The Iowa State Cyclones are playing against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Monday night and the game starts up on ESPN with college basketball at 9 pm and will be from Gallagher-Iba Arena for the Big 12 conference matchup and both teams come in with four losses in the conference and are looking to get back on track before playing later in the week.
The Cowboys come into the game after a loss against Baylor and now they play against ISU before hitting to the road to take on Texas Tech and that game will be next Saturday at United Spirit Arena and they have been one of the best offensive teams in the country, scoring 83 points per game to rank 12th and they are 33rd in the nation in field goal percentage with 47 percent from the field. The team has lost two straight and three of the last four games before playing against Iowa State and they have a tough schedule coming up with TTU and then ranked teams in Texas and Oklahoma and the game against the Longhorns will be on the road. The team later plays against Kansas at home and they also have another matchup with Iowa State on the road and that will end the season.
Smart has once again been one of the best players in the nation this season and he matches up against a top 25 team in the matchup on Monday night and he is leading the team in scoring with 17 points per game and he is shooting over 40 percent from the field. The team is allowing 67 points per game and are 33rd in the nation in steals per contest and they are also 28th in blocks with five per game.
Iowa State comes into the game after a nice win against Oklahoma and they were ranked at 23rd in the nation and ISU comes in with a 16-4 record and they are ranked sixth in scoring this season with 84 points per game and that will be tough to stop, while the team is also ranked second in assists per game with 18 per contest and the team is also ranked 35th in field goal percentage and 32nd in rebounding. The team plays TCU next and the game against Oklahoma State is their second in a row against a ranked opponent and they finish the season against OKST at home. The team also has a matchup coming up with Texas and that will be at home after the team lost to them on the road and they come in allowing 71 points per game and fifth in rebounds with nearly 30 per game.
Check here for the Oklahoma State and Iowa State live coverage.
