Cyclone men play Missouri tonight

A closer look at the match up tonight in Big 12 basketball.

Iowa State (13-10, 2-6 Big 12) at Missouri (17-6, 5-3); Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. CT, Mizzou Arena

On the Air: CTN: Ames/Des Moines (WOI); Cedar Rapids/Waterloo (KCRG); Davenport (WHBF); Sioux City (KCAU); Mason City/Ottumwa/Keokuk (Mediacom)

Iowa State-Missouri Probable Starters:

Iowa State Cyclones

G- Diante Garrett: 8.5 ppg., 5.3 apg.

G- Scott Christopherson: 7 ppg, 2 rpg.

F- Marquis Gilstrap: 14.7 ppg, 9.2 rpg.

F- Craig Brackins: 17 ppg, 8.1 rpg.

C- Justin Hamilton: 5.8 ppg, 4.4..

Missouri Tigers:

G- Kim English: 15.1 rpg., 3.7 rpg.

G- J.T. Tiller: 8.3 ppg., 3.1 apg.

G- Zaire Taylor: 8.1 ppg., 2.9 rpg.

F- Keith Ramsey: 5.8 ppg., 5.5 rpg.

F- Justin Safford: 8.5 ppg., 4.1 rpg.

Notes:

Iowa State, losers of five of its last six games, tries to get back into the win column when it travels to face Missouri Wednesday night...The Tigers have beaten the Cyclones in Columbia in each of the past two seasons...Iowa State star Craig Brackins has broken out of a mid-season slump in a major way, with 25 points and 10.7 rebounds per game in his last three outings...Missouri leads the Big 12 with 8.5 3-pointers per game.