The Iowa State Cyclones will be in Portland, OR Thursday afternoon for a matchup with the Villanova Wildcats. Iowa State comes into Thursday undefeated through three games following a 15 point win against Milwaukee. Defensively Iowa State dominated the game holding Milwaukee to 53 points on 39.5% shooting and forced 27 total turnovers. Offensively Iowa State struggled a bit scoring only 68 points in the game but 37 came in the first half on 38.8% from the floor.
Jaren Holmes is the offensive leader this season for Iowa State averaging 18.3 points on 43.5% shooting from the floor. Aljaz Kunc is second on the team averaging 12 points to go along with a team high 7 rebounds and Osun Osunniyi chips in a third best 11.3 points as well. Tamin Lipsey It's scoring 4.7 points but leads the team averaging 4 assists per game.
The Villanova Wildcats come into Thursday 2-2 on the year following a two point loss to Michigan State. Offensively Villanova shot the ball extremely well making 45.3% of their shots and scored 71 points in the game including 47 in the second half but made only 78.9% of their free throws leading to the loss. Defensively Villanova had issues allowing 73 points on 51.9% shooting and 52% from beyond the arc.
Eric Dixon is the offensive leader for Villanova this season averaging 19.8 points on 54.4% shooting to go along with a team high 2.5 assists. Caleb Daniels chips in a second best 15.8 points and Brandon Slater is scoring 13 points and leads the team with 5.8 rebounds per game.
