West Virginia hosts 20th state Iowa in home slide

Iowa State Cyclones (16-7, 3-7 Big 12) vs. West Virginia Mountaineers (13-9, 2-7 Big 12)
Morgantown, Indiana; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: West Virginia looks to end its three-game home slide with a win over No. 20 Iowa State.
The Mountaineers are 10-3 at home. West Virginia is eighth in the Big 12, shooting 31.3% from downtown, led by Sean McNeil shooting 37.1% from 3-point range.
The Cyclones are 3-7 against Big 12 opponents. Iowa State ranks ninth in the Big 12 with 29.8 rebounds per game led by Izaiah Brockington with a 7.8 average.
The Mountaineers and Cyclones meet Tuesday for the first time in conference this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Taz Sherman is shooting 43.2 percent and averaging 18.0 points for the Mountaineers. McNeil is averaging 1.2 3-pointers over the past 10 games for West Virginia.
Brockington is scoring 16.9 points per game with 7.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the Cyclones. Tyrese Hunter is averaging 7.2 points over Iowa State’s last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mountaineers: 2-8, averaged 65.2 points, 30.1 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 37.7% from the field . Their opponents are averaging 73.2 points per game.
Cyclones: 4-6, averaged 61.4 points, 25.8 rebounds, 12.9 assists, 7.4 steals and 2.5 blocks per game while shooting 42.1 percent from the field. Their opponents average 65.3 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.