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The Breakdown: Iowa State @ Missouri

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By Chris Williams, CycloneFanatic.com Publisher

For my overall thoughts on tonight’s matchup between Iowa State and Missouri, click on the video above.

Here are the essentials.

Missouri (17-6, 5-3) quick hits

The Tigers defeated Colorado 84-66 on Saturday. Balance is the key to the Missouri Tigers. Seven players on Mike Anderson’s roster average between 7.9 and 15 points per game.

Kim English leads the way for Missouri. The 6-foot-6 sophomore averages 15.1 points per game and has knocked down 51 3-pointers on the year.

The Tigers lead the Big 12 in 3-pointeres made, averaging 8.5 per game.

Best win: 74-68 over Kansas State on Jan. 9.
Worst loss: 59-52 vs. Richmond (neutral court) on Nov. 28.

Iowa State (13-10, 2-6) quick hits

Iowa State has lost five out of their last six basketball games after losing to Kansas State on Saturday. The Cyclones have dropped four of five to Missouri.

Greg McDermott is 2-4 vs. Mike Anderson coached teams.

Craig Brackins has averaged 13.3 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in his four meetings with the Tigers.

Official Iowa State ReleaseOfficial Missouri Release

THE PICK

Missouri 82, Iowa State 69

Chris Williams
Chris Williamshttp://www.CycloneFanatic.com
Chris was hired as Cyclone Fanatic’s publisher in the fall of 2009. He is Iowa State football's postgame show host on the Cyclone Radio Network and can be heard daily from 4-7 on Des Moines' top-rated sports station, 1460 KXnO. Williams, a 2007 graduate of Iowa State’s Greenlee School of Journalism, is the former publisher of the old CycloneNation.com (Scout.com). He has also written for the Des Moines Register, the Ames Tribune, CycloneReport.com and is the former sports director at KMA Radio. When Williams isn’t working, you can usually find him doing something outdoors with his wife Ashley, daughter Camryn, and Golden Retriever Dierks. He enjoys golfing, boating, country music, the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Braves and is passionate about any and all motor sports so finding Williams at a local dirt track is very common.

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