No. 3 Iowa State Cyclones take on the Iowa Hawkeyes, look for 5th straight win

Dec 11, 2024, 08:45 am

Iowa State Cyclones (7-1, 1-0 Big 12) at Iowa Hawkeyes (7-2, 1-1 Big Ten)

Iowa City, Iowa; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Iowa State will try to extend its four-game win streak with a victory against Iowa.

The Hawkeyes are 6-0 in home games. Iowa is 1-1 in one-possession games.

The Cyclones play their first true road game after going 7-1 with a 2-1 record in neutral-site games to start the season. Iowa State averages 8.8 turnovers per game and is 6-1 when turning the ball over less than opponents.

Iowa makes 49.1% of its shots from the field this season, which is 8.2 percentage points higher than Iowa State has allowed to its opponents (40.9%). Iowa State has shot at a 50.8% rate from the field this season, 4.9 percentage points above the 45.9% shooting opponents of Iowa have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Payton Sandfort is shooting 31.5% from beyond the arc with 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Hawkeyes, while averaging 16.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and four assists.

Keshon Gilbert is averaging 17.4 points and 5.5 assists for the Cyclones.

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