Iowa State @ Oklahoma preview

Last Meeting ( Jan 11, 2020 ) Oklahoma 68, Iowa State 81

Oklahoma is coming off a resume-building win and has an opportunity for another this Saturday at Kansas. The Sooners will try to avoid looking too far ahead to the clash with the Jayhawks when they host Iowa State for a Big 12 matchup on Wednesday.

Senior forward Kristian Doolittle broke out of a recent slump with 27 points while hauling in 12 rebounds in Saturday's 69-59 win over No. 14 West Virginia. "If I was open, just shoot it regardless if I was going to make it or miss it," Doolittle - who was held to eight points or fewer in each of his previous five games - told reporters. "Just to have a next-shot mentality. I feel like that was in my head the past few games but (with) the confidence that the coaching staff and my teammates instilled in me, I was able to come out here with a fresh mind." The Cyclones will be playing their first game since losing star guard Tyrese Haliburton - the Big 12's leader in assists (6.5 per game) - for the season due to a fractured wrist. "This comes as a shock to me, my family, my teammates and coaches," Haliburton said in a statement. "As this season continues, I will try to be the best teammate possible. I know my brothers will step up and I can't wait to be there every step of the way."

TIME: 9 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN2

ABOUT IOWA STATE (10-13, 3-7 Big 12): Sophomore guard Rasir Bolton recently passed Haliburton as the team's top scorer at 15.3 points per contest, although he was 3-of-13 from the floor in Saturday's 73-63 win over Kansas State. Junior forward Solomon Young bounced back from a scoreless effort at West Virginia last Wednesday to score a team-high 20 points on 7-of-9 shooting versus the Wildcats. Junior guard Terrence Lewis scored 12 points on 4-of-5 from the floor Saturday and he is 11-of-16 over a four-game hot stretch.

ABOUT OKLAHOMA (15-8, 5-5): Junior forward Brady Manek was the only other Sooner to score in double figures Saturday, finishing with 11 points to leave his team-leading average at 15.8. Doolittle comes next at 14.7 per contest and leads the squad in rebounding at 9.1 - 10.7 over his last six games. Junior guard Alondes Williams has four points on 2-of-8 shooting over his last two games after averaging 13.3 points on 57.1 percent from the floor over the previous three.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. The Sooners entered Tuesday leading the Big 12 in free-throw shooting (76.8 percent) and the Cyclones were third (74.2)

2. Iowa State sophomore F George Conditt IV had eight points, nine rebounds, two blocks, one assist and one steal in only 14 minutes against Kansas State.

3. Bolton had 23 points and six assists to lead the Cyclones to an 81-68 win over Oklahoma earlier this season, Iowa State's sixth victory in the last seven meetings.

PREDICTION: Oklahoma 66, Iowa State 58