No. 20 West Virginia hosts Iowa State following Crooks' 28-point game
Iowa State Cyclones (13-6, 4-2 Big 12) at West Virginia Mountaineers (14-3, 4-2 Big 12)
Morgantown, West Virginia; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Iowa State plays No. 20 West Virginia after Audi Crooks scored 28 points in Iowa State's 71-58 victory against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
The Mountaineers have gone 10-0 at home. West Virginia has a 14-0 record in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Cyclones have gone 4-2 against Big 12 opponents. Iowa State scores 76.2 points and has outscored opponents by 10.8 points per game.
West Virginia's average of 7.6 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.4 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Iowa State allows. Iowa State has shot at a 46.7% rate from the field this season, 9.0 percentage points above the 37.7% shooting opponents of West Virginia have averaged.
The matchup Sunday is the first meeting this season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: JJ Quinerly is averaging 18.3 points, 3.1 assists and 3.4 steals for the Mountaineers.
Crooks is averaging 22.6 points and 7.7 rebounds for the Cyclones.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 7-3, averaging 73.3 points, 30.9 rebounds, 13.1 assists, 13.6 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 55.0 points per game.
Cyclones: 6-4, averaging 76.6 points, 32.8 rebounds, 19.2 assists, 5.1 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.6 points.
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Game Information
2024-25 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
TCU | 7-0 | - | 19-1 |
Kansas State | 6-0 | 0.5 | 18-1 |
Baylor | 6-1 | 1 | 16-3 |
Oklahoma State | 4-2 | 2.5 | 14-3 |
West Virginia | 4-2 | 2.5 | 14-3 |
Iowa State | 4-2 | 2.5 | 13-6 |
Utah | 4-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
Colorado | 3-3 | 3.5 | 12-5 |
Cincinnati | 2-3 | 4 | 10-5 |
Kansas | 2-4 | 4.5 | 12-5 |
Arizona | 2-4 | 4.5 | 11-8 |
Arizona State | 2-4 | 4.5 | 8-10 |
BYU | 1-4 | 5 | 10-6 |
Texas Tech | 1-5 | 5.5 | 12-7 |
Houston | 1-6 | 6 | 5-13 |
UCF | 0-6 | 6.5 | 7-9 |