#11 Iowa State (14-17, 4-12) vs #6 Texas A&M (22-9, 8-8)
March 13, 2008 • 8:30 p.m.• Kansas City, Mo. • Sprint Center (18,795)
Radio: Cyclone Radio Network/Learfield
Talent: John Walters (pxp); Eric Heft (color)
Television: ESPN2
Talent: Ron Franklin (pxp); Fran Fraschilla (color)
The Iowa State-Texas A&M game will be televised nationally on ESPN2 and can be viewed on ESPN360. It is NOT available on the ESPN Full Court package.
Cyclone Notebook
-No. 11 seed Iowa State (14-17, 4-12) will battle No. 6 seed Texas A&M (22-9, 8-8) in the first round of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, March 13 in Kansas City, Mo., at 8:30 p.m...the game is televised nationally on ESPN2.
-The winner of the game will face No. 3 seed Kansas State on Friday (March 14) at 8:20 p.m...all games will be played in the brand new Sprint Center.
-The Cyclones have not won a Big 12 Tournament game since a 77-57 win over Baylor in the 2005 Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City.
-The Cyclones ended the regular season with a 73-69 loss to Kansas State in Hilton Coliseum on Saturday...the Cyclones ended their home mark at 12-6.
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ISU is 1-1 in neutral games this year...its only win on a neutral court was arguably its marquee victory of the season, an 83-80 win over Purdue in the Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Classic...the Boilermakers are currently a top-20 team.
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ISU won the final Big Eight Tournament in Kansas City in 1996.
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