a similar or higher effective field goal percentage (0-2).
On average, Kansas State attempts 18.0 three pointers and Iowa State attempts 23.0. Both teams have winning records when they have 20 or more three point attempts. The Kansas State Wildcats sit at 4-2 and the Iowa State Cyclones are 11-1.
The Iowa State Cyclones rank 12th with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.63, while the Kansas State Wildcats rank outside the top 100 at 140th with an A/TO of 1.12.
Iowa State is one of the top defensive rebounding teams, ranking 25th. Kansas State ranks 48th in offensive rebounding.
On average, Iowa State forces a turnover rate of 18.0%. When Kansas State turns over the ball at a similar or higher rate, the team has a superb 6-2 record.
