Iowa State hosts No. 13 Oklahoma State at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Wednesday. The game gets underway at 7 p.m. EST and you can catch it on ESPN U. The Cyclones fell to the Cowboys 78-76 on Jan. 30 and are 1-6 against them over the last four years.

Iowa State is in fifth place in the Big 12 and just behind third-place Oklahoma State with a chance to close in.

In their last outing, despite 22 points from Tyrus McGee, the Cyclones fell to Oklahoma 86-69 on Mar. 2. On top of a team-high 1.2 steals per game, he also scores 13.8 points per game. For the Cowboys, Markel Brown finished with 18 points and six rebounds in the 78-65 win over Texas on Mar. 2. He leads the team with 15.7 points per game.

Oklahoma State StatSmack

  • Korie Lucious is ranked 8th in the Big 12 in three-pointers and 32nd nationally in assists.
  • Melvin Ejim is ranked 24th nationally in rebounds.
  • The Iowa State assist leader (Korie Lucious, 163 assists) has more assists than the Oklahoma State assist leader (Marcus Smart, 121 assists).
  • Over the past 10 years, Iowa State has had more players drafted by the NBA than Oklahoma State (five vs. four).
  • Tyrus McGee is ranked 10th in the Big 12 in points, 16th nationally in three-pointers, and 9th in the Big 12 in steals.
  • The Iowa State rebounding leader (Melvin Ejim, 272 rebounds) has more rebounds than the Oklahoma State rebounding leader (Philip Jurick, 172 rebounds).
  • Iowa State has an average margin of victory of 8 over Oklahoma State in 19 wins since 1980.
  • Chris Babb is ranked 7th in the Big 12 in three-pointers.
  • The Iowa State three-point leader (Tyrus McGee, 85 three-pointers) has more three-pointers than the Oklahoma State three-point leader (Phil Forte, 62 three-pointers).
  • Will Clyburn is ranked 6th in the Big 12 in points and 5th in the Big 12 in rebounds.