No. 20 BYU heads to Hilton Coliseum for Top 25 matchup against No. 6 Iowa State

PROVO, Utah – No. 20 BYU hits the road for the final time during the regular season on Wednesday, March 6, when the Cougars face No. 6 Iowa State at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. Tip is scheduled for 8 p.m. CT.

Wednesday’s contest will be broadcast on ESPN2 with Clay Matvik and Jess Settles on the call. It will also be broadcast live on BYU Radio Sirius XM 143, KSL 102.7/1160 AM and BYURadio.org/BYU Radio app with Greg Wrubell.

No. 20 BYU Cougars (21-8, 9-7 Big 12)
·      BYU is back in the Top 25 at No. 20 after going 2-0 last week including an 87-75 win over TCU on Saturday where the Cougars overcame a 17-point halftime deficit.
·      Following his 21-point performance on Saturday, Fousseyni Traore is 37 points away from becoming the 53^rd player in program history with 1,000 career points.
·      Jaxson Robinson continues to lead the Cougars in scoring with 13.9 points per game and has hit a 3-pointer in 16 straight games which is tied for the 10^th longest streak in a single season in program history.
·      Dallin Hall has a team and career-high 146 assists this season, the 19^th most in a single season in program history. He is averaging 5.6 assists per game in Big 12 play.

Head Coach – Mark Pope
·      Alma Mater: Kentucky, 1996
·      Division I Career Record: 185-105 (9^th Season)
·      Record at BYU:  108-49 (5^th Season)

 No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones (23-6, 12-4 Big 12)  
·      Iowa State moved up to No. 6 in the AP Poll following wins over Oklahoma and UCF last week.
·      The Cyclones own the nation’s sixth-longest home win streak having gone 17-0 at home this season.
·      Iowa State ranks second in the nation in turnovers forced per game (17.9) and sixth in scoring defense holding opponents to 61.9 points per game.
·      Keshon Gilbert is the leading scorer for the Cyclones as the junior is averaging 13.8 points per game while shooting 45.1 percent from the floor, 33.7 percent from three and 71.5 percent from the free throw line.

 Head Coach – T.J. Otzelberger
·      Alma Mater: Wisconsin-Whitewater, 2001
·      Division I Career Record: 163-96 (8^th Season)
·      Record at Iowa State: 64-33 (3^rd Season)

Series Information
·      Series Record: Iowa State leads 6-1
·      Last Meeting: BYU won 87-72, 1/16/2024
·      H/A/N: 1-2/0-3/0-1