A pair of Big 12 teams collide on the hardwood in search of a victory in the Sooner State. The #25 Iowa State Cyclones are on the road as they travel to take on the Oklahoma Sooners Wednesday night. Iowa State comes in off a 77-62 home win over #12 Baylor Saturday in their previous contest, winning outright as a 1.5-point underdog. Oklahoma fell just short, losing 70-69 to #6 Texas as home Saturday afternoon in their most recent game, though they did cover as a 3.5-point underdog. In the all-time series between the schools, the Sooners own an 87-71 advantage though it was Iowa State rolling to a 75-54 home win in the most recent matchup on February 19, 2022.
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Iowa State won their third straight game as they rolled past #12 Baylor at home Saturday in their last game. The Cyclones ran their record to 10-2 overall and stand 1-0 in the Big 12 heading into this contest. Against Baylor, Iowa State trailed by nine with 6:49 to play in the first half before going on a 16-4 run to take a three-point edge at intermission. The Cyclones opened the second half with a 9-1 run to go up 43-32 and never let Baylor closer than three the rest of the way. Iowa State shot an even 50% from the field, including 10 of 23 from three-point range, and forced 19 Baylor turnovers in the game. Gabe Kalscheur led the way with 23 points for Iowa State in the win.
The Cyclones are a mediocre offensive team as they average 71.4 points per game, putting them 193rd on the season. Iowa State pulls down 32.8 boards a night (312th) while dishing out an average of 16.6 as sists per game on the year. The Cyclones are excellent on the defensive end, ranking 9th in the nation in scoring defense as they allow 57.3 points per contest. Jaren Holmes is one of three players scoring in double figures with a team-high 13.5 points plus 3.1 assists per contest this season. Tre King and Caleb Grill (10.7 points, 4.5 rebounds) are solid secondary scoring options. Gabe Kalscheur (10.7 points), Aljaz Kunc, Caleb Grill, Osun Osunniyi, Robert Jones, Tamin Lipsey, Hason Ward and Demarion Watson all have to be on their game for the Cyclones. Iowa State is shooting 46.4% from the floor this season. The Cyclones average 6.7 three-pointers a night while shooting 33.6% from beyond the arc. Iowa State is below average at the free throw line as they shoot 68.7% as a team on the year.